gayle sundt creative arts support fund
Established in October 2023, the Gayle Sundt Creative Arts Support Fund is a memorial to Gayle Darlene Sundt, former WBLAS Art teacher. As a middle school art teacher in District 624 for 34 years, Gayle positively impacted the lives of her students, by creating a welcoming space for them to express their creativity, exposing them to artists and artworks, and by advocating for the display and recognition of student artwork in regional, state, and national venues and competitions.
The purpose of the Gayle Sundt Creative Arts Support Fund is to provide a source of funding that will be used to support middle school and high school art teachers in WBLAS in one or more of the following ways:
To purchase art supplies that are not part of their regular budget.
To promote art education by underwriting costs associated with artist visits to classrooms or schools, and student trips to view art in museums, galleries, and other venues to support the display of student artwork in regional, state, or national venues or competitions (for example, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards) by paying for postage, packaging, entry fees, and other expenses related to the submission of student artwork.
To celebrate student artists by underwriting costs associated with display, such as rental fees for display spaces, refreshments for an opening reception, printing and postage for mailings promoting the display, transportation for students to the exhibition venue, and other costs as proposed by applicants.
Applicant Eligibility & Grant terms
Deadline: Applications will be accepted from certified teachers within District 624 on a rolling basis until allotted funding amounts of $1500 for the year have been spent.
Who can apply: Applications will be accepted from certified teachers within District 624.
Selection Process: A subcommittee appointed by the WBLAEF board of directors will receive and determine whether to fund a grant request based upon the donor(s) grant qualifications.
Terms:
Grants will help fund instructional materials, guest speaker honoraria, art supplies, postage, printing and other costs as outlined above.
The maximum distribution per grant is $500.
If a recipient is not employed by the District at the time the award is funded, the funds will revert to the Gayle Sundt Creative Arts Fund.
Expenses are reimbursed after submitting a reimbursement form with copies of the receipts to the WBLAEF office.
Evaluation: A written results-based evaluation or personal presentation to the Foundation Board is required within two months of the project’s completion. Evaluations or presentations must be submitted or arranged with the WBLAEF office. CLICK HERE to submit the evaluation.
Questions? - Please contact the WBLAEF office at 651-407-7696.
APPLY HERE
Complete the online application below and submit. Please have your principal review the project prior to submitting this application, with agreement that the project is within compliance of the District’s goals.