4Cs Foundation provides grants, education and other opportunities for community arts projects that inspire, empower, and connect children and their communities. We believe that creating together fosters the development of relationships, builds connections and strengthens communities.
The activities of the Foundation are governed by the Foundation Trustees and are administered by the Executive Director, Terri Whetstone.
We strongly suggest that you call 4Cs if you are interested in applying for a grant.
Applying for a School-based Project Grant
Please click on the links above for detailed information about each grant stream or call our office for information.
Outreach
Jesse Harrod, is our Community Arts Outreach Coordinator. Jesse can help you develop project ideas and guide you through the application process. She can also linking you with resources and artists, who are interested in community arts projects. Jesse can come to your community or school for a meeting. She can also do professional development with your staff around community arts, arts-based community development and related issues. Call Jesse at 422-4805 to set up a time to talk.
Art Bikers
In the summer of 2007 we started ART BIKERS - a program to take free art making activities to the streets and communities of Halifax in a fun and environmentally friendly way. We hired, trained, and equipped four young artists with bikes, trailers full of art making materials, and set them loose in the city! Between July and September 2007, the Art Bikers met and worked with over 900 children and their families/caregivers in various urban, suburban and rural communities throughout HRM.
This summer 2008 Art Bikers will ride again! If you would like Art Bikers to visit your community call, Jesse at 422-4805. Over the summer, you can call this number for a recorded message about where to find the Art Bikers each week.
Workshops and Training
From time to time we offer workshops in community arts facilitation. These workshops help to prepare community members and/or artists to lead community arts projects. We will also come to your community to provide workshops, professional development training or information sessions. Please call the Executive Director, Terri Whetstone, if you are interested in receiving training.
Community Information Sessions
Starting in the May 2008 we will be offering free community information sessions about 4Cs Foundation, our grants, and community arts in various locations throughout Halifax (HRM). If you would like to host an information session, please call 422-4805.
Frequently Asked Questions About 4Cs:
1. What are the four "C"s?
Creative Connections between Children and their Communities.
2. What does 4Cs mean by "community"?
4Cs defines community broadly, as the people in a geographical community (as in a neighbourhood), or as the people who come together as a community of interest.
3. Where does the money for the grants come from?
4Cs Foundation is a private funding foundation. This means there is no public or government funding involved, and we do not engage in fundraising activities.
4. Will you fund an artist to come into my classroom to work with the students?
4Cs does not provide funds for artists-in-the-classroom activities. However we do fund projects through schools or a group of schools that to bring community members together as volunteer participants with students, staff, and artists in collaborative art projects.
5. We have an idea for a project. What do we do next?
Call the 4Cs office at 422-4805. Jesse Harrod, the Outreach Coordinator, will talk with you about your idea and how to apply for a grant.