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40' Mural by Students in Lunchroom at Lebanon Middle School - TIP Grant
Pat is a Teaching Artist with the organizations listed below - this means she has been juried into programs
that allow her to work with schools and communities through grants offered by that organization.
 
She has been awarded three VSA Inclusion Project Awards for spring of 2012 to work with students
creating small sculptures, murals, and more.  She has also received a TN Arts Commission mini-grant grant to create
a mural with students at Maple Grove, the smallest school in TN.
 
Patricia was the Featured Artist of the Kentucky Arts Council for September 2011
  http://www.artscouncil.ky.gov/KentuckyArt/Feature_Ritter.htm 
 also access the links on the left hand side of that page to see a slideshow of her paintings
and a video about creating a mural at Lebanon Middle School, Lebanon, KY. 

The next Ky Arts Council Teach Initiated Program Grant (TIP) application is due Oct 15th, 2012.  This grant provides partial funding to bring an artist on the Teaching Artist Directory into your classroom for one to four weeks during Jan-June of 2013.  Contact Pat at 270-433-5605 or artmusic@duo-county.com to plan a project,
select dates and to begin working on the application together.

VSA of KY serves special needs populations- see their website listed below to connect with their
Inclusion Award Program.  See the News page to learn about a Science/Art project Pat completed
 through a special VSA initiative in Bowling Green recently.  

 
The TN Arts Commission offers several grants for schools - Check out http://www.arts.state.tn.us/grant_categories.htm
 to view all the opportunities - incuding a Mini-Grant program that provides funding for a 3 to 5 day project and and you apply at least one month before project begins!  Artist In Residence applications are due in January 2012 - contact Pat with your ideas and to discuss a residency.

Here are links to Pat's listings on Teaching Artist Rosters/Directories
 
The Kentucky Arts Council  http://artistdirectory.ky.gov/Pages/ArtsEducationArtistPage.aspx?ArtistID=57

VSA Of Kentucky - Serving Special Needs Populations http://www.vsartsky.org/roster/3.php

TN Arts Commission - follow this link to the main TN Arts Education site http://www.arts.state.tn.us

The Kentucky Center Arts Education Showcase http://www.artsedshowcase.org/artist.php?ArtsEduID_comp=95
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Silhouette Mural at Cumberland Co Middle School
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Outside Mural at Burkesville Alternative School

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