Resources for Teachers

Arts Funding and Assistance for Schools

We know that arts funding can be hard to come by. Here are some ideas for assistance.

TCT MainStage Ticket Subsidy Program

Title 1 Schools qualify for the The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s Ticket Subsidy Program for assistance to select performances. Please contact Pam Young at pam.young@tctcincinnati.com, our MainStage School Coordinator, with questions.

Interested in our Touring Productions? Please contact Curtricia Brown at curtricia.brown@tctcincinnati.com.

Ohio Arts Council’s Big Yellow School Bus

The Big Yellow School Bus program provides support for the travel costs associated with arts-related school field trips. Private and public schools (pre-kindergarten through secondary) and associations for home-schooled students may apply for up to $500 for transportation costs associated with educational field trips to galleries, museums, festivals, exhibitions and performances. Applications are being accepted and are due no later than eight weeks prior to the date of the proposed event. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis for as long as funds are available.

Ohio Arts Council’s TeachArts Ohio

TAO is a school’s opportunity to work with a professional teaching artist into a school to supplement arts instruction.

Summertime Kids and Learning Links

Allowing local K-12 educators the opportunity for creative, interesting, educational projects or events they would like to bring to their school or classroom.

Target Grants

It’s become increasingly difficult for schools to fund learning opportunities outside the classroom. To help, Target launched Target field trip grants in 2007. Since then, they’ve made it possible for millions of students to go on a field trip. 

Beech Acres

Beech Acres offers resources for families and employees who are also parents, foster parents, or kin caregivers that have another full-time job; raising capable and caring children.