“The arts provide an expressive outlet for our school community.”
GRANTS IN ACTION
In just the past few years, AWE has awarded over $84,000 in grants directly into the arts programs across the six Western Albemarle schools.
2024-25: 16 grants awarded, for a total of $15,593, plus AWE purchased a sound shell for the WAHS stage for an additional $15,005.
2023-24: Data to be updated soon!
2022-23: 13 grants awarded, for a total of $20,691
2019-20: 11 grants awarded, for a total of $11,202
2018-19: A total of $9,836 awarded to arts teachers
$425
That’s the average amount a Western Albemarle arts teacher spends out of pocket on their classroom each year (according to an AWE survey)!
Here’s what AWE was able to fund in the 2024-25 school year:
$15,005 Sound shell for WAHS auditorium stage
$1500 WAHS Choir uniforms
$2000 Cameras for WAHS Photography classes
$1539 Pottery wheel for WAHS visual arts classes
$1000 Funds to help print WAHS’s Myriad literary magazine
$ 900 WAHS Spring Orchestra/Choir trip support
$1600 Concert bass drum for WAHS (to replace the one from the 1970s!)
$ 600 32” Timpani for Henley Band
$ 180 Honorarium for a guest artist to visit Henley 8th grade art classes
$ 824 Kiln fired clay and clay supplies for Ivy Elementary visual arts
$ 402 Funds to help support research projects and displays about classical composers in Ivy Elementary music classes
$1300 New percussion mallets for Crozet Elementary music classes
$1500 Orff instruments and stands for Crozet Elementary music classes
$ 600 Art wire for 5th grade art projects at Crozet Elementary
$ 300 Liquid gold glazes for ceramic projects at Crozet Elementary
$ 650 LED drumsticks for Murray Elementary music classes
$ 700 Clay and clay supplies for Murray Elementary art classes
“Students love that this nonprofit supports their work in these ways. It sends the message that the arts matter!”
“I teach in the arts because I love that my classroom is a therapeutic place where students can express themselves creatively while learning valuable lessons about projects and visual design.”