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DALLAS COOPER JACKSON
RESEARCH AND GRANTS
My research intersects the art community through museum partnerships, community 501 3Cs, K-12 aged programs,  and postsecondary institutions.
USF PAINT GRANT 2021
Arts Integration Grant 2021
Curriculum Writer
Digital Artist for sequence art content for curriculum lessons
Researcher and consultant on a grant ($30K) was aimed at creating content to increase art inclusion within curriculum. I served as the data analyst and the digital sequence art developer. Contributing author to the curriculum framework for arts integration
WOODSON AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLORIDA AND AT&T GRANT $10K SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM 2022
In partnership with the Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation (SPPF)
Grant manager and administrator
Planned and provided teaching artist for a summer arts experience with museum visits for elementary and middle school students in a summer culture and academic enrichment program.
LIGHTHOUSE ART PROJECT 2022-2023
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Creative Pinellas, Pinellas County Partnership
Grant writer and manager
Received a $10K grant to provide yearlong art experience for visually impaired high school and elementary students. Provided teaching artist and developed adaptive art experiences that included low visibility, color blindness, and blind students.
USF REACH GRANT 2021-2026
Consultant on $8.5 Million Arts Integration- Five Year Grant through the US Department of Education
USF five-year grant Researcher, Consultant 2022-2026
Conduct research at National Museums throughout the US. Provide art consulting services to teachers for arts integration. Perform data collection and analysis protocols to determine the effectiveness of program implementation.
PINELLAS TECHNICAL COLLEGE -UNIQUE PROGRAM (PTC-UP) 2023-2026
Federal Grant for Students with Unique Abilities ($900K)
Principal Investigator/ Grant writer
2024-2026- Consultant
This program is in approval phase and the grant is anticipated to be awarded July 2023 for a three-year program to provide postsecondary opportunities for UA students in Pinellas Technical College. The grant provides training and support services for aged out ESE students.
Board approved 2/28/23.
Program will have a dedicated staff funded under this grant.
CHINA VISIT 2010 BEIJING CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE $10K ANNUALLY ($30K 3 YEAR GRANT)
Haban- Confucius Institute and USF World -Confucius Grant
While at the Taking Next Steps International Conference with the College Board in Beijing and then Jilin Province (Changchuan), I took time to capture some candid sketches of life at eye level on the streets of the major cities. It was interesting to see thousands of years of culture coexisting. Despite the advancements in technology, some were still using centuries old technologies like mules and wagons.
Participating in this conference with the College Board and USF resulted in a multi-year $10K(Annually) grant from the Haban to provide resources for the Confucius Classroom for Mandarin Chinese.
EVERYDAY LIFE ON THE STREET OF BEIJING, CHINA
watercolor on paper (2010)
This visit is where I developed an interest in observing everyday people, the fabric of a community developed my interest in ethnographic research practices. My dissertation was based on working within an existing population, but this experience broadened my thinking to just observing opposed to doing applied research- which is to implement a program or treatment on a specific population. Art was the best information gathering tool for documenting the experience. I learned more by illustrating opposed to collecting data.
LIFE ON THE STREETS OF BEIJING
Watercolor on paper
As we traveled from school to school and the Confucius Institute, I observed how ordinary people navigated congested streets, crowded markets, and ancient infrastructure.
MORE IMAGES OF CHINA
