About the Role
The Teaching Artist/Direct Support Professional positions work collaboratively with Starlight artists to support their achievement of artistic, technical, personal, and community engagement goals through inclusive arts programming and individualized support. The Teaching Artist will contribute to facilitating artmaking activities, fostering creative skill development, supporting wellness and community participation, and maintaining an artist-centered studio environment.
Responsibilities
- Facilitating artmaking activities
- Fostering creative skill development
- Supporting wellness and community participation
- Maintaining an artist-centered studio environment
- Activity planning
- Workshop facilitation
- Community engagement
- Support for program operations and documentation
- Specialized arts instruction
- Increased coordination responsibilities within designated program areas
Requirements
- Associates degree in Fine Arts or equivalent
- Experience in teaching art and exhibiting artist preferred
- Proficiency with computers and common software related to your medium - including electronic records, email, word processing, photo editing, and social media tools
- Valid New York State Driver’s License in good standing
- Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Three years’ experience in Arts, Education and/or Human Services
- Experience in exhibiting art
Skills
- Teaching art
- Exhibiting artist
- Computer proficiency
- Electronic records
- Word processing
- Photo editing
- Social media tools
- Arts instruction
- Community engagement
Location
- museum setting
Work Type
- Part time
- per diem
Experience Level
- Three years’ experience in Arts, Education and/or Human Services
Education Level
- Associates degree in Fine Arts or equivalent
- Bachelor of Fine Arts
Salary/Compensations
- $20.00 hourly - $20.00 hourly
Benefits
- Supporting others
- A life/work balance
- Developing YOU
- Feeling Appreciated
- Variety of Opportunities
About the Company
- Starlight Studios and Art Gallery Without Walls Art Program
