The Woodruff Arts Center
The Woodruff Arts Center is hiring: Teaching Artist in Atlanta
The Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30383
Woodruff Arts Center employees play an integral role in creating and supporting great art and education initiatives at the nation's third largest arts center. Comprised of three Art Partners-Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and High Museum of Art-there's a role for everyone at The Woodruff.
Reports to:
Assistant Director, Education
FLSA:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)
Employment Status:
Temporary/Part time
The High Museum of Art's Learning and Civic Engagement Department is committed to creating audience-focused, accessible, and engaging experiences with art that allow visitors to gain new understanding of art and ideas, develop their creative and technical art-making skills, and connect more deeply with themselves, each other, the museum, and the arts more broadly. Rooted in the museum's guiding principles-growth, inclusivity, connectivity, collaboration-and the methods of the department, HMA Teaching Artists work as part of a dynamic team of educators to co-develop and facilitate studio- and gallery-based programs for learners of all ages, including PreK-12 students, adults, and older adults through programs offered to the public or in partnership with schools and other community-based organizations.
This position is classified as part-time, temporary, and may not exceed 32 hours per week. Teaching Artists are scheduled based on program demand and individual availability. The museum cannot guarantee a minimum number of hours to any individual Teaching Artist. HMA Teaching Artists are paid $50/hour for program facilitation, and $35/hour for program research and development.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Attend annual, weeklong teaching intensive series in August. Attend monthly professional development meetings to expand teaching skills and knowledge of museum audiences.
Reports to:
Assistant Director, Education
FLSA:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)
Employment Status:
Temporary/Part time
The High Museum of Art's Learning and Civic Engagement Department is committed to creating audience-focused, accessible, and engaging experiences with art that allow visitors to gain new understanding of art and ideas, develop their creative and technical art-making skills, and connect more deeply with themselves, each other, the museum, and the arts more broadly. Rooted in the museum's guiding principles-growth, inclusivity, connectivity, collaboration-and the methods of the department, HMA Teaching Artists work as part of a dynamic team of educators to co-develop and facilitate studio- and gallery-based programs for learners of all ages, including PreK-12 students, adults, and older adults through programs offered to the public or in partnership with schools and other community-based organizations.
This position is classified as part-time, temporary, and may not exceed 32 hours per week. Teaching Artists are scheduled based on program demand and individual availability. The museum cannot guarantee a minimum number of hours to any individual Teaching Artist. HMA Teaching Artists are paid $50/hour for program facilitation, and $35/hour for program research and development.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Art Conversation Development and Instruction (70%)
- Professional Learning for Educators (10%)
- Studio Workshop Development and Instruction (10%)
- Professional Development (10%)
Attend annual, weeklong teaching intensive series in August. Attend monthly professional development meetings to expand teaching skills and knowledge of museum audiences.