Art Instructors (Sculpture, Stone Carving, Ceramics, Oil Painting)

The Educational Alliance - New York, NY
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The Educational Alliance Art School has part-time instructor openings for its pottery, clay sculpture, stone carving and oil painting courses.

Openings for Adult classes:
Figurative clay sculpture- Saturday mornings 10:30am - 1pm
Stone carving- Tuesday mornings 10:30am - 1pm
Beginning oil painting (Must have experience teaching representational painting.)-evenings and Saturdays
Ceramics- evenings
Monitor- ceramics studio- Sundays

For the Young Artists Program:
In addition to the above qualifications, candidates should have experience teaching adolescents in a school, museum, camp or community center.

Young Artists Program (students age 10-18) positions:
Oil Painting teacher - Saturdays
Ceramics teacher- Saturdays

The ceramics teaching position requires a deep familiarity with ceramics studios. Knowledge of hand-building techniques, wheel throwing, glazing, and finishing applications are a must, in addition to studio etiquette and procedures. The Young Artists Program welcomes teachers who can fuse functional lessons with creative projects.

The oil painting position requires representational painting skills and comfort teaching color mixing, underpainting and perspective to students with varying levels of experience.

Standard health and security requirements for teaching children in NYC will be required of the selected candidate. This includes proof of TB immunization and finger printing.

Candidates should be teaching artists, able to maintain both a professional art practice and an active role as an educator. They should have experience teaching or working with adolescents, and the ability to work with people from a wide variety of cultural, socio-economic and educational backgrounds. Teachers must have an interest in designing a project-based curriculum that includes gallery and studio visits, artist talks, workshops and demonstrations. They need to have had experience planning and hanging exhibitions. Flexibility, good communication skills and the ability to maintain an orderly classroom are a must. A BFA or MFA is desirable.

Please apply at: https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=576179

Sculpture Visiting Assistant Professor

Sculpture Visiting Assistant Professor

Description: The University of Florida School of Art and Art History invites applications for a one-semester Visiting Assistant Professor position in Sculpture. Position dates: August 16, 2012 – December 31, 2012. Rank and salary: Visiting Assistant Professor; full time, non-tenure accruing, one semester appointment. Salary $20,000. Responsibilities: To teach 2 sculpture courses, ”Materials and Methods” and “Concepts and Strategies”, and/or another assignment as determined by the School Director, supervise graduate independent study students; and contribute to the sculpture program, school, and university in the area of service. Candidates must demonstrate a broad knowledge of sculpture (material, technique, form, content) and be able to articulate contemporary, historical and conceptual issues.   Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: MFA or equivalent professional experience is required. Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to individuals with a strong record of creative achievement and professional exhibition/publication record and evidence of college teaching effectiveness. Teaching experience beyond graduate assistantship also preferred.   How to Apply: To apply visit http://jobs.ufl.edu, select SEARCH POSTINGS and search by the Requisition # 0810055. Please make sure to follow the instructions to applicants on this posting, as further application documents are required. Do not apply via email.  Email applications will not be accepted.  In addition to applying at www.jobs.ufl.edu, the applicant is required to then submit the following at http://ufl.slideroom.com: a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, 20 images of recent work with annotated image lists, artist statement, teaching philosophy, 20 images of student work, if available, and names and contact information of three references also by January 9, 2012. The position will be open for applications beginning December 14, 2011. Review of applications will begin January 9, 2012 and continue until an applicant pool is established. Applicants are urged to apply ASAP. To ensure fullest consideration, all application documents should be submitted by January 9, 2012. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the committee and/or hiring authority. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call +1 (352) 392- 4621 or the Florida Relay System at +1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD).

Grant

The Open Society Arts and Culture Grant Program Deadline: 31 December, 2012 Application Fee: None The Open Society Arts and Culture Program works at the nexus of arts, culture, human rights, and social advocacy. Through its grant program, the program strives to encourage broad-based critical reflection and catalyze social action in parts of the world where open societies are absent or weak, and where the cultural rights of minority groups are endangered.   Read On

Residencies

RAID Projects, Los Angeles Artist Residency 3 or 6 months residencies Application Fee: None Los Angeles based AIR program Raid Projects offers a bedroom and a studio for artists to come to California, make new work, network with galleries and curators, discuss ideas with our full-time resident staff and explore Los Angeles. We host two Artists In Residence at one time for periods of 3 or 6 months.   Read On Blue Sky Project 2012 Summer Residency, Ohio Deadline: January 16, 2012 Application Fee: None Blue Sky Project is a summer experience that empowers professional artists and Dayton-area teens to collaborate and build community through the creation of ambitious and meaningful works of contemporary art and performance.   Read On

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