Southern Exposure seeks a part-time contract Teaching Artist for Contemporary Classrooms, a new Spring program

Deadline to apply: Friday, December 4, 2015, by 5:00 PM

Contemporary Classrooms will launch in Spring 2016 as an ongoing series of high school classroom workshops, formulated in collaboration with an exhibiting SoEx artist or project. Designed to more effectively share the conceptual strength of our exhibition programming with Bay Area youth, the first iteration of this workshop series will involve artist Robby Herbst and his project New New Games, asking “Who defines the games we as a society play?” Aimed at serving youth from ten local schools, the workshops will use Herbst’s investigations as a starting point for youth to confront and question their own ideas of labor and leisure through participatory games and reflection. With a deeper understanding of Herbst’s project, Contemporary Classroom participants will be encouraged to attend the New New Games event held in the spring of 2016.

About the Job: The Teaching Artist, in collaboration with the AIE Program Director and the Exhibitions Program Director, will develop a one-hour workshop to be taught in high school classrooms. The Teaching Artist will be responsible for teaching these one-hour workshops in local high school classrooms, leading three workshops a week beginning in February and continuing until May 2016. Schedule can be flexible.

Qualifications:

• A practicing visual artist, with experience in community based art projects including but not limited to: installation, site-specific work, social practices, video, and other forms of visual art
• Teaching experience with youth ages 14-18
• Experience developing arts based curriculum with an emphasis on collaboration
• Good communication skills
• Experience working collaboratively
• Flexible schedule
• Familiarity with the high school classroom environment

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the AIE Program Director and Projects & Exhibitions Program Director to design and implement workshops and curriculum for youth participants
• Lead one-hour workshops at local high schools
• Gather materials and resources for workshops
• Coordinate effectively with classroom and school staff

To Apply: Submit the following materials as a single PDF attachment to Claire LaRose, AIE Program Director, at [email protected]:

• A cover letter clearly stating why you want to be a Contemporary Classroom Teaching Artist as well as your relevant teaching experience, and your artistic practice.
• Your Resume
• Work samples:
  • Up to 15 digital images hosted online (please include a link for viewing to flickr, personal website, or any appropriate image hosting website).
  • No more than five minutes of video hosted online (please include a link for viewing to Vimeo, Youtube, your own website, or any applicable video hosting domain).
  • Please include a descriptive list explaining each sample and include links. Projects and work developed with youth are encouraged!
• Workshop Proposal: A one-page lesson plan that outlines a hypothetical classroom workshop for a past Southern Exposure exhibition. (It is strongly recommended that artists review past SoEx Exhibitions and AIE projects before applying).

Southern Exposure is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. Persons with diverse backgrounds and experiences are strongly encouraged to apply.

Download the full job description, qualifications and application requirements.

If you have any questions about the opportunity, please contact Claire LaRose at [email protected].