Southern Exposure seeks a part-time contract Teaching Artist for our in-school workshop series, Contemporary Classrooms

Deadline to apply: Friday, December 2, 2016, by 5:00 PM

Contemporary Classrooms is an ongoing series of workshops that take place in SFUSD high school classrooms, formulated in collaboration with an exhibiting SoEx artist or project. The spring 2017 workshop series will respond to a concurrent exhibition at Southern Exposure of works by select Bay Area artists reflecting on the future as we imagine it. Serving youth from 10 local high schools, the workshops will use the concept of “imagined futures” as a starting point for high school art students to confront the future with their own ideas. With a deeper understanding of this concept, Contemporary Classroom participants will be encouraged to attend the exhibition and programming events in the spring of 2017.

About the Job: The Teaching Artist, in collaboration with the AIE Program Director and the Exhibitions Program Director, will develop a 2-3 part workshop series to be taught in high school classrooms. The workshop’s theme will derive from SoEx’s spring project, and will actively engage high school youth participants in the conceptual process of art-making and thinking through ideas. The Teaching Artist will be responsible for teaching these one-hour workshops in local high school classrooms.

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 Maya Gomez, 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 Maya Gomez at [email protected].