Artist in Residence

Noted; Bainbridge Island (WA); Hybrid; USD 600 - 1,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lodging on-site

Meals provided

Ferry ticket

Materials reimbursement

Job summary

IslandWood's Artist in Residence program brings teaching artists of various disciplines to work with elementary and graduate students, offering collaborative art projects that let learners express themselves and discover new things about their world. Residencies run 3 days/2 nights (Mon–Wed) from October to May, with 75–150 minute workshops on Tue and Wed for 4th–6th graders, group sizes 12–15.

IslandWood provides on-site lodging and meals, ferry tickets if applicable, materials reimbursement,

Qualifications

• Application forms required.
• Project description required.
• CV required.
• Artist statement required.

Responsibilities

• Lead workshops ranging 75–150 minutes with 4th–6th grade students on Tue & Wed.
• Provide professional development workshop for graduate students and staff.
• Deliver sessions in studio, classrooms, or outdoors.
• Honorarium up to $1,000 based on workshops taught.

Skills

Teaching experience

Program coordination

Job description

Our Artist in Residence program brings teaching artists of various disciplines, media, cultures, experiences, and age to work with elementary school and graduate students alike. Visiting professional artists bring individual and collaborative art projects that enable students to express themselves and discover new things about their world.

RESIDENCY PROGRAM DETAILS

Length of stay is typically 3 days/2 nights, Monday through Wednesday from October to May

Workshops with our 4th – 6th grade students range from 75 to 150 minutes on Tuesday & Wednesday

Group size is approximately 12 to 15 students

Artists can also offer a professional development workshop for our graduate students and staff

Teaching facilities include our art studio, learning classrooms, or outdoors

IslandWood provides lodging and meals on-site for the duration of the program, round- trip ferry ticket, if applicable, and reimbursement for materials.

Additionally, Artists receive an honorarium of up to $1,000. The honorarium amount is based on the number of student and adult workshops the Artist teaches.

What's required

• Application Forms
• Project Description
• Cv
• Artist Statement

Who can apply

IslandWood Artist-in-Residence selections are based on many factors, such as prior teaching experience, relevance of the workshop material to IslandWood, and whether the medium will balance well with what we already offer with our current roster of artists.

Artistic fields

Applied Arts Dance Design Digital Drawing Education Fashion Film Installation Interdisciplinary Painting Performance Photography Printmaking Public Art Research Sculpture Social Practice Sound Art Textiles Video Visual Arts Writing