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TEACHING ARTIST RESIDENCY, ACADEMY PROGRAM

ABOUT THE HEART PROJECT
Founded in 1992, The HeArt Project is a nonprofit arts education organization that serves more than 600 students annually at 21 alternative high schools across LA County. HeArt Project students participate in a "ladder" of increasingly advanced arts programming beginning with teaching artists in their classrooms; advancing to after-school residencies at local art centers; and finally to summer scholarships at Otis, Art Center and UCLA. In the summer of 2010, The HeArt Project and the LA County Office of Education partnered in establishing the Hollywood Media Arts Academy, an arts high school specifically for alternative education students. The Academy reconnects students with their learning through inspired and rigorous arts workshops alongside multi-subject instruction with the aim to prepare students for higher education and careers in the creative industries.

TEACHING ARTIST RESIDENCY, ACADEMY PROGRAM
The HeArt Project is currently accepting proposals for 10-week Teaching Artist residencies at Hollywood Media Arts Academy for the 2011–2012 school year. Hollywood Media Arts Academy hosts ten artists per year with the intent of introducing Academy students to a variety of media, conceptual, and cultural lenses. Each workshop series culminates in a publicly presented exhibition or performance at the Academy or at a local cultural site. Teaching Artists work closely with a Workshop Coordinator, who co- facilitates workshops and provides support in the ordering of supplies and other administrative tasks. Key responsibilities of the Teaching Artist include:
• Participate in training sessions before the workshop series begins
• Develop a syllabus and lesson plans for the 10-week workshop series
• Facilitate classroom workshops two days a week, 12:30–2:30pm • Attend a field trip to a local cultural center that relates to the workshop series
• Attend three monthly meetings with classroom teachers, other teaching artists, and HP staff

Successful Academy workshops inspire students' curiosity and motivate them to complete a project; connect students to their environment and community in new ways; emphasize problem solving in the creative process; and instill a reflective practice that helps students become more self-aware. Projects can be in any art form, but those that make use of the Academy's onsite media arts resources are encouraged. Successful project proposals will articulate a theme that resonates with the Teaching Artist's own practice and can relate to students' lives.

QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified candidates will have an active exhibition or performance history; at least one year previous teaching experience (experience working with teens preferred). A successful candidate will be organized and a good communicator/collaborator; be flexible and able to adapt lesson plans to a changing student population; be able to communicate clearly and passionately about their respective art form.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
This is a ten-week contracted position (Fall season is September 6–November 10, 2011). Candidates must be available two days per week, noon–3pm.

CONTACT
To apply, please email a cover letter with a one-paragraph project proposal, résumé and/or exhibition/performance history to:
Margit Edwards, Program Director
Margit@theheartproject.org

from LA Culture Net