AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Thank you for your interest in the Artist Residency Program at Los
Feliz Charter School For The Arts. The mission of our program is to
offer our students exposure to a wide variety of creative minds and
artistic media, and to encourage them to grow up feeling that Art is
simply part of "every day life" in their community: while also, of
course, providing a free studio space for talented artists. (Please
keep in mind that at this moment we are not able to offer financial
compensation for the Resident Artist. Prospective Artists are,
however, encouraged to procure their own grant funding if possible.)

At LFCSA we believe in the value of "project-based learning."
Our project-based curriculum is structured to allow students to pursue
individual educational goals while at the same time requiring them to
collaborate with others on a shared objective. As such, we strongly
believe that the Artist In Residence at our school should provide a
model for this kind of approach. We are looking for an Artist that has
a specific project in mind that he/she will be working on so that our
students can get a felt sense of "art-as-process" and thus be
able to witness how it can be born from an initial germinating idea and
progress through various stages of evolution, towards some kind of
maturation or culmination. We are keenly looking for specific ways in
which the Artist in Residence will be able to, either actively engage
the students in his/her process, or ways in which he/she will make that
process accessible to them. We have no limits regarding Art discipline
(visual, dance, music, theater, etc.) media, or project-type, but keep
in mind that the studio space is roughly 15 X 20 feet. For the health
and safety of our students, we feel it would be important for the
Artist to avoid working with highly toxic, flammable, or otherwise
volatile materials, as the space is enclosed and within school grounds.
We would of course also require that the Artist be sensitive to
age-appropriate language, content and material: LFCSA is an elementary
school incorporating grades K-5. You may learn more about the school
and see a short video about the building and the space at

http://losfelizarts.org/
.

The application for the Residency at LFCSA should include the following
items for review from our panel:

A. Project Proposal (1-3 pages), detailing the project in mind and the
ways in which you are planning on making it accessible to the kids.

B. An estimation of the actual residency term. Residency terms last
roughly 3-8 weeks: there is flexibility here, but our plan is to expose
the kids to a variety of artists and media throughout the school year.
Your estimation of the Residency term should include an estimation of
the actual hours between 8 AM and 3PM, Monday through Friday that you
would be able to be on sight at our school, (with a minimum commitment
of 10 hours per week).

C. Bio (2-3 paragraphs) and/or Resume. Please include relevant
links to websites, videos, etc.

If your proposal is accepted, we would also require:

D. A Live Scan / Background Check (required by the state of CA) paid
for by LFCSA at a specific partner location.

E. TB Test results (required by the state of California). [Results
are valid for 4 years and we will accept previous test results if they
are within this time frame. The TB Test can be done for free at a
clinic in Hollywood CA.]

F. A short version of your Bio and Project Proposal for our school
newsletter (1-3 paragraphs).

G. Final Residency Evaluation submitted by you (1-2 pages) detailing
your experience at LFCSA and what you were able to accomplish during
your residency regarding your specific Art project.

H. A possible presentation to the LFCSA community (20-30 minutes) of
the work undertaken, and the experiences shared, during your Residency.

In case your Project proposal is accepted, we would also require you to
familiarize yourself with our Cool Tools binder. Cool Tools was created
to ensure a caring community in which all students feel safe to learn
and play without threats of physical, verbal, or non-verbal harassment
of any type. The binder includes a list of our time-tested and
research-based approaches for teaching kids social and
conflict-resolution skills. A review of our Cool Tools can be found on
our website at the following link:

http://losfelizarts.org/student-life/cool-tools/

There is no deadline for submission. Applications are accepted at any
time on a rolling basis. However, the sooner we receive your
application, the better.

Please send your application and all relevant material to
artresidency@losfelizarts.org .

We very much look forward to receiving and reviewing your Project
Proposal!

The Arts Team at LFCSA

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