CMA Artist-Educator Residency 2021-22

Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA) is pleased to announce the inaugural CMA Artist-Educator Residency, a new residency that invites four individuals each year to design, implement, and reflect on the efficacy of arts education through intensive studio, community-based, and online exposure. Spearheaded by Executive Director Seth Cameron, this initiative underscores CMA’s renewed focus on arts education by shifting away from the traditional museum model towards an experimental, artist-centered approach. Artists in residence will participate in regular meetings led by Cameron.

At CMA, we believe that all children are artists and like their adult counterparts, it’s in the studio that they develop new ways of seeing, experiencing, and responding to the world. Artist-Educator Residents will be actively involved in co-research, co-inquiry, and co-reflection with children artists for the betterment of arts education at large. Residents will engage in all aspects of the studio and community while being supported by CMA’s Director of Creative Practices, in the development and implementation of their respective experimental curriculum.

Residents will enjoy use of CMA’s facility, professional development and an opportunity to present a final project to the public. Artists of all ages at any point in their careers, from emerging to established, are invited to apply through August 20, 2021.

Requirements

Key Skills, Abilities, and Experience:

— Thrives in a team, demonstrates the ability to build and cultivate relationships and work effectively with diverse groups, comfortable learning from and providing critical feedback

— Enjoys working hard, embraces challenges, is a resourceful problem-solver, and demonstrates a strong ability to synthesize diverse ideas

— Must demonstrate an eagerness to learn and and incorporate new tools, techniques and strategies into programming

— Demonstrates knowledge of art history and contemporary art

— Must be comfortable in front of the camera

— Demonstrated ability to inspire and work with groups of children of all ages (1-12 years old) and their caregivers across a range of art related practices required

— Ability to scaffold and pace instruction for a variety of ages, developmental / physical abilities and settings

— BA, BFA in creative writing, fine art, theater, design, education, or related field preferred