Artist Residencies

School artist-in-residence program

Our artist residency program offers integrated approaches to arts and academic learning. These residencies are designed to meet the goals and objectives of individual schools and classrooms.

Subjects and projects can be approached in numerous ways and can be catered to specific requests. Artist-residencies can be for the purpose of learning core academic curriculum skills such as reading, math, or science. Residencies are also a good option for bringing needed visual arts programming into classrooms. They can also be for the purpose of creating a permanent piece of public art for the school such as a mural, large wall hanging, or mosaic. 

 

RESIDENCY FORMATS 

Each of our residencies is custom designed to meet the needs of the host school, a grade level, or for a specific class. Residencies can be one day or set up for over a number of months. Fees are commensurate to the length of a residency.

Different residency options are possible:

  • The teaching artist works with one or two classes.

  • A full grade level is engaged, where each classroom has equal interaction with an artist.

  • A core group(s) of students is identified to work on a specific project.

  • A multi-layered approach is when different classes and/or grades are involved.

 

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

General goals and objectives for residencies are to:

  • enrich existing art curricula

  • broaden cultural arts experiences and awareness

  • promote art as a process over focus on product

  • encourage creativity and cultivate self-expression

  • expose students to professional artists

  • enhance cognitive development

  • help students become creative thinkers

Have questions, or interested in bringing an artist-in-residence to your school? Fill out the form below, or email us through the “Contact us” button.

We look forward to designing a residency curriculum for you.