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Fellowships for Teaching Artists with Disabilities in the Visual and Performing Arts

DEADLINE: April 24, 2009

 

“A teaching artist (artist-educator) is a practicing professional artist with the complementary skills and sensibilities of an educator, who engages people in learning experiences in, through, or about the arts.”

—Eric Booth, Arts Educator

 

Fellowship Program

VSA arts’ Teaching Artist Fellowship program indentifies, engages and supports
teaching artists with disabilities in the visual and performing arts. VSA arts
recognizes that teaching artists provide the creativity, guidance, and motivation
necessary to introduce the arts to all learners. Artists with disabilities may also
serve as role models to demonstrate the importance of diversity, expression, and
inclusive learning in the classroom.


Benefits to selected Teaching Artist Fellows

  • Program orientation and professional development retreat designed especially for teaching artists
  • Subscriptions/memberships within the teaching artist network
    (e.g., Teaching Artist Journal, Art Education, Teaching Theatre)
    Networking and teaching opportunities in Washington, D.C.
    (stipend and travel costs included)
  • $1000.00 stipend to support professional development or career goal objectives
    VSA arts Teaching Artist Fellows will serve as facilitators for our educational efforts
    and will be profiled in VSA arts publications.

Timeline

  • DEADLINE: April 24, 2009
  • Notification of all applicants by Friday, May 22, 2009
  • Selected Teaching Artist Fellows must commit to the Teaching
    Artist professional development retreat in Washington, D.C.,
    held August 10–14, 2009

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