The ProjectArt Teaching Artist Residency is designed for emerging, local visual artists who want to engage with youth, libraries and communities while expanding their artistic practice. Residents have a strong interest in developing career-building skills and connecting with a growing local and national network of artists. They are eager to learn through professional development opportunities and explore how public libraries can serve as a resource to inform and support their art-making. Above all, they possess a genuine, enthusiastic appreciation for teaching and mentorship.

  
This residency runs from August through May, culminating in a joint student and artist exhibition at a professional venue. It allows artists to refine their teaching practice, develop new work, and play a vital role in ProjectArt’s mission to increase visual arts access to youth who need it most.

  
**Commitments:**

A ProjectArt Resident’s commitment is two-fold. The teaching component includes paid weekly classes, regular communication with staff, and some administrative responsibilities. The artistic development component provides a supportive framework to create new work for a professional exhibition, build career skills, and leverage the library as a resource throughout the 9-month residency.

**Benefits and Compensation**

* Exhibition: End-of-year joint artist and student exhibition hosted at a professional venue, including a $500 materials honorarium and ongoing logistical, artistic support to create new work
* Teaching Rate: $75 per class ($60 for teaching + $15 for prep), bi-weekly payment processing
* Resources: Teaching supplies, comprehensive curriculum planning guides, open-ended support from program administrators, and priority access to exclusive library resources, equipment, archives. If desired, studio space can be explored as a possibility, depending on the library branch.
* Professional Development: Three pre-program training sessions, Internal Artist Forums (IAFs), New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) webinars, and Classroom Management support from professionals in Educational Psychology.
* Networking: Connection to the national art community of fellow residents, and local cohort meet ups.

  

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