Teaching Artist Application

Become a Teaching Artist

The Teaching Artist Program provides the opportunity for students to experience a broad range of arts activities in the classroom.

Working in partnership with the Lafayette Parish School System, St. Landry Parish Public Schools, and Vermilion Parish School System, the program places artists directly into the classroom.

Each session is designed and led by AcA’s teaching artists.

What is a Teaching Artist?

Teaching Artists are “artist-educators,” experienced in translating their creative processes within instructional settings. Eric Booth, a nationally-recognized author and teaching artist developed the following definition: “A teaching artist is a practicing professional artist with the complementary skills and sensibilities of an educator, who engages people in learning experiences in, through and about the arts.” Teaching artists represent all disciplines including dance, literary arts, media arts, music, storytelling, theatre, visual arts and folk/traditional arts.

The AcA’s Teaching Artist Roster is made up of local, practicing artists who are interested in sharing their teaching artistry across generations. We believe that the field of teaching artistry is vital to arts education and lifelong learning. Once approved for the roster, teaching artists are eligible to work in a variety of arts-in-education programs.

 

Teaching Artist Application

Before beginning your application, please read through all the information that you will be asked to provide. Plan to complete this application in one sitting. It may take you about 1-2 hours to complete. You will also be asked for a reference, who will complete their reference in the form further down this page. If you have any questions, please contact catherine@acadianacenterforthearts.org.

 

Name(Required)
Address(Required)
What is your primary artistic discipline?(Required)
If you work within additional artistic disciplines, check those disciplines and list area of specialty

Teaching Experience

Narrative Questions

These questions present an opportunity to express your personal approach and your expertise.
Max. file size: 128 MB.
Max. file size: 128 MB.
Max. file size: 128 MB.
Reference forms - Minimum of three references required. References can complete the reference form on AcA's website. Please list their names here.

Teaching Artist Reference Form

Aspiring Teaching Artists, please direct your reference to this form.

Before beginning this reference form, please read through all the information that you will be asked to provide. Plan to complete this application in one sitting. It may take you about 30-45 minutes to complete. If you have any questions, please contact catherine@acadianacenterforthearts.org.

 

Applicant's Name(Required)
Name of Reference(Required)

Knowledge of the Applicant

In what capacity have you known the applicant?

Work Performance

In your judgement, how competent is this applicant, as demonstrated by work in the community, in school, on the job, or in a position of responsibility?

Relationships with Other People

Teaching artists must work with others and with people of varied cultural, economic, education, racial, and religious backgrounds. How would you rate the applicant's working relationships with other people?
Would you allow the applicant to work with your children?
Do you know of any reason the applicant should not work with children?
Do you know of any problems the applicant has had in working with youth?

Overall Recommendations

What is your overall recommendation?

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