The Teaching Artist Roster is a listing of professional artists and arts educators who are available to work with schools and community organizations in developing strategies for using the arts in a variety of settings.
Donor Name: Mississippi Arts Commission
State: Mississippi
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/01/2022
Details:
Teaching Artists work at a professional level within their artistic discipline but have also made arts education a central component in their work. They have developed their skills as educators along with their artistic skills. Teaching artists can work in a variety of settings, including schools, youth arts programs and community centers, and with professional arts organizations.
Following are MAC’s main goals for members of the Teaching Artist Roster:
- Provide arts learning opportunities that align with Arts Learning Standards developed by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE)
- Make connections between the arts and MDE’s K-12 Academic Content Standards
- Collaborate with classroom teachers or arts education committees
- Work with both teachers (through professional development) and students (through arts integrated, hands-on lessons)
- Support efforts to integrate arts learning with other subject areas
- Assist school staff in continuing arts education programming in the absence of an arts teacher through sharing strategies, techniques, and curricula
Membership in the Teaching Artist Roster provides artists a way to promote themselves to schools and arts organizations around the state. Artists who are approved for the program are part of the listing for three years. Inclusion in the Teaching Artist Roster does not guarantee bookings within Mississippi schools. MAC does not promote individual artists on the Teaching Artist Roster or handle booking arrangements for them.
Eligibility Criteria
You may apply to the Teaching Artist Roster if you are:
- a professional artist or arts educator. Individuals are considered to be a professional artist or arts educator if they
- earn at least part of their annual income working with educators and others showing how their art form may be used to enhance learning and teaching;
- consider their artistic work a career;
- maintain a high level of artistic quality; and
- make a significant time investment in their artistic disciplines through practice, performance, and instruction;
- not a full-time student; and
- more than 18 years of age.
Review Criteria
Applications to the Teaching Artist Roster are reviewed using the following criteria:
- Artistic & Teaching Abilities
- The Applicant:
- Exhibits a high level of artistic ability
- Demonstrates experience working in a preK-12 school setting, with teachers and administrators as well as students
- Shows the ability to develop lesson plans that integrate the arts into non-arts curriculum that align with MDE’s Visual and Performing Arts Frameworks
- Introduces the vocabulary, concepts, strategies and techniques of their artistic discipline through their work with schools and community organizations
- Leadership & Communication Skills
- The Applicant:
- Is able to present information effectively to different types of education audiences (students, teachers, or members of community groups)
- Has experience guiding teachers, administrators and community groups in developing their own arts education programs
- Demonstrates the ability to make connections between the arts and other content areas
- Planning & Organizational Abilities
For more information, visit Teaching Artist Roster Program.
