Mississippi is blessed with
many performers and visual artists who add to the
quality of life in communities throughout the state.
These artists comprise a group of citizens who can
also add to the quality of instruction in our schools.
In early 2007, the Mississippi Alliance for
Arts Education received a grant from the Dana
Foundation. The purpose of the grant is to train
artists to work with teachers in school settings so
that students may benefit from authentic experiences
in specific art forms and to make cross-curricular
connections among the arts and other core subjects.
Since 2007, the MAAE has trained over 130 artists.
Good News!
In 2010, the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education
received additional funding from the Dana Foundation
to
offer three workshops for artists who wish to work in
Mississippi’s K-12 schools and other venues. The goal of the workshops is to
increase the number of artists included in the
Mississippi Arts Commission’s Teaching Artist
Roster. Schools that engage artists routinely consult this roster
for a description of an artist’s skills and a
recommendation of the quality of his/her work in the
arts and in education.
The Workshops
In each two-day workshop, participants
will learn to plan arts experiences for students and
how to lead professional development workshops for
teachers. Artists will learn to make connections
between their art form and what students must know and
be able to do. The 2010 series includes a Level II
workshop for artists who attended a level Level I
workshop between 2007 and fall of 2010. Workshop presenters will be teaching
artists from the Mississippi Arts Commission's Teaching
Artist Roster and artist/educators affiliated with
the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education.
Sample
Agenda
Day 1: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Role and Importance of Teaching
Artists
Artists and Schools – Working
Together
Day 2: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Planning and Presenting an Arts Experience
Reflecting On Work With Students and
Teachers
Workshop Dates,
Locations and Deadlines:
August 31 - September 1, 2010 – Level I Workshop,
Mississippi Department of Education, Jackson, Mississippi
Application deadline: August 12, 2010
October 11 - 12, 2010 – Level I Workshop, Lynn
Meadows Discovery Center, Gulfport, Mississippi
Application deadline: October 6, 2010
November 8 - 9, 2010 – Level II Workshop, Lauren
Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, Mississippi
Application deadline: October 21, 2010
Workshop Application
Performing
and visual artists will be selected for the workshops
through an application process. Performing artists
(dance, music, theatre, storytelling) are
eligible to receive a $250 stipend for their
participation as a result of the Dana Foundation
grant. Visual artists may also apply for the two-day
training sessions. There will be no fee for visual
artists who are selected to participate through the
application process. The MAAE will consider complete
applications that are submitted by the stated
deadlines. Late or incomplete applications will not be
considered.
Who Should Apply?
Performers and visual artists who have worked in
schools offering performances, lessons,
demonstrations, and/or professional development for
teachers
Certified arts specialists in the visual and
performing arts who are available to travel to schools
during the year or to present workshops in their art
form during the summer
Actors, dancers, musicians and visual artists who wish
to work with students and teachers in schools
Performers and visual artists who work in after school
programs, juvenile justice centers, community arts
projects, etc.
Museum educators and performing arts center education
specialists who work with groups of students or with
teachers on a regular basis
Performers and visual artists who are members of or
work with community arts organizations
Retired teachers, performers, artists and arts
specialists
How to apply?
To submit an
application on line (preferred), click
here. (link removed, all listed
events have occurred) Note: Applicants will be notified of the
status of their application, via e-mail, two weeks
prior to the workshop date. Submitting an application
is not a guarantee of acceptance into a workshop.
A teaching artist is a practicing artist with the
complementary skills and sensibilities of an educator,
who engages people in learning experiences in,
through, and about the arts.
—Eric
Booth, Teaching Artist
Why is it important for artists to work
in schools?
The creative skills students develop through
participation in the arts strengthen and enhance their
preparation for living, learning and working in a
changing world.
—Susan
Sclafani, U. S. Assistant Secretary, Vocational and
Adult Education
One of the best ways to nurture creativity, a
necessity to prepare for a 21st-century workforce, is
to have children learn and actively participate in the
arts.
—Robert
Lynch, Director, Americans for the Arts
The purpose of arts education is not to create more
artists...the purpose is to produce complete human
beings who can function productively in a free
society.
—Dana
Gioia, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts
Inside of every human being there are secrets to
unlock, there are treasurers to unlatch. We owe it to
all children to make sure that whatever their talent
is—theater, music, dance or painting—doors are open
for them.
Performing
and visual artists will be selected for the workshops
through an application process. Performing artists
(dance, music, theatre, storytelling) are
eligible to receive a $250 stipend for their
participation as a result of the Dana Foundation
grant. Visual artists may also apply for the two-day
training sessions. There will be no fee for visual
artists who are selected to participate through the
application process. The MAAE will consider complete
applications that are submitted by the stated
deadlines. Late or incomplete applications will not be
considered.
