ArtsSmarts Waterloo Region
C/o Idea Exchange, 1 North Square N1S 2K6 Cambridge, ON, Canada

It's that time of year again! ArtsSmarts is looking for artists that want to work with kids around social justice issues in schools around Waterloo Region in spring 2019. If this sounds like you, please apply!

One of our awesome projects this year!

ArtsSmarts Waterloo Region - Call for Artists 2017 Are you a professional artist with a passion for working with kids? We are looking to hire 10 local artists for school-based projects in spring 2017. As an ArtsSmarts artist, you will collaborate with a classroom teacher to design a project around a core curriculum subject (i.e. math, geography, history, English) utilizing your creative and artistic skills to deliver the subject matter. You will be matched with an appropria...te teacher partner on our orientation day. ArtsSmarts Waterloo Region works with students from kindergarten to grade 12 in public schools across Waterloo Region. What can you expect as an ArtsSmarts artist? - You set the schedule for your project along with your teacher partner which means it can fit around your other commitments. Projects will happen between April 1-May 29, 2017. - You must be able to attend our orientation day on March 27th from 9am-3pm and our wrap up day on May 30 from 9am-11am. - You will be paid for your time and expertise at a rate of $25/hour for planning time (which includes orientation and wrap up day) and $50/hour for classroom teaching time up to our day rate of $250/day. Professional, local artists of all disciplines are welcome to express their interest in becoming an ArtsSmarts artist. To do so, send an email to Program Manager Gabrielle Clermont at [email protected] with the subject line I am interested in being an ArtsSmarts artist. If you have not worked with ArtsSmarts Waterloo Region before, please attach your CV. Expressions of interest are due by March 3, 2017 at 5pm. Artists will be selected and notified by March 8th, 2017. Please note that selected artists will be expected to produce a Vulnerable Persons Record Check (available through Waterloo Region Police Services) on orientation day. For more information about ArtsSmarts Waterloo Region or becoming an ArtsSmarts artist, please contact our Program Manager Gabrielle Clermont at [email protected] or 519-239-6972. See more