Artist Educator, Dia Teens, Dia Chelsea

Based in New York, Dia Art Foundation is committed to advancing, realizing, and preserving the vision of artists. A nonprofit founded in 1974, Dia collects the work of some of the most renowned artists of the last half-century, presents long-term, site-specific projects, executes new commissions, and produces scholarly publications related to its exhibitions and collection .

Learning at Dia is founded on the idea that art is an active, self-determined experience. Since their inception in 1993 in New York, learning programs have offered space for the collective curiosity and inquiry of artists, educators, and learners to be in critical exchange at Dia.

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Dia Art Foundation seeks an experienced Artist in the role of Educator to work with high school–aged youth at Dia Chelsea . Dia Teens supports 15 ambitious New York – based participants in developing their creative voice, critical thinking, and personal agency in a self-determinative, experiential environment over time, as teens may participate in the program for one to three years .

The Artist Educator will lead an original curriculum that evolves in collaboration with teen participants to create an inclusive peer- learning space shaped by the group’s intersecting creative interests and lived experiences .

This part-time, temporary position is based at Dia Chelsea and takes place September 202 6 –August 202 7 . It includes in-person program sessions on Wednesday afternoons during the academic year and a six-week summer program. The Artist Educator, Dia Teens, Dia Chelsea , works in close collaboration with the Learning and Engagement team based in New York and reports to the Curator of Public Engagement.

The successful candidate’s practice engages with experimental pedagogy, relationship-building, and reciprocity, and they will thoughtfully and enthusiastically explore questions central to their practice through exchange with teens. This program is run in partnership with New York City’s Department of Youth and Comm unity Development (DYCD) .

• Design and implement a responsive, inquiry-driven curriculum guided by critical questions that drive the arc of learning over time . T he curriculum opens up space for multiple perspectives, creative exploration, and informed risk-taking while expanding participants ’ understand ing of art- making and art’s impact in the world . Incorporating o pportunities for participants’ creative and critical choice-making is central to the design and delivery of program sessions
• Engage deeply with Dia’s collection, program, history, and relevant concepts and methodologies in contemporary art and experimental pedagogy; conduct additional research as required to support curriculum development and program learning objectives
• In collaboration with Dia’s Learning and Engagement team, design, attend, and facilitate all on - site and off - site Dia Teens sessions, including Wednesdays , 4–6 pm , during the 202 6 –2 7 academic year and a six-week, 24-session summer program spanning July–August 202 7
• With teen cohort, foster and co-build community and openness to new ideas and processes over the course of the program
• Support youth in developing collaborative hands-on projects based on their individual and collective interests , and support program production or project presentations
• Engage in ongoing reflective practice—both individually and collaboratively with colleagues—and integrate feedback from teens, program partners, and Dia staff into future curriculum planning and facilitation

• Carry out all administrative responsibilities in a timely manner and communicate clearly, promptly, and on an ongoing basis with the L earning and Engagement team during program planning and implementation, including submission of curriculum drafts and lesson plans, materials lists, evaluations, and regular meetings
• Participate in a practice of reflection independently and with colleagues over the course of employment; support program evaluations as required and…