Teaching Artist

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Temporary-PT Corona, NY, US

7 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $40.00 To $40.00 Hourly

Position Title:

Teaching Artist

Department:
Education

Reports To:

Education Management Team

Position Classification:
Seasonal, Non-Exempt (Part-time)

Work Location:

Onsite at the Queens Museum & partner school sites

Work Schedule:

Varies by program; weekend availability required

Salary Range: $40.00 per hour

The Queens Museum is dedicated to presenting the highest quality visual arts and educational programming for people in the New York metropolitan area, and particularly for the residents of Queens, a uniquely diverse, ethnic, cultural, and international community.

The Museum fulfills its mission by designing and providing art exhibitions, public programs, and educational experiences that promote the appreciation and enjoyment of art, support the creative efforts of artists, and enhance the quality of life through interpreting, collecting, and exhibiting art, architecture, and design .

The Queens Museum’s Education Department offers a range of free and low-cost award-winning learning experiences that connect people across the lifespan with the Museum’s acclaimed exhibitions, collections, artist projects and public programs. They take place at the Museum and also at various community partner sites across the borough of Queens, a county of 2.4 million people and one of the most linguistically and culturally diverse places in the world.

This community work includes long-term partnerships with over 30 Queens public schools, various Queens Library branches, hospitals, social service agencies, adult rehabilitation centers and much more. In all this work, the education department is committed to promoting the agency and imagination of all people, regardless of their backgrounds.

Queens Museum teaching artists are part of a diverse team of creative, highly motivated, and thoughtful educators interested in working with diverse, multi-generational audiences, particularly our adult immigrant community.

Teaching artists develop and lead various workshops and hands‑on projects that promote ongoing learning in our adult immigrant community and through the arts and digital media.

Ideal candidates will have experience teaching diverse immigrant audiences in a range of learning environments that bring fresh perspectives in creating new and innovative workshops that promote individual as well as community creative exploration. Queens Museum is looking to hire teaching artists that have experience that will support our dynamic Pre‑K‑12 school programs, customized in‑school residencies, inclusive Art Access workshops for visitors with disabilities, drop‑in family art‑making days, teen leadership initiatives and seasonal camps.

• Create, design, and facilitate arts education programs, workshops, classes, tours, and community‑based learning experiences that encourage not only artistic creation but also the construction and development of tools for growth and self‑exploration.
• Facilitate museum experiences and tours for groups of school groups and other groups visiting the Museum's exhibits.
• Develop curricula related to each workshop as well as support lesson plans that integrate the Museum's permanent and changing exhibitions with content relevant to the immigrant community and educational program goals.
• Adapt instruction to meet the needs of participants with diverse cultural, linguistic, educational, and learning backgrounds.
• Create welcoming and inclusive learning environments that encourage participation and artistic exploration.
• Prepare materials, supplies, and instructional resources necessary for successful program delivery.
• Maintain accurate attendance records and program documentation as required.
• Manage workload and complete all requirements of the teaching artist role within established deadlines and approved allocated time for each project. These responsibilities include, but are…