Teen & Family Museum Education Fellow

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Teen & Family Museum Education Fellow supports SAM programs for children, caregivers, and teens while receiving training and mentorship and taking on increasing responsibility. This fellowship is designed for emerging museum educators who have completed a bachelor’s degree or developed comparable experience through employment, internships, artistic practice, teaching, youth programs, community work, or another relevant pathway. A degree in a specific field and prior museum employment are not required.

This paid fellowship advances racial equity and diversity at SAM and across the museum field. We encourage applicants from communities historically underrepresented in museums and cultural institutions.

• Program planning, coordination, facilitation, and evaluation in a museum context
• Inclusive strategies for engaging children, caregivers, and teens through art-making, close looking, conversation, and leadership
• Collaboration with teaching artists, volunteers, community partners, curators, visitor-facing teams, and other museum colleagues
• How to use observation and participant feedback to improve programs and create effective museum-education resources
• Potential career pathways in museums, education, nonprofits, youth development, and the arts

As SAM heads into its second century, we are boldly reimagining what we can and should be. Our goal is to be a model for the future of museums - a bold, dynamic hub of creativity, belonging, and cultural leadership, shaping the future of art and community. Embracing new ways of engaging communities and seeking innovative partnerships - all while keeping art and community at the center of what we do.

This ambitious effort represents a transformative shift and radically redefining how art museums operate. This is a pivotal moment for SAM, and we are seeking great talent to join us on our journey. Working at SAM is not just a job—it's a chance to be part of a vibrant, creative community.

• Help plan and implement recurring Family Saturdays, including Third Saturdays at the Seattle Asian Art Museum and Chase Open Studio on First Saturdays at the Seattle Art Museum
• Support major community celebrations and events, including Día de los Muertos, Diwali, Lunar New Year, and Baby Rave at the Olympic Sculpture Park
• Contribute to Community Family Fun Workshops, family tours, community partnerships, early learner programming, and other on- site and off- site family experiences
• Assist with the reopening and ongoing use of the third- floor Family Room and with multilingual self- guides and other resources for families
• Prepare and test art materials; support teaching- artist and volunteer coordination; and assist with setup, visitor welcome, program facilitation, registration, breakdown, documentation, evaluation, and post- program reporting
• Develop and facilitate a defined Family Programs component and provide limited support for early planning for SAM Camp 2027

• Attend and support weekly Teen Arts Group (TAG) meetings on Thursday afternoons and evenings from October through May
• Assist with TAG agendas, art- making activities, attendance, communications, food, supplies, culminating projects, and spring recruitment for the next cohort
• Contribute to Teen Night Out, Teen Art Lab, teen workshops, and meetings with other teen programmers in the city through planning, promotion, production, facilitation, volunteer support, and evaluation
• Co- plan and co- facilitate at least one TAG workshop, teen art- making activity, or defined Teen Night component
• Help develop roles and orientation materials for teen volunteers or peer leaders and provide limited outreach or planning support for SAM’s summer teen program 2027

• Complete a structured museum- education training sequence covering equity, accessibility, youth development, family learning, gallery teaching, program design, safety, and evaluation
• Establish a learning plan, participate in regular mentoring meetings, and complete three observed facilitation experiences with feedback
• Contribute to developing practical resources…