UVA Youth/Adult CLAY Teacher Interest Form

Are you a ceramic artist that wants to become an arts educator and share your passion for art?
Join the Umpqua Valley Arts Team!

UVA is passionate about providing Douglas County and beyond with arts education opportunities that will allow them to learn new artistic skills and techniques, but also allow them to stretch their imagination and creativity. As part of our mission to provide art and cultural experiences to the community, we are looking to expand the horizons of our educational programming and include a variety of options for youth and adults.

All we need, is a team of fun and creative educators like you!

UVA is currently seeking arts educators that can provide classes and workshops involving a variety of clay techniques for all age ranges, included youth to adult!

These classes and/or workshops will take place in UVA's The Clay Place, a ceramic studio that offers ceramic artists a high-quality, professional studio environment, and is the biggest community clay studio in the Umpqua Valley. Ceramic instructors will have access to the many amenities in the studio including kick and electric wheels, a slab roller, a pugmill, glazes, and kilns.

If you would be interested in partnering with UVA to teach ceramic classes or workshops, please fill out the form with details about your experience with clay, your experience working in a community studio, and your experience as an instructor. If you have a specific class or series of workshops you've developed that you would like to teach, please be sure to share the details with us. We look forward to working with you to bring more arts education programming to Douglas County!

Full Name*

First NameLast Name

Birth Date (Must be 18 or older to teach at UVA)*

Date

Current Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Email Address*

example@example.com

Phone Number*

Website/Instagram/other

What student age range interests you?*

Preschool (3-5)Early Elementary (8-11)Preteen/TeenAdults

Which of our youth education programs are you interested in teaching?*

Tues/Thurs Evening ClassesSaturday WorkshopsSummer/Spring Break CampsNot applicable, I do not want to teach youth

Which of our adult arts education programs are you interested in teaching?*

Tues/Thurs Night Evening Classes (Approximately 4 weeks long)Weekend Workshops (1-2 days long)Weeknight Workshops (1-2 days long)Not applicable, I do not want to teach adults

How long have you been working with clay? Have you made glazes before? Have you loaded and unloaded kilns before? Tell us about your background with clay.*

Please tell us your experience working in other community clay studios:*

Have you taught ceramics before? If so, what is your instructional background and your experience with teaching hand building and/or wheel throwing? Tell us about the types and sizes of classes you have taught in the past.*

UVA has select projects that we have available for instructors to use during their classes and workshops, but we are always open to different ideas. If you have a proposed workshop/class that you would like to teach, please provide a brief description of your ideas below:*

Please upload at least one photo of your work/a sample project for your proposed workshop or class.

Ceramic Teacher Interest Form