• 2021 Application for Teaching Artists

    Join Young Audiences of Louisiana in our Fourth Teaching Artist Institute!

  • About Teaching Artist Institute (TAI)

  • Teaching Artist Institute is a 3-day training intended to prepare professional artists to teach their artform in a classroom setting and deliver high quality arts education. At the end of the institute, participating artists will be invited to teach a 5-day arts residency with the Young Audiences of Louisiana afterschool program. Artists who complete the training and residency will be invited to continue training and explore further career opportunities.

    Each teaching artist who completes TAI will receive a stipend of $200. Artists will receive an additional stipend of $300 after they complete their afterschool resicency. 

    Please submit complete application packets below by Monday, December 6, 2021. 

    • Resume, including:
      • Education Completed
      • Teaching Experience
      • Professional Artistic Experiences
    • Any work samples you wish to include. Examples include:
      • Websites where we can see samples of your work as an artist, as well as examples of your teaching or educational programs.
      • Teaching Samples
      • Performance Videos
      • Musical Recordings
      • Photos or Press

    For questions about your submission, please contact Christopher Sheard at: christopher@ya4la.org.

  • Personal Information

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.

  • About Your Arts Preferences and Experience

  • Have you completed any Teaching Artist trainings in the past?*
  • What grade levels would you prefer to work with during TAI? (Choose all that apply.)*
  • Are you willing to travel to a neighboring parish to teach your pilot residency? (We cannot guarantee that we can place you in a school within your parish of residence.)*
  • Have you taught your art form in an Early Childhood Education Program setting?*
  • Have you taught your art form in an Elementary School setting?*
  • Have you taught your art form in a Middle School setting?*
  • Have you taught your art form in a High School setting?*
  • Have you taught your art form in an Afterschool, Summer Program or Community Center setting?*
  • Have you taught your art form in a College setting?*

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