The Rockford Area Arts Council aims to connect to world to the arts, and the arts to the world. Part of this is highlighting opportunities for employment. Check back to this page for an updated list of full time and seasonal opportunities in the region.
FULL TIME OPPORTUNITIES
SEASONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Studio Saturdays - Art Instructor
The Studio Saturdays Instructor is responsible for hosting both an open studio in which students may work on independent projects and have a structured art project for students that do not already have an ongoing project. Students may range in age from elementary school to high school. Instructors will work Saturdays in 5 or 10-week increments.
After School Art Program - Lead Artist
The Lead Artist instructor will work with elementary, middle, or high school-age students in the development of the basic skills associated with the Lead Artist’s proposed form of art. Camp completion expectation: ASAP! students will develop a basic knowledge of the proposed art form; students will present the culmination of their skill-building in the form of a final project or performance. Note: Art forms for this camp can include, but are not limited to, drawing, painting, printmaking, sketchbook journaling, digital media arts, collage, 2-D + 3-D construction, community-build projects, carpentry, art/nature fusion, photography, crafts, dance, movement, music, etc.
After School Art Program - Assistant Artist
The Assistant Artist is responsible for assisting the Lead Artist in the instruction of art with either elementary, middle, or high school-age students in the development of the basic skills associated with the Lead Artist’s proposed form of art; the Assistant Artist will use the Arts Council’s summer theme, ‘Here and Now’, to develop a meaningful, challenging, and creative final project or performance. Camp completion expectation: ArtsPlace students will develop a basic knowledge of the proposed art form; students will present the culmination of their skill-building in the form of a final project or performance.
