City of Asheville Request for Qualifications: Artist Instructors

The Cultural Arts Division of City of Asheville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department is seeking artist instructors, demonstrators, and performers for cultural arts programming throughout Asheville. Artists are invited to submit portfolios of their current work along with a resume, letter of interest, and references. Artists may submit as individuals or as teams.

Instructors, demonstrators and performers will be hired to provide hands-on art classes, demonstrations, or performances to kids, teens, adults, and seniors throughout the community. The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department operates 12 recreation centers, 2 senior centers, 54 parks, multiple greenways, and various festivals and events. Art forms include all two-dimensional art forms (drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, encaustic, etc.), all three-dimensional art forms (sculpture, metalworking, woodworking, ceramics, furniture making, etc.), dance, music, theater, circus arts, new media, textile arts, folk art, paper arts, bookmaking, candle making, and others.

Artist Instructors will be considered temporary, non-benefited, part-time employees with hourly rates between $15-$20 per contact hour plus planning time. Artist demonstrators and performers will receive an agreed upon honorarium per demonstration and/or performance. This call is open to all artists age 18 years and older who currently live or work in Buncombe, Madison, Yancey, McDowell, Rutherford, Henderson, Transylvania, and Haywood Counties. Visiting artists and performers are welcome to submit qualifications for times they are in town.

Submit up to five digital images or videos of your work, a current resume, a one-page letter of interest describing your approach to teaching and inspiring creativity, an annotated image list, and at least three references that can speak to your teaching ability, performance ability, reliability, and professional conduct. All application materials must be submitted electronically through CaFÉ at callforentry.org. There is no application fee. The application deadline is February 28, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. MST.