Groundswell Community Mural Project: Artist (Temp)

Artist is needed in Brooklyn, United States.

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Client: Groundswell Community Mural Project

Location: Brooklyn, United States

Contract: Temporary

Job Description:

Groundswell is seeking creative and experienced Teaching Artists and Muralists with a commitment to community-based social justice work, to lead a variety of programs including after-school mural and multidisciplinary arts residencies, studio-based visual arts programs for teens, and community commissions.

Every Groundswell project follows a thoughtful process, guided by the vision of youth, community members, and artists. To ensure that every Groundswell project is a successful and authentic collaboration, we look for artists who are both technically skilled and rooted in principles of justice.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement youth-centered curricula connected to Social Justice, Youth Development, and Artistic Communication skills.
• Create project work-plans based on in-depth research of community topics and social justice themes and that reflect input from Community Partners.
• Teach discrete visual art skills such as visual literacy, color theory, and painting techniques and help youth synthesize these skills towards project goals.
• Raise youth awareness of historical and contemporary connections between the arts and social change.
• Foster youth development through activities that build self-awareness/confidence, personal planning goals (college/career), and the expansion of social/community networks.
• Utilize projects to help youth see themselves as agents of change and valuable contributors to the public discourse on social justice.

Qualifications:

• BA or equivalent experience preferred.
• Minimum 2 years teaching experience (or related experience).
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent group facilitation, research, and public speaking skills.
• Mastery of Visual Arts discipline (mural arts, digital/analog photo, video production, illustration, graphic design, animation, printmaking, fine arts).
• Experience with community organizing, team building, community engagement event planning.
• Must have flexible work schedule. Groundswell Teaching Artists work on a contractual/freelance basis. The majority of our projects take place M-F from 12pm to 7pm, and occasionally on weekends.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Vision abilities required by this job include close and far.
• Ability to operate a computer keyboard and mouse, and lift files and reports is required.
• Artist must be able to lift and carry at least 30 pounds.

Pay: From $30.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

1. Are you able to lift and carry at least 30 pounds?
2. Do you have a mastery of the visual arts discipline (mural arts, digital/analog photo, video production, illustration, graphic design, animation, printmaking, fine arts)?