Position Title: Adult Faculty Figure and Portrait Sculpture
Reports to: Manager of Adult Education
Position Classification: Part-Time Faculty
Wage Classification: Hourly, Non-Exempt
Start Date: Monday, January 8, 2024
End Date: End of Term
Job Description: Fleisher is seeking faculty to lead weekday evening courses for adults on Figure and Portrait Sculpture starting in the upcoming Spring 2024 term.
Qualifications:
- Experienced teaching artist with a solid artistic skill set, and a minimum of two years teaching experience (equivalent education or transferable skills) instructing technique to adults with a range of backgrounds and experiences.
- Experience developing a thoughtful, fun, creative, and culturally appropriate lesson plan and a class curriculum spanning from 5 to 10 weeks.
- Can provide clear and thoughtful feedback to students, both in group and one-on-one settings.
- Flexible, can work in a variety of studio environments with large and diverse groups of people.
- Punctual, organized, communicates in a timely fashion with Fleisher staff
- Language skills in Spanish, Indonesian, Khmer, Mandarin or Cantonese a plus
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Design and implement a well-planned lesson
- Communicates with Adult Programs Manager about basic supply needs, curriculum development, model requests, and lesson plans
- Arrives 30 minutes before class to set up
- Manages classroom time to appropriately clean the studio space with students before end of class
- During the class, is respectful of students, models, and Fleisher staff
- Inform Fleisher of any changes to your schedule which preclude you from instructing your committed class in a timely manner
Benefits for Part-time Faculty Include:
- $35 paid per hour (including half an hour per session for set up and clean up)
- Annual Fleisher Faculty Exhibition
- Tuition waived for one class or workshop per term
- Free admission to the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Annual Membership to Fleisher Art Memorial
To apply: If this position seems like a good match for your personality, skills, and career goals, please submit your cover letter, resume, and three references (all in one document) via Submittable. No phone calls, please. Applications for this position will be accepted until December 8th, or until filled. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.
Interview Process: Interviews will be held starting the first week of December and will include a brief phone call with the Manager of Adult Education, then an in-person interview and tour with them and another person from the Education Department. The candidate chosen will receive notification no later than December 22nd, 2023.
Fleisher’s core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain a diverse and inclusive environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position. Fleisher strongly encourages individuals from marginalized and underrepresented groups to apply. Fleisher is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
ABOUT FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL Founded by industrialist Samuel S. Fleisher in 1898 as one of the nation’s first community-based art centers, Fleisher Art Memorial is renowned for its long-standing mission of making art accessible regardless of economic means, background, or artistic experience. In 2023, Fleisher will celebrate its 125th anniversary as the center continues to provide free and low-cost studio art classes along with opportunities for emerging and seasoned artists to exhibit their work. Extensive arts education and community-based programming also reflects the organization’s commitment to serving and strengthening communities in Philadelphia by developing, sharing, and promoting creative resources. To learn more, visit fleisher.org.
Position Title: Adult Faculty Digital Photography
Reports to: Manager of Adult Education
Position Classification: Part-Time Faculty
Wage Classification: Hourly, Non-Exempt
Start Date: Monday, January 8, 2024
End Date: End of Term
Job Description: Fleisher is seeking faculty to lead weekday daytime courses for adults in Digital Photography to teach the following courses: Digital Photography the Image and Digital Photography the Camera.
Who you are:
You are an arts educator with a solid artistic skill set, teaching experience creating curriculum for and instructing adult-aged students, and who enjoys working with artists at all skill levels. You create a positive and thoughtful classroom and are looking for an opportunity to work with a diverse population.
Qualifications:
- Experienced teaching artist with a solid artistic skill set, and a minimum of two years teaching experience (equivalent education or transferable skills) instructing techniques to adults with a range of backgrounds and experiences.
- Experience developing a thoughtful, fun, creative, and culturally appropriate lesson plan and a class curriculum spanning from 5 to 10 weeks.
- Can provide clear and thoughtful feedback to students, both in group and one-on-one settings.
- Flexible, can work in a variety of studio environments with large and diverse groups of people.
- Punctual, organized, communicates in a timely fashion with Fleisher staff.
- Language skills in Spanish, Indonesian, Khmer, Mandarin, or Cantonese a plus!
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Design and implement a well-planned lesson
- Communicate with Adult Programs Manager about basic supply needs, curriculum development, model requests, and lesson plans
- Arrive 30 minutes before class to set up
- Manage classroom time to appropriately clean the studio space with students before end of class
- During the class is respectful of students, models, and Fleisher staff
- Inform Fleisher of any changes to your schedule that preclude you from instructing your committed class in a timely manner
Benefits for Part-time Faculty Include:
- $35 per hour, including 1 hour of paid additional time per day for set up and clean up (as stipulated above)
- Annual Fleisher Faculty Exhibition
- One free Fleisher class per term
- Digital PMA ID badge with free admittance to many area museums
- Professional development resources
- Additional discounts on other Fleisher programming for yourself and immediate family members
To apply:
If this position seems like a good match for your personality, skills, and career goals, please submit your cover letter, resume, and three references (all in one document) via Submittable. No phone calls, please. Applications for this position will be accepted until December 8th, or until filled. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.
Interview Process:
Interviews will be held starting the first week of December and will include a brief phone call with the Manager of Adult Education, then an in-person interview and tour with them and another person from the Education Department. The candidate chosen will receive notification no later than December 22nd, 2023.
Fleisher’s core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain a diverse and inclusive environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position. Fleisher strongly encourages individuals from marginalized and underrepresented groups to apply. Fleisher is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
ABOUT FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL Founded by industrialist Samuel S. Fleisher in 1898 as one of the nation’s first community-based art centers, Fleisher Art Memorial is renowned for its long-standing mission of making art accessible regardless of economic means, background, or artistic experience. In 2023, Fleisher will celebrate its 125th anniversary as the center continues to provide free and low-cost studio art classes along with opportunities for emerging and seasoned artists to exhibit their work. Extensive arts education and community-based programming also reflect the organization’s commitment to serving and strengthening communities in Philadelphia by developing, sharing, and promoting creative resources. To learn more, visit fleisher.org.
Faculty and Teaching Artist
Rolling submissions
Overview of Fleisher Art Memorial: As the oldest tuition-free arts education program in the nation, Fleisher is both a community-based arts center and a regional presenter of contemporary art, fostering access to professional arts education, artistic excellence, and cultural exchange. Programs at the Fleisher Art Memorial are inspired by its founder, Samuel Fleisher, who over 100 years ago invited “the world to come learn art.”
Fleisher’s Mission Statement: To make art accessible to everyone, regardless of economic means, background, or artistic experience.
Fleisher Art Memorial offers classes including, but not limited to, the following areas of study:
- Still life sketching & painting
- Live model sketching & painting
- Portrait sculpture
- Mosaics
- Darkroom photography
- Digital photography
- Ceramics
- Jewelry
- Lithography
- Screen Printing
- Collage and Papercutting
- Digital Animation
- Pastels, Watercolors, Charcoal
At this time, we are not actively recruiting faculty or teaching artists. However, we welcome hearing from individuals who want to share their interest in teaching at Fleisher. If you are a practicing artist and/or arts educator interested in running classes or workshops that share your creative process and techniques with adults or children, please share the following details and as we recruit for positions, we will reach out to candidates that meet our criteria.
Please respond to this posting with your Resume/CV, and be sure to answer the following questions:
Name:
Email:
Phone Number:
Teaching Medium:
Teaching availability: (Daytime/Nighttime/Weekends)
Are you willing to substitute teach a class, if needed: Y/N?
Age range preferences (children, teens, adults)
If chosen to work in our Children and Youth program, are you able to furnish your required clearances to work with children before your first day of work?
Link to a personal website/ online portfolio (if available)
Fleisher’s core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain a diverse and inclusive environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position.
Fleisher strongly encourages individuals from marginalized and underrepresented groups to apply. Fleisher is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
No phone calls, please.
Thank you for your interest in teaching at Fleisher!
Please note: As we are not actively hiring new faculty or teaching artists, we are unable to reply to every inquiry.