We partner with high school teachers, allowing educators to host artists in residence as mentors, guides, and co-teachers within their classrooms.
Our work is centered around weekly studio visits where our artists in residence work one-on-one with students each week to offer focused critique, guidance, and visual resources tailored specifically to their interests. Through the development of critical analytical skills, we teach students to speak clearly and confidently about their work and the work that informs it.
Combined with an end of year lecture, workshop, and critique, all led by the artist in residence, our program aims to provide students with an environment for self reflection and growth as well as a space to practice essential tools for sustaining a lifelong process of art making.
Some schools support our residencies through their own budgets, while others partner with us through grants, philanthropic support, or other funding opportunities. As a nonprofit organization, we're committed to finding pathways that make our artist mentor residencies accessible to as many schools as possible. Our primary goal is to provide public schools with high quality and low-cost or completely cost free artist in residence programs.