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Teaching Artist Source
Papier-mâché puppets by 5th grade strudents
(Photo: Sabra Friedman)


Association of Teaching Artists
Serving NYS teaching artists
Welcome to the Teaching Artist Source, a new online information service and telephone/email hotline for New York State teaching artists. Teaching Artist Source is a feature of NYFA Source, a national database of programs for artists of all disciplines, the most comprehensive of its kind in the country. Use this service to find information on grants, services, and publications specifically for teaching artists on the local, regional, state and national level.

What is a Teaching Artist? (click for definition)

Ready to start searching the Teaching Artist Source?

To locate ALL programs for teaching artists listed in NYFA Source:

  1. Click here to go to the NYFA Source Advanced Search page
  2. Scroll down the page and select the Discipline category "Arts Related Professions" (you must select this information to access Teaching Artist resources)
  3. Under the main discipline category, select the subdiscipline "Teaching Artist/Arts Educator"

To further refine your search by geography:

Scroll down to "Search by Geographic Eligibility" and select NY in "Programs Open Only to Applicants Living in a Specific State", or also select "Programs Open to Applicants Worldwide," and "Programs Open to Applicants Living in Any US State, Territory, or Indian Nation"

To further refine your search by type of program or service:

Select an Award type OR Services and Publication topic (see below for a list of Teaching Artist topics). HINT: Do not attempt to search Award types AND Services and Publication topics simultaneously.

To further refine your search by keyword:

Try entering a key word or phrase in the Keyword field at the top of the page, such as "dance," "music," "writer," or "visual art."

Teaching Artist Source currently includes the following types of Awards or Services and Publications for teaching artists:

Under Awards:

Under Services & Publications:

Need help? Assistance is available for teaching artists by email: teachingartistsource[at]nyfa.org, or by telephone: 1 (800) 232-2789.

NYFA’s Teaching Artist Source is made possible through the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.