About ProjectArt:
ProjectArt is a national award-winning arts education nonprofit that provides free, after-
school art classes for underserved youth while supporting practicing artists through residencies. We partner with public libraries to activate spaces where artists teach, create, and engage communities. Our work addresses the growing opportunity gap in arts education, impacting over two million students who lack access to visual arts programs in their schools.
Over the past 14 years, we’ve served 315 artists, 64 libraries, and over 13,000 students nationwide through artist residencies and weekly, holistic art programming.
About the Residency:
The ProjectArt Teaching Artist Residency is designed for emerging, local visual artists who want to engage with youth, libraries and communities while expanding their artistic practice. Residents have a strong interest in developing career-building skills and connecting with a growing local and national network of artists. They are eager to learn through professional development opportunities and explore how public libraries can serve as a resource to inform and support their art-making. Above all, they possess a genuine, enthusiastic appreciation for teaching and mentorship.
This residency runs from August through May, culminating in a joint student and artist exhibition at a professional venue. It allows artists to refine their teaching practice, develop new work, and play a vital role in ProjectArt’s mission to increase visual arts access to youth who need it most.
Commitments:
A ProjectArt Resident’s commitment is two-fold. The teaching component includes paid weekly classes, regular communication with staff, and some administrative responsibilities. The artistic development component provides a supportive framework to create new work for a professional exhibition, build career skills, and leverage the library as a resource throughout the 9-month residency.
Benefits and Compensation
Each year, ProjectArt selects new local artists of all backgrounds through a structured application and three-stage interview process designed to assess artistic practice, teaching abilities, technological capacity, and professionalism. Strong applications will demonstrate thoughtful responses, a clear vision for the residency year, and careful attention to the guidelines below. Ultimately, we seek Resident Artists who are both dedicated practitioners and socially engaged community members, with a genuine passion for working with youth.
Click here to watch the recorded information session
Find full application instructions here
Click here to apply by June 3rd, 2025
Proposal Checklist:
(150–350 words)
Please number your responses to match the questions below and include each question above your corresponding answer:
Submission: Compile all 4 PDFs into a folder, upload on the application’s Proposal section.
File naming: [First Name] [Last Name] [Document Name] (e.g., Jane Smith Artist Statement).
Folder naming: Name as [CITY] [First Name] [Last Name]
06/03/2025