The National Artist Teacher Fellowship Program for High School Art Teachers

High school art teachers, I received the following information about a fellowship program too late to meet its deadlines if it was published in SchoolArts Magazine (we're always working four months ahead). I am posting it here so that the deadline in November can be met. It looks to me that you could possibly use these awards towards funding our SchoolArts/CRIZMAC educational seminars in the summer, and, of course, many other things. The program is giving out up to twenty awards of $5,500 each, which seems quite generous. Why not apply?

The National Artist Teacher Fellowship Program offers arts teachers from public arts high schools the opportunity to immerse themselves in their own creative work, interact with other professional artists, and stay current with new practices. Formerly known as the The Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship Program (SATF) now renamed the National Arts Teachers Fellowship (NATF) is currently under the direction of the Center for Arts Education at the Boston Arts Academy in Boston, Massachusetts.

The purpose of this Fellowship is to expand and/or rejuvenate the applicant’s artistic range and abilities in their artistic practice. Teachers will be expected to design a fellowship program that provides opportunities to enhance their understanding of current techniques, activity, and thinking in their artistic domain(s). It may include: study in arts courses; attendance at advanced art-making workshops, festivals or institutes; residencies at artists’ colonies; formal mentor relationships with recognized professional artists; independent study towards the completion of an artistic project (which includes interaction with other professionals), or other artistic entities.

National Artist Teacher Fellowship Awards: Up to twenty awards of $5,500 each will be made, with a complementary grant of $1,500 to the Fellow’s school to support post-fellowship activities. The fellowship award is for the Fellow to use towards the completion of their project experience. It may be used to defray the cost of tuition and other fees, room and board, travel, purchase of materials and/or equipment for personal art-making, childcare, mentor fees, and other relevant expenses. The post-fellowship funds are to be used at the discretion of the Fellow for the benefit of their students, school and classroom.

Eligibility for NATF: All applicants must be full or part time arts teachers at schools which are arts-focused public, magnet, charter or title 1 high school with the primary mission of fostering the development of artistic talent. Applicants must be minimally in their fifth year of teaching arts in high school, and plan to continue as an arts teacher in their public arts high school in 2013-14. All schools must offer sequential arts courses as a requirement for graduation and employ artists as teachers.

Adriane Brayton
Program Coordinator National Artist
Teacher Fellowship
Address: 174 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA 02215
Office phone: 617.635.6470 ext. 312
Cell phone: 617.841.5004
abrayton@bostonartsacademy.org

The artwork above is by Sofia Ali, a student of Betsy DiJulio, and a sneak peek from the upcoming November SchoolArts article, "Under Wraps."