COMMUNITY+Connects with Workman Arts invites instructors to propose accessible and inclusive online or hybrid courses for our 2021/2022 workshops as a part of the Scarborough Arts “COMMUNITY+Connects: Online” annual programming.

We are looking for artists who live in Scarborough that have developed skills or technical experience in a range of disciplines that may include (but are not limited to): Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textile Art, Photography, Media Arts, Filmmaking, Podcasting, Animation, Performance, Theatre, Movement, Poetry, Prose, Playwriting, Songwriting and/or Music Composition.

We recognize all forms of knowledge acquisition and invite instructors from all backgrounds to apply; academic experience is not necessary. We prioritize hiring artists with lived experience of mental illness and/or addiction. 

Instructors will develop and teach workshops and classes for participants living in Scarborough. Each course will be provided with Workman Arts peer support, who will support participants with anything that may come up for them during the class. Peer support is not there to assist the instructor with instructing. 

Please keep in mind that programs are intended to provide participating artists with guidance and support in their own creative pursuits or the chance to contribute to a larger collaborative process (rather than be in service to an Instructor’s sole artistic vision or project). Also, please note that Workman Arts is a non-clinical arts organization and we will not prioritize applications that are situated explicitly within art therapy and/or clinically-based framework. »

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://www.scarborougharts.com/news/calling-scarborough-artists-be-a-communityconnects-instructor

-from Scarborough Arts