Creative Teens Creative Adventures
This project has been supported by a grant from Seven Towns' Educational Enrichment Program, a fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
The Becket Arts Center seeks applicants to create a series of free multi arts workshops for K-12 students who live in Central Berkshire Regional School District (includes 7 towns: Becket, Hinsdale, Peru, Dalton, Cummington, Washington, and Windsor.
Support for this project is provided by the Becket Cultural Council and the Town of Becket.
Mentee/Assistant Teaching Artist
The Becket Arts Center is offering training and work experience to emerging artists and those interested in art education. This opportunity includes:
Training: Becoming a Teaching Artist, school etiquette, what is HIPAA, lesson planning, evaluation, classroom management.
Mentorship with an established teaching artist in the Creative Youth Teen Arts Workshop one or more days over April 21-25. (9am-4pm)
Opportunity and support to teach an afterschool arts workshop with Elementary students in May/June (2:30pm-5pm)
Working list of topics: Circus, Hip Hop, Improv, Anime, Storytelling, Collage, assemblage, painting, collage, mosaic, printmaking, writing, fiber arts.
The ideal candidates must be over 18, have some arts experience, be interested in arts education and in learning from an experienced working artist.