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Call for Multiple Instructors at 3rd Ward

CONTEXT
3rd Ward is a new creative community in NYC. It is a unique, 30,000 sq. ft. studio facility, education center, and exhibition venue for artists and creative professionals located in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn (the newest and most dynamic NYC artist neighborhood).

Our facility boasts a recording studio, post-production suite, digital media lab, metal shop, wood shop, dance studio, photo studio, and several exhibition spaces. We seek to support all aspects of contemporary artists’ needs, from workspace, to exhibition space, to education, to professional development, and networking.

POSITIONS
3rd ward is seeking multiple instructors for its growing education program. Our curriculum consists of skill-based art classes, as well as non-traditional coursework designed specifically for emerging and established artists. Some examples of our skill-based classes are: MIG Welding, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Photographic Lighting, and ProTools. Examples of our non-traditional coursework are: Mutant Bicycles, Loft Building, Electronics for Artists, and Reconstructing Vintage Clothing.

We are looking for instructors to teach the following specific courses for immediate hire (as of Feb 14, 2007): Electronics for Artists, Mutant Bicycles (an Introduction to Machining and Mechanics) Butoh, Mold Making, TIG welding, Reconstructing Vintage Clothing, Resume Writing, a sculpture class that emphasizes modularity, and theatre classes.

The successful candidate will have an interest in working in a creative interdisciplinary environment where students, teachers, members, and visiting artists provide a cohesive, dynamic, and supportive artist community. Applicants must be exceptional artists able to tailor instruction to suit individual student needs. Class sizes are small (5-10 students).

CREDENTIALS
Credentials are evaluated based on the individual course of instruction due to the wide rang of classes that we offer. Typically, we want instructors who have an extensive exhibition record and teaching experience as well as ten years of experience in a relevant professional field or an MFA.

Please send:
- 1 paragraph class description
- 1 paragraph bio
- resume or CV
- documentation of your work
- documentation of student work (if possible)
- 3 digital images for publicity of your class
(your work or image related to class)

to Jean Haluska via [email protected]

If you will be mailing documentation of art, 2D work should be submitted as an 8x10 computer print of no more than 20 images. Video should be submitted in the form of a DVD or VCD for playback on an Apple computer. Audio should be presented on CD. Send to: Jean Haluska, Education Coordinator, 3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237.

COMPENSATION
Competitive hourly rates. Successful courses may be renewed. Please keep your file updated for future consideration.