Teaching Assistant, Precollege program Painting from Poetry

Position Overview
The position of Teaching Assistant (TA) for Painting From Poetry is now open.

Painting From Poetry is a 3-week precollege program for teens who are passionate about art and painting and serious about honing their craft. This is a new program at the College for creative young people looking for an intensive experience with drawing and painting. The course has an interdisciplinary approach, with an integration of poetry, drawing, and painting.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, participants attend intensive painting workshops with a faculty member (9:00am-12:00pm). Students have one 3-hour poetry workshop each Wednesday 9:00am-12:00pm and use their poetry as inspiration for their painting.

The teaching assistants attend the last hour of these workshops (11:00am – 12:00pm), in order to provide continuity and then [provide supervision and mentorship for the precollege students each weekday afternoon as the students work on their portfolio pieces.

The program culminates in an exhibition in which the students showcase their works for their classmates, families and friends.