U of A ARTeacher Fellowship Program Accepting Applications

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ARTeacher Fellowship participants pose for a group photo with Summer Institute teaching artist Daniel Barash.

ARTeacher Fellowship is seeking bright and dedicated teachers to take part in this innovative and award-winning program. The fellowship, which will enter its 12th year this summer, is open to area secondary teachers in English/language arts, math, science, social studies and world/foreign language seeking to infuse the arts into their curriculum to deepen and invigorate the learning process.

Ten teachers will be selected for this year-long professional development. First-year Fellows receive a $1,000 stipend for successful completion. The application period is now open, and the deadline to apply is April 14, 2023. Download the ARTeacher Fellowship application here.

The ARTeacher Fellowship is organized by the U of A Center for Children and Youth in collaboration with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Walton Arts Center. The Center for Children and Youth was recently recognized with the Governor's Arts Award for arts in education.

The ARTeacher Fellowship provides secondary teachers with intensive training over four consecutive days during the summer and four separate days during the school year (two meetings per semester). The professional development focuses on connecting the arts with other subjects and centering both teacher and student as artful thinkers and makers.

Applicants must have at least three years of experience teaching middle, junior high or high school. They also must demonstrate a keen interest in learning arts-based strategies, a willingness to implement them in their classroom and the ability to collaborate effectively with other participants. Fellows who successfully complete their first year may be selected to continue for a second and third year to further develop their expertise.

"Spirited, creative and socially engaged learning is at the heart of what a classroom should provide," said Hung Pham, director for the Center for Children & Youth. "The ARTeacher Fellowship shows how the arts can unlock these qualities. The work and accomplishments of this tremendous collection of educators speak for themselves."

Along with its partners at the Walton Arts Center and Crystal Bridges, the ARTeacher Fellowship collaborates with numerous leaders in the field of art and education, including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (DC) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY). Participating Fellows have presented on arts integration at statewide and national conferences.

"The ARTeacher Fellowship enabled me to expand my teacher's toolbox in a way that seldom happens during professional development. Arts integration has been a game-changer for me and the learners in my classroom," said ARTeacher alum and 2020 Fayetteville HIgh School Teacher of the Year Kelly Buckley.

The Center for Children and Youth is an endowed initiative housed in the U of A College of College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction.