City of Atlanta
Mayor's Office of
Cultural Affairs

OCA and Parks & Recreation Seek Teaching Artists to Work with Atlanta’s Youth

The City of Atlanta’s Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA), in partnership with the City of Atlanta’s Department of Parks and Recreation, is seeking creative and innovative teaching artists to mentor and instruct children between 5 to 18 years of age for a new art program, entitled “Centers of Hope Saturday Art School” program. OCA is accepting proposals until Friday, May 3, 2019, from experienced teaching artists that detail workshop curriculums and budgets for the upcoming program.

The Centers of Hope Saturday Art School program seeks to offer K-12 art educational opportunities to children and assist them in developing their artistic abilities of choice. We also seek to foster in students a lifelong appreciation of the creative arts and their potential to transform individual lives.

The OCA is excited to work with teaching artist passionate about creating unique artistic student programming. The Centers of Hope Saturday Art School program strives to have visual art, dance, theatre, music, and graphic and craft design as opportunities every year for K-12 students by offering free arts educational programming.

The Centers of Hope Saturday Art School program will take place at Rosel Fann, Martin Luther King, Jr., C.T. Martin, and William Walker Recreation Centers from May 18 to July 20, 2019. Selected Teaching Artists will receive hourly compensation of $35 for their time.

If you can satisfy the requirements outlined above, please submit a completed PDF packet to this Request for Proposal to ksipp@atlantaga.gov.

All proposals must be received by 5 pm on Friday, May 3, 2019. Responses that do not contain all the requested information and received after the deadline will not be accepted.

For more information contact, Kevin Sipp at 404-546-3220 or ksipp@atlantaga.gov.

Program Details:

• Teaching Artist will commit to 3 hours each Saturday (30 minutes prep time, 2 hours instruction time, 30 minutes clean-up time).
• Children/Youth Age Range – 5 – 8, 9 – 12, 13 – 18.
• All mediums and disciplines are welcomed to apply. Potential Classes proposed may include – Dance, Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media (paint/collage), Graphic Design, Creative Writing, Jewelry Making, Drama/Comedy (Improv), Cartooning, and Animation.

Minimum Qualifications

All experienced metro Atlanta artists, organizations and artist partnerships are invited to submit a proposal.

Applicants must be experienced in:

• Producing high quality, innovative artwork.
• A history of working with the specified neighborhoods.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to manage time sensitive projects
• Familiarity with materials and ideas for artwork proposal
• Ability to discuss and present ideas in a professional manner
• Submit a Brief artist bio (1 pg. max)
• Submit Artist Resume/CV that includes contact information ‐address, telephone number, email and website (If more than one applicant, please provide information on lead artist and/or collaborator and names of participating artists).
• Provide List of 3 References
• Submit Project Theme and Statement of Intent (1 pg. max) describing intent, concept, method of working, anticipated outcome, and include maximum number of students
• Provide budget outlining supplies and materials for the course

Program Location: Rosel Fann, Martin Luther King Jr, C.T. Martin, & William Walker Recreation Centers

Program Dates: May 18 – July 20, 2019

Potential Class Hours: Saturday • 11a-1p / 1p-3p

Teaching Artist Fee: $35 an hour