Art Instructor, Mural Corps, Philadelphia Mural Arts Program

Posted by on September 17, 2007

[emailed 9/13/07]

Title: Art Instructor
Program: Mural Corps
Category: Art, Education, Administrative

Description: Mural Arts Program?s Mural Corps is an after school art education program that operates in 8 locations throughout the city of Philadelphia. This program is a rigorous mural painting and art education program for teens. The art instructor is viewed as a mentor to the students, sharing their training and sensibility with the youth (class ratio of 10 to 1). The program runs in three 10 week sessions, two days a week, 3:30 ? 6:30 pm starting October 1, 2007 and running though June 2008. The summer session runs for 6 weeks, July to mid-August 2008, five half days a week.

Mural Corps Instructors must have a degree in Art or Art Education, have some experience painting murals, possess strong leadership and classroom management skills, teaching experience, and a desire to work with teens.

Instructor Salary: $25/hour

To Apply: Send cover letter, resume and jpeg samples of artwork to Kimberly Clark, kim.clark@muralarts.org. No phone calls.

All Mural Art educators are required to have a PA Child Abuse Report and PA Criminal Background Check upon 30 days of hire.