What are the responsibilities and job description for the Teaching Artist position at MFAH?
Learning and Interpretation Mission Statement
The Department of Learning and Interpretation (L&I) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, engages diverse audiences through original works of art, and builds relationships of trust with all communities in Houston.
What is Object-Based Learning (OBL)?
The Object-based learning team in Learning and Interpretation engages audiences from PreK- University. OBL at MFAH promotes in-depth investigations with original works of art through communal constructs of knowledge. These dialogues and experiences invite active participation.
Position Overview:
The Teaching Artist will help plan and lead sections of rehearsal and provide support/guidance for the performance development process. This will include planning meetings, in-person teaching time and other administrative tasks such as:
Program Overview:
The Performing Justice Project (PJP) was founded in 2010 as a signature program of the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (CWGS) at the University of Texas at Austin. PJP utilizes art (theatre, digital storytelling, poetry and spoken word, visual art etc.) and performance to engage young people in conversations surrounding gender and racial justice. Through this process, they devise and share original performance material that creates opportunity for dialogue with the goal of further activating personal and communal change. During the Spring of 2023, the Learning and Interpretation Department at The Museum of Fine Arts Houston is very excited to engage Students from Jack Yates High School and Energy Institute High School in the first PJP to utilize art and objects as the primary method of exploration.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
- Experience or interest in teaching in museums or other non-traditional learning environments
- Experience or interest in the arts (Visual Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, Creative Writing etc.)
- Prior teaching or facilitation experience
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Experience working with high-school age students
- Punctual, adaptable/flexible, and dependable
- Receptive to interdisciplinary learning models/approaches
Education and Eligibility:
- Bachelor's degree in related field; OR, any equivalent combination of related work experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
- Experience Working as an Artist, Teacher or Teaching Artist.
Anticipated Schedule:
- The program will begin in January of 2023 and is envisioned to encompass the full academic semester.
Equal Opportunities for All
At the MFAH, we believe that diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusivity are fundamental to our organization. We welcome all candidates whose experience has prepared them to contribute to our organization and our pledge for workplace diversity, inclusion, and excellence.
Our commitment to our policy and practice of nondiscrimination represents more than good intentions. It provides for employment decisions that are made without regard to race, creed, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law or any other reason unrelated to your ability to join and contribute to our organization and support our mission to provide a museum experience for all.
The MFAH is equally committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals interested in employment with the organization. As part of this commitment, we want to ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation needed to 1) participate in the job application or 2) interview process; 3) perform essential job functions; and/or 4) participate in the benefits and privileges of employment with the MFAH. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the human resources department - HR@mfah.org
