[Pollinator] Fwd: Community Arts and Education Fellowship: Application Deadline is December 14th, 2007 (Please forward)

[Josh Wilson]

Folks -- check this out. Artist fellowships through hostelling 
international. Next week I'll send this to the main list for the Expo 
for the Artist & Musician ... but wanted to give you Pollinators a 
heads-up on before that.

jw


Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Michael Yoshioka" <hap at norcalhostels.org>
> Date: November 16, 2007 2:46:06 PM PST
> To: <edit at artsandmedia.net>
> Subject: Community Arts and Education Fellowship: Application Deadline 
> is December 14th, 2007 (Please forward)
>
> Mike Yoshioka
> Educational Programs Coordinator
> Hostelling International USA, Golden Gate Council
> 425 Divisadero Street, Suite 307
> San Francisco, CA 94117
> 415-863-1444, xt 310
> fax: 415-863-3865
> www.hosteladventures.org
> HI-USA mission: "To help all, especially the young, gain a greater 
> understanding of the world and its people through hostelling."
>  
> Community Arts and Education Fellowship
>  
> Program Description:
> Community Walls is a fun and educational component of the Golden Gate 
> Council of Hostelling International’s Educational Programs that asks 
> youth “What is it like to live in your community?”
> Community Walls teaches youth to gain cultural understanding, define 
> their community, build pride in their culture, and artistically 
> express what it is like to live in their neighborhood.  Completed art 
> is displayed at Golden Gate Council Hostels in order to give world 
> travelers a unique perspective of life in Northern California.
> The Community Walls project consists of four 2-hour sessions led by 
> San Francisco artists. Participants are students and youth from 
> community based organizations across the city. The curriculum design 
> is the result of a collaborative effort by educators of Hostelling 
> International USA, Hostelling International Washington DC, Hostelling 
> International Chicago, and the Golden Gate Council of Hostelling 
> International.
> The Community Walls project is organized and administrated by 
> education staff at Hostelling International’s Golden Gate Council. 
> Artists are trained to deliver the program and work directly with the 
> classroom or youth group through to completion of their Community 
> Walls artwork
>  
> Position:
> There are two Community Arts and Education Fellowship positions. Each 
> position requires 60-80 hours over a six month time period. Each 
> Fellow is granted a $2,500 stipend. All supplies are provided by 
> Hostelling International, Golden Gate Council. This is a great 
> opportunity for local artists to develop the skills to cultivate and 
> sustain a productive relationship between their art and local youth 
> development.
> Fellows will:
> ·       Establish and maintain relationships with three local youth 
> groups
> ·       Facilitate four meetings with participating youth and use the 
> Community Walls curriculum to teach about hostelling, cultural 
> understanding, and art production
> ·       Mentor youth through the creation community artwork
> ·       Work in collaboration with the Educational Programs 
> Coordinator, teachers, and community based organization leaders
> ·       Attend and contribute to the planning of the Annual Community 
> Walls Art Exhibit at a Golden Gate Council Hostel
>  
> Qualifications:
> 	• 	Local working artist
> 	• 	Experience working with children is preferred.
> 	• 	Able to make a six month commitment
>  
> If interested please submit a resume, sample of works or portfolio, 
> references and cover letter by December 14, 2007 to: Educational 
> Programs, 425 Divisadero Street Suite 307 San Francisco, CA 94117
>  
> The Community Arts and Education Fellowship is supported by a grant 
> from the San Francisco Arts Commission COMMUNITY ARTS AND EDUCATION 
> PROGRAM
>  
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