The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, a non-profit visual arts organization, advocates for a greater understanding of the visual arts through the promotion of art education, exhibition and community engagement.
The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, is seeking a Visual Arts Instructor to be responsible for developing students’ interest in and the ability for creative expression in visual terms; to develop aesthetic understandings and appreciations; to discover and develop talents of students in the field of visual art.
The Visual Arts Instructor will perform all or some of the following Job description:
• Teach knowledge and skills in art, including drawing, painting, lettering, and art history,
• Demonstrate techniques in activities such as drawing and painting with a variety of media
• Understand the versatility of acrylic paints: dry brushing, staining, layering, underpainting, mono-printing
• Understand a variety of “masters” techniques
• Knows and can apply elements of design and modern principles of art
• Knows the fundamentals and different approaches to drawing media technique
• Provide individual and small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying age and artistic abilities, and to accommodate a variety of instructional activities
• Instruct students in proper care and use of tools and equipment
• Organize storage areas and control use of materials, equipment and tools to prevent loss or abuse, and to minimize time required for distribution and collection
• Prepare all lesson plans and curriculum, provides summary to Executive Director
• Prepare and keep up to date a class supply list for students
• Set up classroom and return studio spaces to original configuration and cleanliness
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by Administration
Minimum Requirements / Knowledge / Skill for Visual Arts Instructor Position
• Two years’ work experience as an art teacher
• Five years’ experience as a fine artist
Minimum Education Requirements / Certification
• High School Diploma
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fine Arts (preferred but not required for each position)
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Art Education (preferred but not required for each position)
Email your cover letter and artists resume/cv to Danielle Dieterich, Executive Director
director@cvartcenter.org or by mail/drop-off to:
April 30, 2024 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Online
In this virtual workshop, Grace Carter, Jade Houston, and Chloe Redman will equip you with all the tools you need to appropriately credit artists’ work on social media.
Who should attend?
Marketing, communication, and social media leadership interested in simplifying best practices for citing and engaging artists and arts nonprofit work online.
