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Summary

Intertwine Arts seeks dynamic and experienced Teaching Artists to provide support during our participant-led weaving workshops.

The progressive art studio model is a learner-centered, inclusive approach that treats the studio as a community of artists rather than a classroom. It emphasizes autonomy, access, and authentic art practice over instruction-by-lesson. Intertwine Arts follows this model. We encourage participants to explore their own aesthetic, weave in a way that best suits them, and express themselves with no judgement or intervention. Intertwine Teaching Artists are adaptable teachers, adjusting their instruction for participant needs and abilities as well as championing the artistic ambitions of each individual weaver.

We offer weaving workshops online as well as in-person across New York City. Online workshops are based around DIY looms made from recycled and/or accessible materials. In-person workshops will provide participants access to SAORI, Cricket, and frame looms, as well as embroidery tools, sewing machines, and more.

Intertwine Arts is a growing organization. This is a contract position scheduled on an as-needed basis, with potential for recurring assignments.

Responsibilities: 

  1. Teach weaving workshops for participants who have a disability or chronic illness, with sensitivity towards creating a relaxed, respectful, and accessible arts space.  

  2. Provide technical support for the art making process, including but not limited to:

    • Floor loom Weaving

    • Tabletop loom Weaving 

    • Weaving on a hand-held loom in different shapes and sizes

    • Embroidery

    • Sewing by hand and on a sewing machine

    • Developing artistic concepts and giving technical advice

    • Virtual workshops (must provide your own computer device)

  3. Complete workshop evaluations to document engagement and artist development, as well as highlight issues, solutions and successes

  4. Ensure the workshop is appropriately equipped, including sourcing yarn and supplies as needed (materials reimbursed by Intertwine Arts).

  5. Coordinate with the Program Director regarding materials, workshop setup, and participant needs. 

  6. Communicate with fellow Teaching Artists as needed. 

  7. Participate in scheduled trainings and team meetings as needed. 


Requirements:

  • Previous hands-on experience with weaving and sewing

  • Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to interact authentically

  • Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently

  • Strong cultural competency skills and comfort/experience in working with people with disabilities or chronic illness

  • Ability to travel within NYC boroughs

  • Reliable access to a computer and internet for virtual workshops

  • Subject to background check and compliance with Intertwine Arts’ health and safety policies

Skills that are a “plus”:

  • Experience within the world of accessibility, either through one’s own experiences of chronic conditions or by working with people with disabilities and/or chronic illness

  • Ability to problem solve and support individuals with complex needs

  • Teaching experience with children, teens and/or adults

  • Demonstrated artistic practice, particularly with fiber arts 

  • Open-minded approach to exploring different ways of creating fiber art, including different methods, looms and equipment.

  • Bilingual, particularly in any of the following languages: ASL, Spanish, Japanese

  • Unconventional artists are encouraged to apply

Competencies: 

  • Demonstrates initiative, resourcefulness and a creative approach

  • Empathy and kindness

  • Displays a high level of support for colleagues, and builds professional and respectful relationships with others 

  • Adaptability, flexibility, and an active communicator

Pay: 

This is a contract position. 

  • $60 per hour for teaching workshops, for both zoom and in-person workshops

  • $30 per hour for warping and/or sewing

  • $25 per hour for training, shadowing and professional development workshops

Workshops typically range from 1.5–3 hours. Scheduling varies based on program needs. Payment is issued upon invoice submission in accordance with contract terms.

Intertwine Arts is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.

We strongly encourage applications from people with disabilities or chronic illness and from individuals of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds.

How to Apply:

Please send a resume or CV and a brief cover letter to danah@intertwinearts.org with “Teaching Artist Application” in the subject line.

About Intertwine Arts

The mission of Intertwine Arts is to inspire creativity, joy, and self-confidence through free-form weaving for people of all ages with disabilities or chronic illness. Intertwine creates inclusive communities of weavers by partnering with organizations that provide services to people with intellectual, developmental, or physical disabilities or chronic illness together with their families and caregivers. Intertwine Arts believes that the arts must be inclusive, equitable, and accessible to people of every background and ability, and that everyone has an inherent sense of beauty, unique sensibilities, and the intrinsic ability to create.