Looking for Qualified scholars

Do you want to help bring the arts to life for youth in the Fox Valley, gain valuable experience as a teacher and artist, and earn scholarship money? If your answer is “yes,” then we invite you to apply to be an ArtsBridge America scholar!

Job of a scholar

ArtsBridge scholars are outstanding Lawrence University students who conduct visual and performing arts workshops and developing projects in Fox Valley public and private K-12 schools. We are looking for a variety of scholars to teach drawing, painting, photography, acting, singing, dance, music performance or composition, film making, web design and more.

Each scholar will be matched with a mentor (who is a university faculty member) and a K-12 school classroom project. With guidance from the mentor, the scholar will collaborate with the classroom teacher to develop and carry out arts lessons for the students across thirty in-school contact hours during the semester. These lessons give students in K-12 schools hands-on experience with the arts that otherwise they might not have.

Eligibility

ArtsBridge scholars will receive a project stipend of $1,500 for their work as an ArtsBridge scholar. Money will be paid twice during the academic school year through their financial aid package.

All current undergraduate students who meet the following requirements are eligible:

• Be a registered Lawrence University student.
• Be able to commit 25 contact teaching hours in the K-12 classroom (plus preparation time) over the course of an entire K-12 semester.
• A minimum 3.0 GPA is preferred.
• An interest in the arts, education or arts education.

Applicants are also evaluated on enthusiasm, prior teaching experience, and planning skills. Projects are awarded twice a year during fall/winter and winter/spring project rounds.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this wonderful opportunity, we invite you to apply to be an ArtsBridge scholar. Applications are available in ArtsBridge office. More information about the current projects and the application process is also available on the web site.

ArtsBridge scholar applications are accepted twice a year, during fall term for winter/spring projects and during spring term for fall/winter projects. Please contact the Artsbridge office for more information or an application.

“ArtsBridge has inspired me to make classical music and art history more accessible to future generations. It has been incredibly rewarding to note the retention from week to week-it's a class of 6th graders that cabn intelllectually discuss the difference between Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko!"
Melody Waring, 2005-06 ArtsBridge scholar, Appleton, Wisconsin

"The most rewarding college experience I've had has been in an elementary school!"
Elementary School ArtsBridge scholar, University of California, Santa Barbara

Lawrence University
P.O Box 599
Appleton, WI 54912
(920) 832-6523
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