Resident Teaching Artist Application

Become a LEAF Global Arts Resident Teaching Artist!

LEAF Schools & Streets is always looking for new engaging teaching artists to join the roster!

LEAF Schools & Streets cultural arts programs use the arts to bridge cultures and create life-affirming, community building experiences – empowering our youth to become global citizens, leaders and agents of positive change. LEAF Schools & Streets is a cultural arts education program of LEAF Community Arts.

If this is something that interests you please complete the application below.

Questions? Contact
Erinn Hartley, Education Director | education@theLEAF.org

LEAF Global Arts | 19 Eagle Street, Suite 120, Asheville, NC 28801

Name

Phone Number

Mailing Address

City, State, Zip

Art forms/genres you are teaching

Describe any experience you have as a teacher or teaching artist:

What grades or age levels work best with your genres?

Academic Subject Area(s)

How will the project integrate into Buncombe County & City of Asheville curriculum expectations and strategic goals?

What type of program can you offer? Please check as many as apply. All programs must include a cultural/education component.

Resident Teaching Artist (1 hr/week for 10 month school yr.): Artist(s) provide study guide/lesson plan to integrate into curriculum. Residencies (20 contact hours): Artist(s) provide study guide/lesson plan to integrate into curriculum. Workshops (3 contact hours): Artist(s) provides study guide/lesson plan to integrate into school curriculum. Presentations & Performances/“Informance” by local and international artists (1 hour).

Please describe how you would incorporate students from your program into a performance at LEAF as a result of this project? (Applies ONLY to Resident Teaching Artists, Residencies & Workshop formats)

What are your technical requirements?

Please describe the expected goals of the project.

How will the students be assessed during/after the project?

Do you have any special needs? If yes, please describe what we may need to know to be well prepared.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If yes, please explain. (note: LSS artists must complete a background check)

AN URGENT LETTER FROM THE LEAF BOARD:

For nearly 30 years, LEAF Global Arts has connected people through the power of art, music, and culture. Every shared moment has been made possible because of you – our community.

The LEAF Festival is critical to funding LEAF’s larger work: providing global cultural arts programming for thousands of local youth and preserving cultures and traditions around the world.

This year, we are facing a financial crossroads: between the loss of last fall’s Festival, losing a majority of our arts education funding in 2025, and not fully recovering from COVID, the future is bleak. The upcoming LEAF Festival could be our last if we don’t come together to sustain the heart of LEAF’s mission – but we have seen what this community can do when united for a cause greater than itself.

To open the Festival experience to as many people as possible, and to rally the full spirit of LEAF, we are offering a limited number of LEAF LOVE Tickets at a significant discount.

These special tickets, offered at 30% off (our highest discount, even more so than our Early Bird pricing) are our way of ensuring everyone has a place in this story. Full-priced tickets also remain available for those with the means to give a little more to help support LEAF’s vital work.

Your presence, your voice, and your support matter more than ever right now. Join us in making this LEAF Festival one that the world will never forget and ensuring the music continues for generations to come.

Mayani is a Maasai boy from longido Arusha. He went to boarding school at 6 years old and lost his Maasai language and tradition. Since joining the LEAF program, he has learned to sing Maasai songs, practiced the ‘jump’ tradition and wear Maasai shukas (traditional clothing). Mayani is extremely happy and is currently teaching other youth the culture.

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