Part-Time Teaching Artist

What We Are Looking For
Armory Center for the Arts, based in Pasadena, California, seeks part-time Teaching Artists to lead engaging and inclusive studio art classes at our main location in Old Pasadena. We are looking for practicing artists and art educators with a deep expertise in their field, and a commitment to community centered environments.

We welcome applicants with demonstrated skill and teaching experience in drawing, painting, ceramics, stop motion animation, printmaking, and risograph printing, including experience working with children, teens, and adults.

The ideal candidate is:
An experienced teaching artist with three years leading art classes in a cultural organization or educational setting.
Knowledgeable of current art education practices, curriculum development, and art integration strategies.
Experience teaching from original works of art with a deep interest in socially relevant contemporary art.
Audience focused, experience supporting a class that has a diversity of learning styles.
Experienced and confident in teaching students as young as toddlers, K-8, teens, adults, older adults and/or system impacted youth.
Demonstrates maturity, strong problem solving abilities, and is able to identify and address high priority tasks.
Able to make judgments between the activities that are priorities and attend to those first.
Responsible, punctual, adaptable, and performs well under pressure with a positive, team oriented attitude.
Bachelor of Fine Arts or equivalent experience and a current studio practice.
Comfortable teaching and experimenting with a diversity of art mediums.
Able to speak, hear, see, reach, bend, sit, stand, and lift 25 pounds.
Fluency in Spanish or a language other than English is a plus.
Familiarity with the San Gabriel Valley is a plus but not required.

General Duties, Responsibilities, Essential Functions

Teaching Artists are responsible for implementing exceptional visual arts instruction over a 10 week period that can include Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer studio sessions.
Curriculum planning, in-class instruction, prep and clean-up for each session.
Provide classroom management in an open space studio environment where multiple classes occur simultaneously.
Provide guidance to teen volunteers who assist with some studio classes.
Submit supply lists on time that are within the budget of the program and age appropriate for the students.
Maintain on-going communication with the VP of Programs and Directors about program issues, student concerns and needed support.
Notify VP of programs and Directors about scheduling issues and substitute requests.
Foster a safe, nurturing, and inspiring environment for students.
Follow strict COVID-19 safety protocols as directed by the Armory.
Attends teaching staff meetings, training sessions, and gallery walk throughs.

Perform any other duties as may reasonably be required.

Salary: This is a part time position. Pay starts at $37 an hour for teaching hours. This position will occasionally be required to cover other shifts depending on needs of the organization. The schedule is subject to change

Benefits: Benefits include paid sick time, free parking, opportunities for professional development, and free Armory studio art classes.

Education requirements: High School diploma

Deadline to apply: June 2, 2025

Documents required to apply: Resume, Cover Letter

How to apply: To apply, send a resume and cover letter to emplyoment@armoryarts.org. In the subject line of the email, write “Teaching Artist”. Applications are due by Monday, June 2, 2025 at 5 p.m to be considered for Fall 2025 studio programming. Applications submitted after this deadline will be considered for future sessions beyond Fall 2025.