In collaboration with the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Lincoln Center Institute, The Newark Arts Council is presenting a series of Professional Development workshops specifically designed for a broad spectrum of artists including entrepreneurial artists, teaching artists, and art teachers to encourage, promote, train and hone knowledge, behavior and skills needed in a 21st Century workforce.
Registration Fees...........$25: Institute For Entrepreneurial Leadership $100: Lincoln Center Instititute (5 Workshops!)
Register: Online: www.newarkarts.org Fax: 973 - 643 - 1352
By mail: Newark Arts Council, 17 Academy Street, Suite #1104, Newark, NJ 07102
Attn: NAC PD
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Session 1: Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Open to All
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 10:00 am - 12:00pm
Starving Artist? Not Really!
Tools for earning a living while living your passion as an artist. Facilitator: Jill Johnson
Sessions 2- 6: Lincoln Center Institute
For Teaching Artists, Instructors
Dates/Times:
November 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010 o 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday, November 19, 2010 o 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, November 20, 2010 o 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
December 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010 o 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, December 18, 2010 o12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Through these workshops, teaching artists will gain an understanding of:
o An inquiry-based teaching and learning methodology that incorporates art-making, questioning, reflection, and the use of contextual information and research
o How a focus on a specific work of art and LCI's Capacities for Imaginative Learning supports connections to and learning across curricular subjects and grade levels, and core content standards
o How effective student-centered teaching practices promote student engagement and successful learning.
Registration form available for download.
Newark School of the Arts has on-site parking and wheelchair access.
