Residencies

The 2011-12 school year is just getting underway... here are the first few residencies that we have scheduled:

September 12-16	Whitson Elementary	Jana Hannigan
September 19-30	St. Mary's Academy	Shelley Toon Hight
October 24-28	Sherman Elementary	Kristin Walrod

[ Residency requests come in every day, so check back often to see the fast growing list. To get a better idea of what we accomplish in a whole school year, please click here to see a listing of the 2010-11 residencies. ]

CGAIE’s professional artists are available to come to your school for a variety of choices in residencies, special projects, staff development workshops, after-school art clubs and other projects.

The goal of AIE artists is to introduce and engage students in art projects not ordinarily available, while remaining relative to their classroom curriculum.

Artist Fees for a one week residency are $600 or $35 per hour for Special Projects, plus materials and transportation. AIE is also offering a Sequential Residency option, which is a one-day a week for five weeks residency for $750, plus materials and transportation. Schools frequently fund these programs through their PTO, fundraisers, Title I funds, or grants from private and corporate foundations.

CGAIE Artists teach the following disciplines:

• Visual Arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, clay and print-making)
• Literary Arts (poetry and prose)
• Performing Arts (dance, music and drama)
• Other CGAIE programs include Architects in the Schools, folk arts through the Oregon Folklife Program, and film-making through the NW Film Study Center.

We recommend scheduling residencies in the fall, or applying no later than November 15th for a spring residency. AIE Artists are typically very busy in the spring and if you wait too long, you may not get your first or second choice!

Please read the following guidelines carefully…they reflect our commitment to providing the highest quality arts experiences at the lowest costs for students in our schools and communities.

Standard Residency Definition
Artists work with students:
• for anywhere from 1-9 weeks
• for 45-60 minutes per class, 5 days per week.
• a maximum of 20 hours among 4 classes per week
• in groups of no more than 30 students
• in the presence of their classroom teacher

Sequential Residency Definition
Artists work with students:
• in 3 classrooms (one grade level)
• for 60 minutes per class, per week
• for a total of 15 hours over 5 weeks
• in groups of no more than 30 students
• in the presence of their classroom teacher

Residency Costs
The average residency costs $800-$1200 per residency week. Through our cost-share program, CGAIE covers expenses related to recruiting, training, promoting, planning, contracting, and evaluating residency artists. We can help schools determine ways to cover their portion of residency expenses, which are listed below.

Pre-Planning artist/teacher meetings at $25/hour	$25 - 50
Artist Fees	$600 - 750
Materials	$100 - 200
Teacher in-service (optional - $35/hour)	$0 - 105
Transportation (1 RT per week from artist’s home at $.50/mile)	$10 - 100
Residency Administration	$25
TOTAL per week cost to schools	$710 - $1225

View the 2010-12 Artist Catalog.

Visit the Forms page to find all of the forms you'll need to schedule an artist in your school or organization.