Arts-2-gether Deadline Fast Approaching

The deadline for Arts-2-gether applications is now only two weeks away- don't miss this amazing professional development opportunity!

The New York State Alliance for Arts Education is currently accepting applications from Master Level (five years + experience) and New to the Field (less than three years experience)Teaching Artists to participate in the Arts-2-gether: The Big Brothers Big Sisters Program, a Visual Arts mentoring program for students with special needs.

Arts-2-gether: Big Brothers Big Sisters  (BBBS) marks a new partnership between NYSAAE/VSAarts and NYS Big Brothers Big Sisters Affiliates. This program is designed for those students with disabilities (developmental and physical), ages 7-18, who are enrolled in a NYS Big Brothers Big Sisters Program. (Arts-2gether was formally named Side by Side). Once enrolled in the Arts-2-gether program each BBBS student-adult match will engage in a collaborative, cumulative, and expressive visual arts-making activity. Matches will meet after school hours, in a pre-determined location, once a week, for a period of six weeks.

Each Arts-2-gether program will be taught by a professional Master Level Teaching Artist, with teaching assistance from a New to the Field Teaching Artist (see links below for Teaching Artist Requirements).

Deadline: November 1, 2009