Call for Instructors

Interested in sharing your artistic knowledge?

Bartow Art Guild is seeking instructors to lead workshops, multi-session classes, and lectures at our newly renovated Art Center. We are currently seeking instructors for adult classes in 2023-24. Sessions may be held during the day or in the evening, depending on classroom availability.

Bartow Art Guild will:

• Market the monthly workshop schedule via website, social media, and newsletters (we do expect the instructor to self-market)

• Provide an online portal for students to register and pay for your workshop

• Communicate your requirements (i.e. materials needed, if any) to prospective students

• Provide work tables and seating for up to 8 students

• Add a nominal fee to your workshop charge to cover overhead expenses

• Handle any cancellations or other changes

• Pay you via check at the conclusion of your class

In return, we expect instructors to:

• Teach an artistic technique, skill, or project that is well within your knowledge base.

• Treat the Art Center with care, clean up after your class, and leave the center in “ready” condition for the next event

• Complete a W2 prior to payment.

• Properly dispose of paint or other materials.

• Treat all students fairly and with dignity

Possible topics (not an exhaustive list):

• Drawing with pencil, charcoal, pastels, etc.

• Silk painting, batik, calligraphy, printmaking

• Sculpting or hand-building with Polymer clay

• Beadwork, leatherwork, basketry

• Painting with watercolor, acrylic, goache, etc.

• Weaving, spinning with a drop spindle, embroidery, needlepoint, crewel

• Poured acrylic, glass etching

• Journaling, poetry

• Subject matter focus: portraits, landscapes, still life, Plein Air, etc.

To propose a workshop, download and send a completed Workshop Instructor Application, a short bio, a headshot, and sample images to BartowArtGuildPres@gmail.com.