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Lead Teaching Artist and Project Facilitator · Senior Vice President and Director of...
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1 Artist’s rendering of the animated films projected onto Eastern State Penitentiary. Lead Teaching Artist and Project Facilitator Hidden Lives, Illuminated Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Philadelphia The Project: Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site (“ESPHS”) is developing a new project: Hidden Lives, Illuminated. It will offer a rare look into daily life inside America’s correctional system through newly commissioned, animated short films, created by artists living or working inside prisons. These films will be projected onto the penitentiary’s dramatic, 30-foot facade for one month in the fall of 2019, accompanied by a soundtrack that viewers can download to their smartphones. Concurrent programs hosted by community ambassadors will foster public conversation around social and criminal justice issues. A short documentary about the creation of the films will later be on view for future ESPHS visitors. Hidden Lives, Illuminated is part of the ESPHS’s new strategic vision for the historic site. Major funding for Hidden Lives has been provided by the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. Job Description: The Lead Teaching Artist (LTA) will work closely with ESPHS staff to create and oversee a 10-month curriculum for incarcerated artists in both a men’s and women’s prison. The curriculum will include
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Artist’s rendering of the animated films projected onto Eastern State Penitentiary.
Lead Teaching Artist and Project Facilitator HiddenLives,IlluminatedEasternStatePenitentiaryHistoricSite,PhiladelphiaTheProject:EasternStatePenitentiaryHistoricSite(“ESPHS”)isdevelopinganewproject:HiddenLives,Illuminated.ItwillofferararelookintodailylifeinsideAmerica’scorrectionalsystemthroughnewlycommissioned,animatedshortfilms,createdbyartistslivingorworkinginsideprisons.Thesefilmswillbeprojectedontothepenitentiary’sdramatic,30-footfacadeforonemonthinthefallof2019,accompaniedbyasoundtrackthatviewerscandownloadtotheirsmartphones.
Concurrentprogramshostedbycommunityambassadorswillfosterpublicconversationaroundsocialandcriminaljusticeissues.AshortdocumentaryaboutthecreationofthefilmswilllaterbeonviewforfutureESPHSvisitors.HiddenLives,IlluminatedispartoftheESPHS’snewstrategicvisionforthehistoricsite.MajorfundingforHiddenLiveshasbeenprovidedbythePewCenterforArtsandHeritage.JobDescription:TheLeadTeachingArtist(LTA)willworkcloselywithESPHSstafftocreateandoverseea10-monthcurriculumforincarceratedartistsinbothamen’sandwomen’sprison.Thecurriculumwillinclude
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storytelling,screenwriting,sounddesignandanimation.TheLTAwillhelpidentifyspecialiststoactasteachingartistsinthesedisciplines,andwillaccompanythemduringclassesinsidetheprisons.Theincarceratedartistswillproduceshortanimatedfilmsoverthecourseoftheprogram.WorkingwithESPHSstaff,theLTAwillexploreotheranimatedfilmsonsubjectssurroundinglawenforcement,thecriminallegalsystemandincarcerationforpossibleinclusioninthepresentations.Thisemploymentopportunityisatemporary,part-timeposition.TheLTAwillreporttoEasternState’sSeniorVicePresidentandDirectorofInterpretationSeanKelley.TheLTAwillalsoworkcloselywithDirectorofEducationLaurenZalutandManagerofResearchandPublicProgrammingAnnieAnderson.Responsibilities:
• Overallprojectmanagementforcommissioningandcreatingtheanimatedfilmsoverthecourseofoneyear:June2018toJune2019.
• Designandwritecurriculumforaclassthatwillresultincompletedfilmsattheendofthe
course,inclosepartnershipwithESPHSstaffandotheradvisors.
• Providecontinuitywithincarceratedartiststhroughoutthecreativeprocess,bridgingthemanystepsfromconceptiontocompletionoftheanimatedfilms.TheLTAwillattendallclasseswithincarceratedartists.
• Preparecoursematerials.Purchaseartsuppliesandothermaterialsasnecessaryforclass.
• Identify,hireandcoordinateteachingartistsandspecialistsinstorytelling,screenwriting,sounddesignandanimationtoteachincarceratedartists.
• InterfacewithDepartmentsofCorrections,securingaccesstofacilitiesforoutsideteaching
specialists,securingapprovalsforartists’materials,andotherseekingpermissionsasnecessary.
• Maintainstrictrecords,includingcorrectionalinstitutiongateclearances,classattendance,payrollhours,transportationexpensesandperiodicprogressreports.
• SupportESPHSstaffinotheraspectsoftheprojectadministration,asrequired.Requirements
• Knowledgeofartmakingtechniques.Experienceworkingwithartists.Knowledgeoffilmmakingand/oranimationstronglypreferred.Personalartisticpractice(inanydiscipline)preferred.
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• Experienceworkingineducationalenvironments,withteachingandmanagingaclassroompreferred.Abilitytoorganize,instructandmotivateindividualsandgroups.Abilitytomaintaineffectiveworkingrelationshipswithparticipants,associatesandgeneralpublic.
• Accesstoreliableautomobiletransportation.
• Desiretoworkwithincarceratedpeople.Experiencewiththecriminaljusticesystemorlivedexperiencewithincarcerationpreferred.
• Superiororganizationalandprojectmanagementskills.Detailoriented.Abilitytotroubleshoot
andsolveproblems.
• Exceptionalwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills.
• Abilitytoworkindependently.Willingnesstoworkcollaborativelyandinpartnershipwithprogrammanagers,teachingspecialistsandartists.Flexibilityandadaptability.
Rate:
$25/hour.EmployeewillworkanaverageofthreedaysperweekfromJune2018toJune2019.Healthbenefitsarenotincludedwiththisposition.
ToApply
PleaseprovidecoverletterwithresumeandreferencesbyWednesday,April25,[email protected]
EqualOpportunityEmployerStatement:EasternStatePenitentiaryHistoricSiteInc.isanEqualOpportunityEmployerthatdoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofactualorperceivedrace,creed,color,religion,alienageornationalorigin,ancestry,citizenshipstatus,age,disabilityorhandicap,sex,maritalstatus,veteranstatus,sexualorientation,genderidentity,genderexpression,arrestrecordoranyothercharacteristicprotectedbyapplicablefederal,stateorlocallaws.Ourmanagementteamisdedicatedtothispolicywithrespecttorecruitment,hiring,placement,promotion,transfer,training,compensation,benefits,employeeactivitiesandgeneraltreatmentduringemployment.AboutESPHS:WhenEasternStatePenitentiaryopenedmorethan180yearsago,itchangedtheworld.Thefirstprisonofitskind–apenitentiary–itwasdesignedtoinspiretrueregretintheheartsofcriminals.Thebuildingitselfwasanarchitecturalwonder;ithadrunningwaterandcentralheatbeforetheWhiteHouse,andattractedvisitorsfromaroundtheglobe.
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Althoughthepenitentiarynowstandsinruin,itsstoryremainsrelevanttoday.Itopenedasahistoricsitein1994,attractingjustover10,000daytimevisitors.In2017itwasvisitedbymorethan260,000.Thesite’sstaffandprogrammingcontinuetogrowbyinvitingthepublicintonewspaces,mountingoriginalartistinstallations,andengagingvisitorsinconversationsaboutsomeofthemostchallengingandtroublingissuesfacingournation.Thepenitentiaryisopeneveryday,year-round,from10:00amto5:00pm.Formoreinformationpleasevisitwww.easternstate.org
