Facilitator Call – Art Flow

County Arts is recruiting two Visual Artists to facilitate a series of participatory workshops as part of Art Flow, a new project being carried out through a partnership between County Arts and Community Living Prince Edward (CLPE).

Art Flow will engage up to 10 participants aged 18+ in a total of eight visual art workshops. Five participants will join us from CLPE’s Youth in Transition program whose aim is to help young people with an intellectual disability make a smooth transition from high school to life as an adult in the community. The other five spots will be open to all community members.

This program falls under our Art for Well-Being programming stream, through which we work to create free opportunities inspired by research demonstrating the important roles of art making and social connectedness in promoting positive mental and physical health.

The workshops will be provided for free thanks to a grant from 100 People Who Care PEC. We sincerely thank them for this support!

The Details:

• Participants will attend a total of eight 2-hour weekly skills-building workshops.
• Each Facilitator will lead a series of 4 workshops, with each 4-week session culminating in a final project.
• Both Facilitators will attend all 8 workshops – when they are not leading, they will assist their Co-Facilitator. CLPE staff will also be on hand to provide assistance.
• The aim is for participants to experiment with a variety of visual art mediums; the Facilitator selection process will take this into consideration.
• Each Facilitator will receive a $1900 fee (+HST if applicable) (includes payment for workshop facilitation, training, meetings).
• Training and all supplies will be provided.

Timeline:

Training will take place in February 2025, and the workshops will take place in March and April 2025 at the County Arts Lab. The exact schedule will be based on the availability of selected Facilitators, but workshops will most likely take place in the later part of the afternoon on weekdays or weekends.

The program will culminate in a community exhibition taking place in May 2025.

The application deadline is January 8th, 2025 at 4:30 PM. Click here to learn more and apply.