Teaching Residency
- ProjectArt seeks professional artists who are both committed to their craft and passionate about utilizing their talents to teach and inspire children. Our Resident Teaching Artists teach free, high-quality afterschool art classes to children aged 4-18 at assigned local public libraries.
- Each 9-month residency runs September-June, and Artists are provided space in their designated libraries to create new artwork. Each residency culminates with an exhibition showcasing the children’s and artist’s work during their time together.
- The hiring process begins in June annually, with the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to local art and artist networks in the cities ProjectArt calls home.
Application Process
- The application requires Artists to submit a letter of interest that specifies which library branch or neighborhood they wish to serve, and why. Applicants are asked to provide their artist statement, resume, and a portfolio of five images that showcase their work. After an internal panel identifies the semi-finalists, those submissions are reviewed by our selection jury of art world professionals – a talented group of esteemed curators, museum directors, and creative visionaries. Applications open in June and are due in July.
- July – August – All applicants will have undergone 1-2 rounds of interviews.
- By early August, the final cohort of Resident Teaching Artists is selected. These artists are chosen based on their application materials, jury input, and interview results. Once the official cohort is confirmed, ProjectArt proceeds with an official onboarding to welcome the Resident Teaching Artists, and to help them prepare their curriculum and classes for the upcoming year.
- This overall rigorous hiring process ensures the quality and caliber of our programming, while also inspiring a collective that is passionate about our organization and its goals. Artists must be enthusiastic about the opportunity to positively impact the children, families and communities we serve. ProjectArt completes a background check on every artist before they are officially hired.
Resident Artists
Our talented resident teaching artists continue to develop their craft, build their reputations and make us proud.
DETROIT
2024-25
Cat Washington
Mars McCuiston
Marigrace Francis
Genevieve Klick
2023-24
India Solomon
Stephanie Onwenu
Talon Adams
Ben Haddix
2022-23
Corinne MacInnes
Ciondra Brown
Habacuc Samuel
Bessiake
Danielle Owensby
Ashley Hatcher
2021- 22
Sicily McRaven
Nick Pizana
Corinne MacInnes
Ciondra Brown
Anna van Schaap
Mariam Ezzat
Rachel Elise Thomas
Ruth Koelewyn
2020-21
Sicily McRaven
Nick Pizana
Alex Youkanna
2019-20
Natalia Sarrazin
John Woodward
Noura Ballout
Maya Davis
Sicily McRaven
Angela Eastman
2018-19
Alphonso Cox
Candace Dove
M. Pofahl
Fatima Sow
Cyrah Dardas
Nick Pizana
Michelle Haapala
2017-18
Jane Orr
Megan White
Emery Jones
Ben Haddix
Brian Nickson
Elise Martin
MIAMI
2024-25
Agua Dulce
Isabella Garcia
Jevon Brown
Neco Kafruni
Ashley Castañeda
2023-24
Alana Barrett
Sophia Wong
Nerea Arce Masnu
Silvana Soriano
Halley Bohm
Ashley Castañeda
2022-23
Nicole Salgar
Pangea Kali Virga
Santiague Depres
Noah Cribb
Miranda de Gasperi
2021- 22
Kerry Phillips
Laura Prada
Nicole Combeau
Nicole Salgar
Pangea Kali Virga
Tori Scott
Angela Bolaños
2020-21
Alexander Zastera
Aurora Molina
Susan Feliciano
Sonia Hernandez
2019-20
Laura Prada
Mateo Serna Zapata
Aurora Molina
Sonia Baez Hernandez
Susan Feliciano
Almaz Wilson
Lucia Del Sanchez
Mateo Nova
2018-19
Carolina Cueva
Chire Regans
Melanie Oliva
Jahaira Rios Galvez
Najja Moon
Natalya Kochack
Alexander Zastera
Neil Brideau
2017-18
Anthony Anaya
Rosa Naday Garmendia
Alex Nunez
Blair Butterfield
Rosemarie Romero
Morel Doucet
Stuart Sheldon
Maria Theresa Barbist
NEW YORK
2024-25
Danielle Alhassid
Colleen Kong-Savage
Leonard Yang
Roni Aviv
Lu
Zora Ilunga-Reed
Olivia Berke
2023-24
Michael Sheng
Catie Dillon
Noga Cohen
Noormah Jamal
Michael Dispensa
Rebecca Jean-Philippe
2022-23
Kianna Franklin
Chemin Hsaio
2021- 22
Samhita Kamisetty
Roy Secord
Richela Morgan
Aileen Bassis
Carlos Torres Machado
Amir Hariri
Kate Butler
Noah Benus
2020-21
Tyla Vidal
Arantxa Rodriguez
Chemin Hsaio
Nari Kim
Vanesa Alvarez Diaz
Eva Redamonti
2019-20
Alexander Chapparo
Ali Spechler
Tyla Vidal
David Alicea
Arantxa Rodriguez
Savanah Pennell
Chessica Rose
Caryn Coyle
Muse Dodd
Nicholas Forke
Denae Howard
Chemin Hsaio
2018-19
Chessica Rose
Fany De La Chica
David Siever
Sophia Chizuko
Mikaela Kilfoyle
Meagan Meehan
Ciara Ruddock
Solaris Sapiente
Karl Lorenzen
Courtney Surmanek
Crys Yin
Rhonda Weppler
Caitlin McDonagh
2017-18
Izak Iskraki
Anthony Heinz May
Elia Khalaf
Nari Kim
Ilaria Ortensi
Alice Yang
Meg Petrillo
Jourdain Lee
Pedro Fillipe Vintimilla
Samantha Cornwell-Crabtree
Leah Danze
Mariella Suarez
PITTSBURGH
2024-25
Kathryn Shriver
Doretha Murray
2023-24
Teresa Audet
Nikki Kurt
2022-23
Susan Swarthout
2021- 22
Ashley Resurreccion
Sandy Kessler Kaminski
Tiara Burtin
Suzanne Werder
Lauren Bailey
Akin Lowman
2020-21
Conor Coleman
Susan Swarthout
Nathan Bussard
2019-20
Richena Brockinson
Vanessa Kettering
Angela Velez
Kirsten Ervin
Susan Swarthout
Lilith Bailey-Kroll
2018-19
Kelly Day
Susan Swarthout
Anna Nelson
Suzanne Werder
2017-18
Jamie Earnest
Dalia Shevin
Cincinnati
2024-25
Morgan Shimshak
Daryl Myntia Daniels
2023-24
Lindsey Whittle
Dutana Dago
2022-23
Corinne MacInnes
Ciondra Brown
Habacuc Samuel
Bessiake
Danielle Owensby
Ashley Hatcher
2021- 22
Ruth Koelewyn
Rachel Elise Thomas
Ciondra Brown
Corinne MacInnes
Anna van Schaap
Mariam Ezzat
2020-21
Sicily McRaven
Alex Youkanna
Maya Davis
Nick Pizana
Los Angeles
2023-24
Lynn Chu
Rebecca Levinson
2022-23
Nicole Salgar
Pangea Kali Virga
Santiague Depres
Noah Cribb
Miranda de Gasperi
2021- 22
Ingrid Mathurin
Labkhand Olfatmanesh
2020-21
Luciano Pimienta
Michiko Murakami
2019-20
Katy Krantz
Rives Granade
Ayan Ortega
Chicago
2022-23
Kianna Franklin
Chemin Hsaio
2021- 22
Oluwaseyi Adeleke
Veronica Casado Hernan
2020-21
Al-Qawi Nanavati
B”Rael Ali Thunder
2018-19
Jimmy Riordan
Gabriela Ibarra
Chiara Galimberti
Peregrine Bermas
Zakkiyyah Najeebah
2017-18
William Camargo
Ricardo Gonzalez
Al-Qawi Nanavati
B”Rael Ali Thunder
NEW ORLEANS
2022-23
Susan Swarthout
2021- 22
Natalie Cooper
Jackie Sumell
2020-21
Milagros Collective
San Francisco
2022-23
Corinne MacInnes
Ciondra Brown
Habacuc Samuel
Bessiake
Danielle Owensby
Ashley Hatcher
2021- 22
Ruth Koelewyn
Rachel Elise Thomas
Ciondra Brown
Corinne MacInnes
Anna van Schaap
Mariam Ezzat
2020-21
Minoosh Zomorodinia
Rebecca Herman
Cleveland
2022-23
Nicole Salgar
Pangea Kali Virga
Santiague Depres
Noah Cribb
Miranda de Gasperi
2021- 22
Nicole Combeau
Pangea kali Virga
Nicole Salgar
Kerry Phillips
Laura Prada
Tori Scott
2021-22
Veronica Wiggins
Sade Simmons
2020-21
Eriana Hargrove
Newark
2022-23
Nicole Salgar
Pangea Kali Virga
Santiague Depres
Noah Cribb
Miranda de Gasperi
2021- 22
Nicole Combeau
Pangea kali Virga
Nicole Salgar
Kerry Phillips
Laura Prada
Tori Scott
2024-25
Juna Zago
2024-25
DETROIT
Cat Washington
Mars McCuiston
Marigrace Francis
Genevieve Klick
CINCINNATI
Morgan Shimshak
Daryl Myntia Daniels
MIAMI
Agua Dulce
Isabella Garcia
Jevon Brown
Neco Kafruni
Ashley Castañeda
NEWARK
Juna Zago
NEW YORK
Danielle Alhassid
Colleen Kong-Savage
Leonard Yang
Roni Aviv
Lu
Zora Ilunga-Reed
Olivia Berke
PITTSBURGH
Kathryn Shriver
Doretha Murray
2023-24
DETROIT
India Solomon
Stephanie Onwenu
Talon Adams
Ben Haddix
CINCINNATI
Lindsey Whittle
Dutana Dago
MIAMI
Alana Barrett
Sophia Wong
Nerea Arce Masnu
Silvana Soriano
Halley Bohm
LOS ANGELES
Lynn Chu
Liseth Amaya
NEW YORK
Michael Sheng
Catie Dillon
Noga Cohen
Noormah Jamal
Michael Dispensa
Rebecca Jean-Philippe
PITTSBURGH
Teresa Audet
Nikki Kurt
2022-23
DETROIT
Corinne MacInnes
Ciondra Brown
Habacuc Samuel
Bessiake
Danielle Owensby
Ashley Hatcher
MIAMI
Nicole Salgar
Pangea Kali Virga
Santiague Depres
Noah Cribb
Miranda de Gasperi
NEW YORK
Kianna Franklin
Chemin Hsaio
PITTSBURGH
Susan Swarthout
2021-22
DETROIT
Maya Davis
Sicily McRaven
Nick Pizana
Corinne MacInnes
Ciondra Brown
Anna van Schaap
Mariam Ezzat
Rachel Elise Thomas
Ruth Koelewyn
CHICAGO
Oluwaseyi Adeleke
Veronica Casado Hernan
MIAMI
Kerry Phillips
Laura Prada
Nicole Combeau
Nicole Salgar
Pangea Kali Virga
Tori Scott
Angela Bolaños
LOS ANGELES
Ingrid Mathurin
Labkhand Olfatmanesh
NEW YORK
Samhita Kamisetty
Roy Secord
Richela Morgan
Aileen Bassis
Carlos Torres Machado
Amir Hariri
Kate Butler
Noah Benus
NEW ORLEANS
Natalie Cooper
Jackie Sumell
PITTSBURGH
Ashley Resurreccion
Sandy Kessler Kaminski
Tiara Burtin
Suzanne Werder
Lauren Bailey
Akin Lowman
CLEVELAND
Veronica Wiggins
Sade Simmons
2020-21
DETROIT
Maya Davis
Sicily McRaven
Nick Pizana
Alex Youkanna
CHICAGO
Al-Qawi Nanavati
B”Rael Ali Thunder
MIAMI
Alexander Zastera
Aurora Molina
Susan Feliciano
Sonia Hernandez
LOS ANGELES
Luciano Pimienta
Michiko Murakami
NEW YORK
Tyla Vidal
Arantxa Rodriguez
Chemin Hsaio
Nari Kim
Vanesa Alvarez Diaz
Eva Redamonti
NEW ORLEANS
Milagros Collective
PITTSBURGH
Conor Coleman
Susan Swarthout
Nathan Bussard
CLEVELAND
Eriana Hargrove
SAN FRANCISCO
Minoosh Zomorodinia
Rebecca Herman
2019-20
DETROIT
Natalia Sarrazin
John Woodward
Noura Ballout
Maya Davis
Sicily McRaven
Angela Eastman
LOS ANGELES
Katy Krantz
Rives Granade
Ayan Ortega
MIAMI
Laura Prada
Mateo Serna Zapata
Aurora Molina
Sonia Baez Hernandez
Susan Feliciano
Almaz Wilson
Lucia Del Sanchez
Mateo Nova
NEW YORK
Alexander Chapparo
Ali Spechler
Tyla Vidal
David Alicea
Arantxa Rodriguez
Savanah Pennell
Chessica Rose
Caryn Coyle
Muse Dodd
Nicholas Forke
Denae Howard
Chemin Hsaio
PITTSBURGH
Richena Brockinson
Vanessa Kettering
Angela Velez
Kirsten Ervin
Susan Swarthout
Lilith Bailey-Kroll
2018-19
DETROIT
Alphonso Cox
Candace Dove
M. Pofahl
Fatima Sow
Cyrah Dardas
Nick Pizana
Michelle Haapala
CHICAGO
Jimmy Riordan
Gabriela Ibarra
Chiara Galimberti
Peregrine Bermas
Zakkiyyah Najeebah
MIAMI
Carolina Cueva
Chire Regans
Melanie Oliva
Jahaira Rios Galvez
Najja Moon
Natalya Kochack
Alexander Zastera
Neil Brideau
NEW YORK
Chessica Rose
Fany De La Chica
David Siever
Sophia Chizuko
Mikaela Kilfoyle
Meagan Meehan
Ciara Ruddock
Solaris Sapiente
Karl Lorenzen
Courtney Surmanek
Crys Yin
Rhonda Weppler
Caitlin McDonagh
PITTSBURGH
Kelly Day
Susan Swarthout
Anna Nelson
Suzanne Werder
2017-18
DETROIT
Jane Orr
Megan White
Emery Jones
Ben Haddix
Brian Nickson
Elise Martin
CHICAGO
William Camargo
Ricardo Gonzalez
Al-Qawi Nanavati
B”Rael Ali Thunder
MIAMI
Anthony Anaya
Rosa Naday Garmendia
Alex Nunez
Blair Butterfield
Rosemarie Romero
Morel Doucet
Stuart Sheldon
Maria Theresa Barbist
NEW YORK
Izak Iskraki
Anthony Heinz May
Elia Khalaf
Nari Kim
Ilaria Ortensi
Alice Yang
Meg Petrillo
Jourdain Lee
Pedro Fillipe Vintimilla
Samantha Cornwell-Crabtree
Leah Danze
Mariella Suarez
PITTSBURGH
Jamie Earnest
Dalia Shevin