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Call for Applications || Teaching artist training and internship program

Type: Residencies, Workshops, Exchanges [View all]
Posted by: Teaching Artist Project
Deadline: Mon, September 1st, 2025

Teaching Artist Project (TAP), New York City’s longest-running professional development program for Teaching Artists, is now accepting applications for its 2025–2026 Signature Program. This eight-month intensive training and internship program is designed to empower working artists to bring their creative process into classrooms through the lens of social justice, collaboration, and equity in education.

Since 1997, TAP has trained artists to design and lead innovative, multidisciplinary arts lessons that support both artistic development and community impact. TAP envisions a world where artists and learners together harness the power of creative expression to build a more equitable future.

The 2025–2026 cycle will run from October 2025 through May 2026. Participants will attend six full-day core workshops, participate in internships or externships, attend elective trainings and community salons, and receive mentorship from seasoned Teaching Artists and arts administrators. All core workshops will take place in person, with some community events remaining virtual to increase accessibility and connection across the TAP network.

 

 

Key Program Dates:

Final Application Deadline: September 1, 2025

Opening Orientation: October 17, 2025

Graduation: May 9, 2026

Interviews will be held in August and September, both virtually and in person. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance beginning September 12, 2025.

 

 

Signature Program Highlights:

Core Training: Six full-day Saturday workshops, exploring themes such as community building, power and privilege in learning spaces, curriculum design, and lesson plan presentations.

Internships & Externships: Hands-on classroom teaching experience or arts administration placements with partner organizations including DreamYard Project, Arts Ignite, viBe Theater, NDI, Opening Act, and more.

Electives & Panels: Required enrichment opportunities focused on career development, healing-centered facilitation, arts entrepreneurship, and NYC job market readiness.

Community Salons: Peer-led artistic events that enhance creative exploration and connection within the TAP cohort.

Job Fair Access: Trainees gain entry to the annual Arts & Arts Education Job Fair co-hosted with the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable.

 

 

Accessibility & Affordability:

TAP is committed to accessibility and encourages participants with physical disabilities, language needs, caretaker responsibilities, or neurodivergence to reach out for accommodations.

The program strives to remain an affordable professional development option:

Tuition: $950 (working/emerging artists); $750 (full-time students)

Alumni Referral Discount: $100 off for alumni referrals

Sponsorships & Scholarships: Available through TAP partners and CWP; scholarships require a brief written request and include a 10-hour service component

 

 

Three Participation Tracks:

TAP accommodates artists at all levels:

Emerging Teaching Artists

Student Artists

Advanced/Working Teaching Artists

Each track offers tailored requirements for hours, training focus, and engagement.

 

 

Apply Now:

Applications are available at www.teachingartistproject.org/apply. Interested applicants are encouraged to attend one of TAP’s upcoming virtual or in-person Open Houses to learn more about the program:

In-Person Open House: August 20, 2025 (6:00–8 PM EST)

 

 

About TAP & Community-Word Project:

TAP is a program of Community-Word Project, a nonprofit arts-in-education organization that inspires children and young adults to read, interpret, and respond to their world through collaborative arts residencies and teacher training programs. With nearly three decades of service, TAP has become a trusted training ground for artists seeking to lead with purpose in schools and community settings.

For more information, visit: www.teachingartistproject.org/apply Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn @CommunityWordProject

Posted on Tue, August 5th, 2025
Expires on Mon, September 1st, 2025

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