In a recent statement, the California Arts Council called for programs to “ensure that each student reaches his or her full potential by broadening California’s educational vision to promote innovation, economic development, and creativity.”

The CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) Residency for Teaching Artists answers this challenge with curriculum developed to offer college-level teacher training to students of the arts. The program, now in its second year, includes both classroom learning and hands-on practice. Designed by CAP Artistic Director Glenna Avila, the residency runs from May 18 through June 19, 2015.

Learn more about the project’s first year in KPCC-FM’s segment, “New CalArts Residency Transforms Artists into Teachers.”

For the first time, college and university students at institutions outside CalArts are invited to apply to the five-week intensive CalArts/CAP Residency for Teaching Artists. Select students who complete the residency will also have the opportunity to gain practical experience teaching in the CAP Summer Arts Program.

The award-winning CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP), a 25-year-old co-curricular program of California Institute of the Arts, offers free, after-school, school-based and summer arts education programs for youth ages 6-18 in disciplines taught at CalArts—Art, Creative Writing, Dance, Film/Video, Music, and Theater. With CAP’sResidency for Teaching Artists, artists can acquire the professional skills to teach the arts in both in-school and out-of-school environments. The residency will prepare students for a multitude of roles in the arena of arts education—in communities, schools, arts and youth organizations, and social service agencies.

As one of three residencies offered as part of CalArts’ for-credit slate of summer residencies, the CAP Residency for Teaching Artists will take place on CalArts campus in Valencia. CalArts summer residencies carry transferable academic credits and provide a special opportunity for qualified students from outside the Institute to experience the CalArts brand of creative education while sharpening their artistic and intellectual skills.

The CAP residency will provide teaching artists a deeper experience in understanding learning theories, creative curriculum design and development, assessment, professional practices for artist educators, and the cognitive and social development of children and adolescents, among other topics. The participants will take three 3-unit courses during the first five weeks, May 18 through June 19.

In addition, an off-campus teaching practicum offers select students who complete the CAP Residency for Teaching Artists a hands-on opportunity to gain experience at the CAP Summer Arts Program. The three-week intensive program includes two one-unit courses. Located at the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts in downtown Los Angeles, the program will serve 250 high school students.

Prospective students can find additional information about the CAP Residency for Teaching Artists on the CalArts website. Application information is available [HERE]. The deadline for applications is May 8th.

The CAP Summer Arts Program (CAPSA) program is made possible with generous support from The Walt Disney Company Foundation.