Summer Teacher Residency Application

Thank you for your interest in our 2023 Summer Teacher Residency! The program is open to current visual art educators and teaching artists.

The 2023 residency will be open to educators interested in several disciplines, divided into three areas of exploration:

2D Processes, including drawing, painting and printmaking
Contemporary Craft, including ceramics and glass
Digital Art + Photography, including video, digital prints, and digital photography

CIA provides housing, catered lunch daily, and some group dinners, up to $150 in supplies, as well as professional development seminars and resource presentations.

Applications accepted through March 1, 2023
Acceptance notification is March 15, 2023
Acceptance packet, payment, and graduate credit tuition (if applicable) due April 15, 2023

If you have any questions, please contact our office at 216.421.7460 or ce@cia.edu.

Residency Information

Please select an option:

I am ready to submit my proposal today!

I am not ready to submit a proposal, but am interested in the Residency program!

Instructor Information

Please provide some information about yourself.

Email Address

First Name

Last Name

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Birthdate

Mobile phone

Home Phone

Personal Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

How did you hear about the Summer Teacher Residency?

Were you referred to the residency by a former resident participant? If so, please list their name.

Please upload a current CV or resume.

Please use Word document or PDF (preferred).

School Information

I am a:

Full-time teacher at one school

Teaching artist working with one or multiple schools

At what school do you currently teach?

Please list the organization(s) you work with:

School CEEB

What grades do you teach? (Select all that apply)

Pre-K

Kindergarden

Higher Education/Adults

Degree Information

What is your most recent degree?

Undergraduate

Graduate

Where did you receive this degree?

Degree CEEB

The Residency

Which area of exploration do you intend to focus on during your residency?

2D Processes, including drawing, painting, and some printmaking

Contemporary Craft, including ceramics and glass

Digital Art + Photography, including video, digital prints, and digital photography

Through our partnership with Ursuline College, residents can receive graduate credit for their participation in the program, in place of the 10 CEUs. Graduate credit applicants must also fill out a short application through Ursuline College, which will be sent upon submission of this Residency application. An additional fee ($140/credit) and writing component will be required for graduate credit.

I am interested in attending for:

A CEU certificate only (100 contact hours, 10 CEUs)

Up to three graduate credits (Graduate credit applicants must also fill out a short application through Ursuline College, which will be sent upon submission of this Residency application.)

How many credits are you seeking:

Participants have the option to commute to the residency each day or to stay in Euclid 117, our residence hall built in the summer of 2018. These air-conditioned apartment-style units have two to four single bedrooms with two baths, kitchen, and living room. Just steps from our studios, staying on campus allows you to focus on your work. Participants who choose to reside on campus can stay for thirteen nights for $525.

I plan to:

Stay in the residence hall

Commute to and from the residency

Do you have any dietary restrictions?

Please list your dietary restrictions

Submit Your Proposal

We ask that you submit a proposal for the work you’d like to pursue during your residency. This should include a written description of any themes, concepts or historical references, size and material. Sketches will help us better understand your vision as we review your application. If you do not have a full proposal, just tell us what your ideas are and we'll follow up with you to develop your proposal further. Click here for a sample proposal and template.

*Please note: Residents are welcome and encouraged to explore any size or number of pieces in their proposal. However, CIA is limited on space for the final exhibition. Any piece(s) that an accepted resident plans to include in the exhibition must be no wider than 36”.

Please upload your proposal description including themes, research topics, materials and methods, and your vision of the final product.

Please use Word document or PDF (preferred).

Please submit up to five sketches that illustrate your project description, or images of your current work.

Please combine into a single Word document or PDF (preferred).

Tell us briefly any ideas, themes or materials you think you’d like to work with. We will follow up with you to develop your proposal more. (With this option, we will help you create a timeline for solidifying your proposal and preparing preliminary sketches so that when the residency begins, you’ll have a solid plan for your time at CIA.)

Would you like a member of our staff to contact you to discuss your ideas before submitting a full proposal?

Yes, I would like to discuss my proposal ideas with a member of your staff

No, but I would like to continue to receive important updates and information about the Residency