TAPAS
Call To artists

Request for Applicants

TAPAS (Teaching Artists Presenting in Asheville Schools) is a collaborative effort which implements high-quality artist residencies in Asheville City Schools while promoting and communicating the work of local artists. TAPAS meaningfully integrates visual and craft arts, performing arts, and creative writing experiences into core curriculum in preschool–grade 12 classrooms. Since 2010, TAPAS has impacted over 10,900 students, trained over 58 local artists, and provided more than 950 days of artists in residence.

TAPAS creates economic and career enhancing opportunities for talented local artists. TAPAS applications provide artists with the opportunity to design their own residency based upon artistic medium, curriculum area of focus, and student age. ACSF evaluates each proposal for student impact and unique connections between the creative arts and academic curriculum. Each year, a limited number of residency concepts are accepted during the fall and spring. Once approved, artist residencies are added to the TAPAS program catalog which is promoted and advertised to all ACS teachers. Once a teacher has identified a residency, the artist and teacher(s) meet and refine the residency to suit the specific needs of the classroom(s). Residencies average between 3-10 days and occur during the school day, 8:00AM-2:20PM

TAPAS benefits for our community: 

• Excellent hourly pay for working artists

• Professional growth for artists interested in arts education

• Increased community awareness of TAPAAS artists 

• Creative insight for teachers

• Integration of a diverse artist community into a diverse student body

TAPAS Artists are expected to:

• Have previous experience in art education

• Have social skills appropriate for working with children and young adults

• Understand Arts Integration through experience or formal study

• Understand how to access the NC Standards for Education

• Be on time and remain flexible to teacher needs

• Stay within budget for allocated time and material costs

Timeline, Budget and Payment:

• Residencies average between 3-10 days and occur during the school day, 8:00AM-2:20PM

• Each residency is subject to a budget which includes the artist’s time and materials

• Residencies pay $55 per hour

• Artists must invoice at the end of their residency and complete a survey to receive payment

• Materials costs are generally reimbursed unless prior approval is obtained 

• Payment comes directly from ACSF and is typically mailed to the artist’s home 

Application Requirements:

Please email Ginger Huebner with your Resume or CV to ginger.huebner@acsgmail.net

For More information please Contact:

Marilee Woodard
TAPAS Program Coordinator
828 - 350- 6174
marilee.woodard@acsgmail.net