Touring Artist Positions
Urban Gateways is NO LONGER accepting applications for Touring Artist positions for the 2012-2013 school year.
Questions or Concerns?
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tarah Ortiz Durnbaugh, Performance Programs Manager, at tortiz@urbangateways.org or 312.922.0440 ext. 2750.
APPLICATION BASICS
APPLICATION BASICS
- APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
Please Note: Only online submission will be accepted. If you have difficulty accessing the internet for submission, please contact the administrator for alternative means of submitting this application.
All applications must be filled out and submitted by the individual and/or group. Urban Gateways will not accept applications filled out and submitted by a third party individual or organization
For your application to be accepted and reviewed, all materials must be submitted in a digital format. All components must be included in the formats specified.
Following completion of the Touring Artist Application form online, please mail a CD and/or DVD with all supplemental information including:
- Resume of the artist and/or ensemble
- Include up to 3 reviews or articles on the company and/or artists
- Include 2 letters of references from individuals that address your professional experiences
- DVD or CD footage of the piece you intend to audition, or a selection from a different performance by the artist and/or ensemble
- A typed description of the performance
- Include a copy of the script and/or program outline, if possible
- Urban Gateways artist contracts are annual (Sept-Aug)
- All artists must be available a minimum of two weekdays
- New artists must provide background and program information used in the development of educational materials.
- Show performed with Urban Gateways must not be identical to any other school performances done independently in the Urban Gateways service area.
- Touring performances are 40 minutes in length.
- Performances must be adaptable for various settings that may include school auditoriums, gymnasiums, park district field houses, and professional stages.
- Touring performances must be specifically for student audiences. Artists must demonstrate an enthusiastic attitude towards performing for children.
- Shows can have a specific grade range, for example 5th-8th grades, or can be for all ages.
- Artists must be willing to engage in open dialog with Urban Gateways and school staff regarding the development and constant growth of the performance.
- Touring performances are offered in dance, music, and theatre. There is no limit to the number of performers in your group, but please be advised that it is difficult for Urban Gateways to compensate large groups while keeping the cost to the client at a minimum.
- High quality artistry from the performers
- A strong educational foundation
- An emphasis on creativity or creative thinking in the arts
- Visual elements (i.e. costumes, set, props, etc)
- Audience engagement - that is, components that elicit active response from the audience
- A closure that summarizes the audience’s experience
- Theatre (all types)
- Storytelling
- Hip Hop (music, dance, or poetry)
- Native American culture
- Hispanic culture and/or languages
- Asian culture and/or languages
- French culture and/or language
- Interdisciplinary works
- All disciplines
- Artistic quality
- Supporting materials
- Personal interview/audition
- Applicant’s available time for performances
- Urban Gateways’ need/interest in the artistic discipline or performance
- Demand for the artistic discipline in schools
- Equitable access to the arts: all children must have the opportunity to be regularly engaged in meaningful artistic experiences
- Diversity: broad forms of creative expression enrich the learning process
- Artist as educator: the artist brings unique perspectives and skills to the learning process that catalyze young people’s development in profound ways
- Collaboration: working together we succeed; everyone has a part to play in furthering arts education for our youth
• Include both work and production history applicable to individual or ensemble
Submit as a word document (.doc), or PDF (.pdf) file
Submit as a scanned .jpg or PDF (.pdf)
Submit as a scanned .jpg, word document (.doc) or .pdf
Please limit the footage to 10 minutes and only include the selection to be previewed on the disc.
Submit as word document (.doc) or PDF (.pdf) file
Submit as word document (.doc) or PDF (.pdf) file
Additional Specifics:
ARTIST POSITION DESCRIPTION
Urban Gateways touring artists bring high-quality, professional performances of all disciplines into schools and community sites. These shows are created on an educational foundation, and expose audiences to artistic concepts and ideas through performance. Shows can emphasize different themes, cultures, and artistic ideas that are important to present to young audiences. Touring performances fulfill the following criteria:
All touring performances must contain or demonstrate the following:
Artists must provide their own equipment and materials for performances; musicians must have amplification systems.
Criteria for Acceptance
Artist applications are reviewed and auditioned by a panel consisting of Urban Gateways staff. Artists must be currently working professionally in their discipline, but previous experience in schools is not necessary.
For the 2012-2013 school year we are seeking artists from all disciplines but are especially seeking artists working in the following areas:
For Touring Artists
The review panel appraises each application based on:
*Submission of an application does not guarantee employment.
MORE ABOUT URBAN GATEWAYS
The mission of Urban Gateways is to ignite the full creative potential of all young people.
Urban Gateways Center for Arts Education specializes in bringing the best of the visual, literary, media and performing arts to children in school-based and community settings throughout the Chicago area. Founded in 1961, UG excels at deepening the artistic experience for all youth by ensuring that the arts play a critical role in every child’s education.
As the oldest and largest multidisciplinary arts organization in Chicago, we are known for the scope of arts programming, the quality of artist training, the reputation of our teaching artists and our responsiveness to diverse school populations and needs.
Every art. Every child. Every day.
We believe that active engagement and education in the arts are essential components of every individual’s academic, cultural and personal development.
We accomplish our mission by promoting and fostering learning in and through the arts within the Chicago metropolitan area.
We believe in:
State Standards in Fine Arts
Each of our programs is developed in connection with the Fine Arts Standards established by the Illinois State Board of Education and familiarizes students with the following goals:
Goal 25: Know the language of the arts
Through observation, discussion, interpreta¬tion and analysis, students learn the “language” of the arts. They learn to understand how others express ideas in dance, drama, music and visual art forms.
Goal 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced
Students acquire skills to produce and perform dance, drama, music and visual art. As students create and perform their own artworks and review the works of others, they become more imaginative, strengthen their problem-solving skills and learn to respond to the creativity of others.
Goal 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilization, past and present
Artists are influenced by—and influence—the times and places in which they live and work. As students learn through the arts about people and civilizations, they learn about others and themselves.
Equal Opportunity Employment
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at UG will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. UG does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law