Jobs and Opportunities at BAX

BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange is a multigenerational arts organization nurturing creative expression and artistic process through education, residencies, and performance at the intersection of arts and social justice.

BAX was founded in 1991 and now serves over 10,000 artists, students, families, audience and community members each year. The organization is dedicated to serving artists in progress, from children to professionals, at all ages and stages of development. The multi-faceted nature of BAX programs invite artists to embark on creative journeys to develop their unique and authentic creative voices. BAX honors the power of performing arts to connect and transform individuals and communities. We are committed to building equity across our programs, policies, budgets, and culture.

BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and developing an inclusive staff team. People of color, women, transgender and queer people, disabled people, and people from culturally, socially, and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Open Positions:

Visual Arts Specialists

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BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange is seeking VISUAL ARTS SPECIALISTS for its 2023 School Breaks Arts Programs.

About BAX’s School Breaks Arts Programs
At BAX, we foster creativity and encourage playful exploration in a positive and nurturing environment. Our School Breaks Arts Programs (President’s Week, Spring Break, and Summer) draw from our year-round education programs to provide young artists with opportunities to explore different forms of mixed media art and performance around a specific themed week thoughtfully designed for active and fun engagement. Arts Specialists teach daily workshops, while a well-trained, creative staff supports a healthy balance of fun indoor (at the BAX Building in spacious, well ventilated studios) and outdoor (at the Old Stone House in Washington Park/JJ Byrne Playground during Spring Break and Summer) play, performance, and art-making activities.

2023 School Breaks Program Date

  • President’s Week: Tuesday, February 21 to Friday, February 24, 2023
  • Spring Break: Monday, April 10 to Friday, April 14, 2023

Visual Art Workshops take place daily from 1:30-2:30pm.

Program Structure
20 Children per age group:

  • NanoBAXers – entering K through 2nd grade
  • MegaBAXers – entering 3rd through 5th grade

No special talent or experience is required of students – students come in with all levels of skill and interest in any given discipline.

The School Breaks Arts Program is overseen by the Education Department administrative staff (Senior Manager of Education Programs and Director of Education & Artist Programs). Additionally, each group is supervised and supported by a core staff that includes a Group Leader, Lead Counselor, Senior Counselor, Junior Counselor, and Counselors in Training. An additional team of a Lead Counselor and Senior Counselor facilitate the Extended Day program. These staff members remain with students throughout the day and throughout the program, provide support to the arts specialists, facilitate additional activities and projects that relate to the daily/weekly performing arts disciplines and theme, and in the Summer, and support the culminating performance shares for families.

2023 VISUAL ARTS SPECIALIST POSITION DESCRIPTION
BAX is seeking VISUAL ARTS SPECIALISTS as part of our 2023 President’s Week and Spring Break Arts Programs. Responsibilities of the VISUAL ARTS SPECIALIST include:

  • Planning hour-long Visual Art Workshops to take place each program day with EITHER the NanoBAXers (K-2nd graders) OR MegaBAXers (3rd-5th graders), and submitting a brief lesson plan and materials list to BAX administrative staff. A template for the lesson plan and materials list will be provided, as well as sample lessons from past programs.
  • Facilitating workshops that explore the creative exploratory theme of each day, engage with mixed media art materials, and introduce students to an artist, technique, and/or tool each day, with the following structure:
    • Warm Up/Opening (10-15 minutes)
      • Names, Setting any expectations/community agreement, Review a visual agenda for the workshop
    • Central Activity (30 minutes)
      • Introduction of concept/tool/artist/inspiration and engagement with the day’s theme
      • Creative time in small groups or as individual to work on project
    •  Closing/Sharing/Reflection (10-15 minutes)
      • Reflection on what we have made or what we see others have made
      • Connections back to the theme
    • Clean Up (5 minutes, as needed)
  • BAX will provide an inventory of materials that will be in stock and there is a limited budget for any specialist materials.
  • Each workshop should culminate in a small piece of artwork that students can take home with them at the end of the day.
  • Workshops take place from 1:30-2:30pm each program day.

    Exploratory Themes

    Preference will be given to applicants who are available to teach the entirety of each program (For the ideal candidate who cannot commit to both President’s Week and Spring Break, we may consider a contract for just one program).

    President’s Week 

    Tuesday, February 21- Winter Wonderlands

    Wednesday, February 22- Musical Medleys

    Thursday, February 23- History Makers

    Friday, February 24- Tumble Moves

    Spring Break

    Monday, April 10- Movement Melodies

    Tuesday, April 11- Bigtop Bonanza

    Wednesday, April 12- Story Safari

    Thursday, April 13- Spring Fling

    Friday, April 14- Heart Songs

    Payment

    $100 per workshop, inclusive of planning and facilitation ($400 total for President’s Week and $500 for Spring Break).

    Qualifications

    A B.A. or B.F.A . (M.F.A. preferred), in Visual Arts, or in a related field, or equivalent experience in that field; teaching experience required, some team-teaching experience preferred; experience creating original work with young artists; strong leadership skills, organization, and ability to multitask.

    To apply, please send the following materials via email only to education@bax.org.

    Include:

    • A brief intro statement in your email including your qualifications for this position and specifying your availability throughout the program duration
      (February 21-24 and April 10-14, 2023) and any preferences you have between the two age groups (K-2nd or 3rd-5th). Preference will be given to candidates who can commit to both programs.

       

      • Please also include one overview example of lesson plans/materials that correlate with the Exploratory Themes for this year. This does not need to include full lesson details!
    • A current resume highlighting your related experience and education.
    • Two References with titles, contact numbers AND emails, and relationship to you.

      The most successful applicants will become familiar with BAX, our education philosophy, and our summer program. More information is available on our website: www.bax.org

      BAX is on the second and third floors of the building. Physical access is restricted due to stairwells that extend from the ground floor entrance to the building’s third floor. There is no elevator or ramp at this time. BAX is committed to finding ADA compliant solutions that open the spaces to all bodies. For accessibility requests or information, please contact info@bax.org.

      Questions? Email Ashley Thaxton-Stevenson, Ashley@bax.org

      About BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange
      BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange, founded in 1991, is a multigenerational arts organization nurturing creative expression and artistic process through education, residencies, and performance at the intersection of arts and social justice.

      BAX is dedicated to serving artists in progress, from children to professionals, at all ages and stages of development. The multi-faceted nature of BAX programs annually invites over 10,000 students, families, artists, audiences, and community members to embark on, and share creative journeys. For three decades, BAX has honored the power of performing arts to connect and transform individuals and communities. The education programs, artist residencies, affordable rehearsal space, community engagement opportunities, mentorship, and performances, all center artists from historically underrepresented backgrounds and prioritize lived and embodied experiences, and access, regardless of ability to pay.

      Our Working Values
      Accessibility, choice making, collaboration, community, creativity, equity, exchange, experimentation, performance, radical hospitality, skill building.

      Our Aspirations
      BAX commits to building equity across our programs, policies, budgets, and culture. This work demands that we identify and interrupt narratives and structures that uphold white supremacy, sexism, and ableism. We respond to this call with rigorous intention and in collaboration with artists, families, students, collaborators, audiences, supporters, neighbors, board, and staff. And so we are accountable to our multiple communities and continue to learn and change while taking immediate and long-term strategic action.

      We aspire to cultivate a sustainable and just creative ecology where artists of all ages and stages thrive.

      Apply

      Lead Counselor

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      BAX is seeking LEAD COUNSELORS for its 2023 School Breaks Arts Programs:
      President’s Week, Spring Break, and Summer

      About BAX’s School Breaks Arts Programs
      At BAX, we foster creativity and encourage playful exploration in a positive and nurturing environment. Our School Breaks Arts Programs (President’s Week, Spring Break, and Summer) draw from our year-round education programs to provide young artists with opportunities to explore different forms of mixed media art and performance around a specific themed week thoughtfully designed for active and fun engagement. Arts Specialists teach daily workshops, while a well-trained, creative staff supports a healthy balance of fun indoor (at the BAX Building in spacious, well ventilated studios) and outdoor (at the Old Stone House in Washington Park/JJ Byrne Playground during Spring Break and Summer) play, performance, and art-making activities.

      2023 School Breaks Program Date

      • President’s Week: Tuesday, February 21 to Friday, February 24, 2023
      • Spring Break: Monday, April 10 to Friday, April 14, 2023
      •  Summer: Monday, July 10 to Friday, August 4, 2023

      Program Structure
      Approx. 40 children entering K through 5th grades (age range: 5-10) separated into two groups:

      • NanoBAXers – entering K through 2nd grade
      • MegaBAXers – entering 3rd through 5th grade

      No special talent or experience is required of students – students come in with all levels of skill and interest in any given discipline.

      Program Daily Schedule

      • Drop Off 8:30 to 9:00am
      • Main Program Hours 9:00am to 3:00pm (sample daily schedule below, subject to slight
        changes)
        • 9:00am – Morning Meeting & Community Building
        • 9:30am – Performing Arts Workshop with Specialist
        • 10:30am – Snack
        • 10:45am – Transition to Park
        • 11:15am – Outdoor Activities & Games
        • 12:30pm – Lunch & Play
        • 1:00pm – Transition to BAX
        • 1:30pm – Visual Arts Workshop with Specialist
        • 2:30pm – End of Day Sharing
      • Dismissal 3:00pm
      • Optional Extended Day Add-On 3:00 to 5:30pm

      The Summer Arts Program is overseen by the Education Department administrative staff (Senior Manager of Education Programs and Director of Education & Artist Programs). Additionally, each group is supervised and supported by a core staff that includes a Group Leader, Lead Counselor, Senior Counselor, Junior Counselor, and Counselors in Training. An additional team of a Lead Counselor and Senior Counselor facilitate the Extended Day program. These staff members remain with students throughout the day and throughout the program, provide support to the arts specialists, facilitate additional activities and projects that relate to the daily/weekly performing arts disciplines and theme, and in the Summer, and support the culminating performance shares for families.

      About the Lead Counselor Position
      We are seeking Lead Counselors to work with our NANO age group (K-2nd grades), MEGA age group (3rd-5th grades), and our OUTDOOR/EXTENDED DAY group (K-5th grades). 

      Lead Counselors must be early career teaching artists/educators with prior experience working with youth in a leadership role and expertise or experience in a specific arts discipline. Prior experience within a summer camp and/or classroom setting is strongly preferred. Experience working with children with disabilities is a strong plus. Lead Counselors must be able to commit to the full hours and training schedule listed below (minor training conflicts may be accommodated). Priority may be given to applicants who have previous experience working at BAX.

      Lead Counselor Responsibilities Include:

        • Participate in training which will occur in the two weeks prior to the beginning of the program (exact schedule below)

        • Assist the Group Leaders with establishing the daily schedule, including arrival and departure procedures, program and workshop transitions, travel to and from the park, facilitating snack and lunch, and clean-up;

        • Support Group Leader and Arts Specialists during their lessons/activities as necessary;

        • Lead activities during Group Leader breaks;

        • Plan and facilitate original artistic Counselor-led lesson plans and activities (“CLA”) that supplement weekly performing arts curriculum and appeal to different kinds of learnings

        • Resolve conflicts among children;

        • Mentor and support Senior and Junior Counselors;

        • Communicate incidents (physical, emotional, etc.) that take place during the day to Group Leader and Administrative Staff to ensure proper follow up

        • Supervise and organize children in small groups; and

        • Daily cleaning of space before and after the program.

        • Outdoor/Extended Day Lead Counselor will facilitate activity stations in our Extended Day add on (between 3:00-5:30pm) and during the Summer, will facilitate outdoor games and activities during outdoor play and lunch. 

      All program staff will need to show proof of full vaccination for COVID-19. To see BAX’s current COVID Community Care plan, visit https://www.bax.org/covid-updates/.

      Lead Counselor Position Schedules (all dates listed are in 2023)

      TRAINING SCHEDULE – ALL LEAD COUNSELORS

      • President’s Week/Spring Break Training Schedule (exact training schedule to be confirmed, please hold all below dates/times)
        • Monday, Feb. 13 from 6:30-8:30pm
        • Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 6:30-8:30pm
        • Friday, Feb. 17 from 4:30-7:30pm
        • Monday, Feb. 20 from 9am-12pm
      • Spring Break Refresher Training Schedule (exact training schedule to be confirmed, please hold all below dates/times) 
        • Monday, Apr. 3 from 6:30-8:30pm
        • Wednesday, Apr. 5 from 6:30-8:30pm
        • Saturday, Apr. 8 from 9am-12pm
      • Summer Training Schedule (Training Schedule TBD and will take place during the weeks of): 
        • June 26-30, 2023
        • July 5-9, 2023

      MEGA LEAD COUNSELOR PROGRAM WORKING HOURS

      • President’s Week Program Dates (4 program days)

        • Tuesday, February 21; 7:30am to 4:00pm

        • Wednesday, February 22 to Friday, February 24; 8:00am to 4:00pm

      • Spring Break Program Dates (5 program days)

        • Monday, April 20; 7:30am to 4:00pm

        • Tuesday, April 21 to Friday, February 24; 8:00am to 4:00pm

      • Summer Program Dates (4 program weeks)

        • Mondays; 7:30am to 4:00pm

        • Tuesdays-Fridays; 8:00am to 4:00pm

        • Fridays; 8:00am to 4:30pm*

        • *On Fridays in the Summer, the Megas have a Family Sharing from 3:00-3:30pm, so Mega staff is scheduled until 4:30pm everyday. 

      NANO LEAD COUNSELOR PROGRAM WORKING HOURS

      • President’s Week Program Dates (4 program days)

        • Tuesday, February 21; 7:30am to 4:00pm

        • Wednesday, February 22 to Friday, February 24; 8:00am to 4:00pm

      • Spring Break Program Dates (5 program days)

        • Monday, April 20; 7:30am to 4:00pm

        • Tuesday, April 21 to Friday, February 24; 8:00am to 4:00pm

      • Summer Program Dates (4 program weeks)

        • Mondays; 7:30am to 4:00pm

        • Tuesdays-Fridays; 8:00am to 4:00pm

      OUTDOOR/EXTENDED DAY LEAD COUNSELOR WORKING HOURS

      • President’s Week Program Dates (4 program days)

        • Tuesday, February 21 to Friday, February 24; 2:00pm-6:00pm 

      • Spring Break Program Dates (5 program days)

        • Monday, April 20 to Friday, April 24; 2:00pm-6:00p

      • Summer Program Dates (4 program weeks)

        • Mondays; 10:00am to 6:00pm

        • Tuesdays-Fridays; 10:30am to 6:00pm

      Lead Counselor Compensation
      Lead Counselors are paid at a rate of $20/hour for working program hours. There is a $100 stipend for the President’s Week and Spring Break training period, and a $200 stipend for the Summer training period. 

      How to Apply

      Please send the following materials via email only to education@bax.org.

      Please write “2023 Lead Counselor Application” in the subject line. You will receive an
      auto-reply confirming our receipt. Due to the high volume of applicants, however, we will only contact candidates we are inviting to interview. No phone calls. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with an aim to conduct interviews with competitive candidates in mid-January of 2023.

      Your email should include:

      1. An introduction email including why you are interested in working at BAX and in this
        specific position (including your preferred group(s) – Nano, Mega, or Outdoor/Extended Day);
      2. A current resume highlighting your related experience and education; 
      3. Your availability for listed days/times of training and work
      4. Two Employment references including professional titles, your relationship, contact numbers, and email addresses. 

      The most successful applicants will become familiar with BAX, our education philosophy, and our summer program. More information is available on our website: www.bax.org

      About BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange
      BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange, founded in 1991, is a multigenerational arts organization nurturing creative expression and artistic process through education, residencies, and performance at the intersection of arts and social justice.

      BAX is dedicated to serving artists in progress, from children to professionals, at all ages and stages of development. The multi-faceted nature of BAX programs annually invites over 10,000 students, families, artists, audiences, and community members to embark on, and share creative journeys. For three decades, BAX has honored the power of performing arts to connect and transform individuals and communities. The education programs, artist residencies, affordable rehearsal space, community engagement opportunities, mentorship, and performances, all center artists from historically underrepresented backgrounds and prioritize lived and embodied experiences, and access, regardless of ability to pay.

      Our Working Values
      Accessibility, choice making, collaboration, community, creativity, equity, exchange, experimentation, performance, radical hospitality, skill building.

      Our Aspirations
      BAX commits to building equity across our programs, policies, budgets, and culture. This work demands that we identify and interrupt narratives and structures that uphold white supremacy, sexism, and ableism. We respond to this call with rigorous intention and in collaboration with artists, families, students, collaborators, audiences, supporters, neighbors, board, and staff. And so we are accountable to our multiple communities and continue to learn and change while taking immediate and long-term strategic action.

      We aspire to cultivate a sustainable and just creative ecology where artists of all ages and stages
      thrive

      Apply

      Mega Group Leader

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      BAX is seeking a MEGA GROUP LEADER for its 2023 School Breaks Arts Programs:
      President’s Week, Spring Break, and Summer

      About BAX’s School Breaks Arts Programs
      At BAX, we foster creativity and encourage playful exploration in a positive and nurturing environment. Our School Breaks Arts Programs (President’s Week, Spring Break, and Summer) draw from our year-round education programs to provide young artists with opportunities to explore different forms of mixed media art and performance around a specific themed week thoughtfully designed for active and fun engagement. Arts Specialists teach daily workshops, while a well-trained, creative staff supports a healthy balance of fun indoor (at the BAX Building in spacious, well ventilated studios) and outdoor (at the Old Stone House in Washington Park/JJ Byrne Playground during Spring Break and Summer) play, performance, and art-making activities.

      2023 School Breaks Program Date

      • President’s Week: Tuesday, February 21 to Friday, February 24, 2023
      • Spring Break: Monday, April 10 to Friday, April 14, 2023
      •  Summer: Monday, July 10 to Friday, August 4, 2023

      Program Structure
      Approx. 40 children entering K through 5th grades (age range: 5-10) separated into two groups:

      • NanoBAXers – entering K through 2nd grade
      • MegaBAXers – entering 3rd through 5th grade

      No special talent or experience is required of students – students come in with all levels of skill and interest in any given discipline.

      Program Daily Schedule

      • Drop Off 8:30 to 9:00am
      • Main Program Hours 9:00am to 3:00pm (sample daily schedule below, subject to slight
        changes)
        • 9:00am – Morning Meeting & Community Building
        • 9:30am – Performing Arts Workshop with Specialist
        • 10:30am – Snack
        • 10:45am – Transition to Park
        • 11:15am – Outdoor Activities & Games
        • 12:30pm – Lunch & Play
        • 1:00pm – Transition to BAX
        • 1:30pm – Visual Arts Workshop with Specialist
        • 2:30pm – End of Day Sharing
      • Dismissal 3:00pm
      • Optional Extended Day Add-On 3:00 to 5:30pm

      The Summer Arts Program is overseen by the Education Department administrative staff (Senior Manager of Education Programs and Director of Education & Artist Programs). Additionally, each group is supervised and supported by a core staff that includes a Group Leader, Lead Counselor, Senior Counselor, Junior Counselor, and Counselors in Training. An additional team of a Lead Counselor and Senior Counselor facilitate the Extended Day program. These staff members remain with students throughout the day and throughout the program, provide support to the arts specialists, facilitate additional activities and projects that relate to the daily/weekly performing arts disciplines and theme, and in the Summer, and support the culminating performance shares for families.

      About the Mega Group Leader Position
      We are seeking one Group Leader to work with the Megas (students in grades 3rd-5th) for the full School Breaks Program season.

      The ideal candidate for this position has:

      • Passion and skill set for working with elementary-aged children,
      • Direct experience engaging the performing and/or visual arts with children,
      • Dedication to the fostering of community through equity building and inclusive pedagogy,
      • Interest in mentoring junior staff (which includes college and high school aged students),
      • Comfort in communication with parents and caregivers, and
      • A sense of play, creativity, and fun!

      Group Leader Responsibilities Include:

      • Pre-Program Planning and Staff Training (10% of job)
        • Working with the Education Department administrative team to conceive, plan, and facilitate pre-program and ongoing staff training.
        • Participate in pre-planning team meetings and staff training.
      • Direct Program Facilitation (70% of job)
        • Guide the Mega Group (students in 3rd-5th grades) through the program’s daily and weekly schedules.
        • Cultivate and engage in an inclusive program-wide culture and student engagement style; creating and facilitating curriculum that is adaptive and can be modified based on students’ needs (and/or disabilities) and incorporating equity-building teaching and teaching & learning strategies.
        • Plan and facilitate original artistic Group Leader-led lesson plans and activities (“GLAs”) that supplement daily/weekly performing arts curriculum and exploratory themes that are age appropriate, and appeal to different types of learning.
        • Provide direction and support during guest arts specialist workshops, including hands on facilitation support; collaborating and building on specialist lessons and performance planning during GLA workshops; building a team ethic, exchanging information and advising support staff and specialists working with students; conveying a calm dependability and competence under stress, promoting a safe and supportive learning environment.
        • Adhere to the daily schedule, including any covid-safety arrival and departure procedures, workshop transitions, travel to and from the park for snack and/or lunch, outdoor play, and specialist activities, and clean-up; Also, advise Lead Counselor and/or assistant on outdoor space set up equipment needs, timing, etc.
        • In the Summer, collaborate with guest arts specialists and support staff to put together the Friday end of week sharing for families. This is a low-pressure opportunity for Mega families to witness their children’s creative process over the course of the week and for the Mega students to have their work witnessed as thy practice the art of performance.
      • Staff Supervision and Mentorship (10% of job)
        • Provide direct supervision and mentorship to Mega counselor staff through the delegation of tasks, provision of feedback, and
        • Help the support staff develop and confidently facilitate their own creative counselor-led activities (“CLAs”).
        • Assist in leading weekly staff meetings & provide staff development as needed.
      • Communication (10% of job)
        • Address concerns of parents, staff and children and resolve problems while maintaining confidentiality; communicate incidents (physical, emotional, etc.) that take place during program hours to the Education administrative staff and/or with caregivers directly.
        •  Meet with the Education administrative staff regularly, as needed, to discuss program logistics, scheduling changes/flow, staff development, group management, and any concerns.

      All program staff will need to show proof of full vaccination for COVID-19. To see BAX’s current COVID Community Care plan, visit https://www.bax.org/covid-updates/.

      Mega Group Leader Position Schedule (all dates listed are in 2023)

      PRESIDENT’S WEEK & SPRING BREAK

      • Initial Pre-Program Planning Meeting (TBD based on staff availability)
      • Staff Training Planning Meeting (TBD based on staff availability)
      • President’s Week/Spring Break Training Schedule (exact training schedule to be
        confirmed, please hold all below dates/times)
        • Monday, Feb. 13 from 6:30-8:30pm
        • Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 6:30-8:30pm
        • Friday, Feb. 17 from 4:30-7:30pm
        • Monday, Feb. 20 from 9am to 12pm
      • President’s Week Program Dates (4 program days)
        • Tuesday, February 21; 7:30am to 4:00pm
        • Wednesday, February 22 to Friday, February 24; 8:00am to 4:00pm
      • Spring Break Refresher Training Schedule (exact training schedule to be confirmed,
        please hold all below dates/times)
        • Monday, Apr. 3 from 6:30-8:30pm
        • Wednesday, Apr. 5 from 6:30-8:30pm
        • Saturday, Apr. 8 from 9am to 12pm
      • Spring Break Program Dates (5 program days)
        • Monday, April 10; 7:30am to 4:00pm
        •  Friday, April 14; 8:00am to 4:00pm

      SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM

      • Initial Pre-Program Planning Meeting (TBD based on staff availability)
      • Staff Training Planning Meeting (TBD based on staff availability)
      • Summer Training Schedule (Training scheduled TBD and will take place during the
        weeks of):
        • June 26-30, 2023
        • July 5-9, 2023
      •  Summer Program Dates (4 program weeks)
        • Monday, July 10 to Friday, August 4
          • Mondays; 7:30am to 4:00pm
          • Tuesdays-Thursdays; 8:00am to 4:00pm
          • Fridays; 8:00am to 4:30pm
        • On Fridays in the Summer, the Megas have a Family Sharing from 3:00-3:30pm,
          so Mega staff is scheduled until 4:30pm these days.
        • Note that on the final program day, Friday, August 4, Group Leaders are asked to
          stay until 6pm for clean up and staff appreciation.
      •  Final program debrief meeting (TBD based on staff availability)

      Mega Group Leader Compensation
      For the full scope of work and schedule listed above, Mega Group Leader will receive a stipend of $6,550 paid on the following dates:

      • $1,100 on February 28, 2023
      • $1,450 on April 15, 2023
      • $2,000 on July 15, 2023
      • $2,000 on August 15, 2023

      How to Apply
      Please send the following materials via email only to education@bax.org.

      Please write “2023 Mega Group Leader Application” in the subject line. You will receive an
      auto-reply confirming our receipt. Due to the high volume of applicants, however, we will only
      contact candidates we are inviting to interview. No phone calls. Applications will be reviewed
      on a rolling basis with an aim to conduct interviews with competitive candidates in
      mid-January of 2023.

      Your email should include:

      1. An introduction email including why you are interested in working at BAX and in this
        specific position;
      2. A current resume highlighting your related experience and education;
      3. Two Employment references including professional titles, your relationship, contact
        numbers, and email addresses.

      The most successful applicants will become familiar with BAX, our education philosophy, and
      our summer program. More information is available on our website: www.bax.org

      About BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange
      BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange, founded in 1991, is a multigenerational arts organization nurturing creative expression and artistic process through education, residencies, and performance at the intersection of arts and social justice.

      BAX is dedicated to serving artists in progress, from children to professionals, at all ages and stages of development. The multi-faceted nature of BAX programs annually invites over 10,000 students, families, artists, audiences, and community members to embark on, and share creative journeys. For three decades, BAX has honored the power of performing arts to connect and transform individuals and communities. The education programs, artist residencies, affordable rehearsal space, community engagement opportunities, mentorship, and performances, all center artists from historically underrepresented backgrounds and prioritize lived and embodied experiences, and access, regardless of ability to pay.

      Our Working Values
      Accessibility, choice making, collaboration, community, creativity, equity, exchange, experimentation, performance, radical hospitality, skill building.

      Our Aspirations
      BAX commits to building equity across our programs, policies, budgets, and culture. This work demands that we identify and interrupt narratives and structures that uphold white supremacy, sexism, and ableism. We respond to this call with rigorous intention and in collaboration with artists, families, students, collaborators, audiences, supporters, neighbors, board, and staff. And so we are accountable to our multiple communities and continue to learn and change while taking immediate and long-term strategic action.

      We aspire to cultivate a sustainable and just creative ecology where artists of all ages and stages
      thrive.

      Apply

      BAX Teaching Artist Interest Form (Rolling)

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      BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange hosts an annual Prospective Teaching Artist Workshop (typically in the spring), but is excited to meet and welcomes new teaching artists all year round!

      Please fill out the below form to express your interest in teaching with BAX. BAX teaching artists work in a variety of BAX programs, listed below. The strongest candidates will be familiar with BAX’s mission, Education Department Core Values, and programs.

      Youth Classes (In House Weekly Studio Classes)
      — https://www.bax.org/classes/youth/
      Arts In Education (School Partnerships and Residencies)
      — https://www.bax.org/arts-partnerships/school-partnerships/
      School Breaks Arts Program (Seasonal Programming)
      —https://www.bax.org/education/school-breaks/
      Birthday Parties
      —https://www.bax.org/birthday-parties/

      After completing this form, applicants we wish to interview can expect to hear from a member of BAX’s Education Department staff within approximately two weeks.

       
      BAX’s Education Department actively engages in discussions about how race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other aspects of identity affect access to, representation in, and experience within all of our programs and curriculum. BAX is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and developing an inclusive staff team. Disabled, BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and bi/multilingual teaching artists are strongly encouraged to apply.
      BAX Teaching Artist Interest Form