| Becoming a CAPS Artist
Who should apply to become a CAPS Artist?
Any professional artist or group who has a passion for and experience in arts-in-education, and wishes to share that passion and expertise with students, teachers, and the community partners as a CAPS Artist.
How does CAPS work?
- DAC is responsible for the organization and management of the CAPS program. CAPS recruits and contracts artists, creates a Guidebook with artist programs, then coordinates the CAPS programs with the artists, schools and community partners. DAC also seeks outside grants to provide low-cost programs to support schools with limited funds.
- Artists propose programs for the Guidebook and, if accepted by the review panel, they provide programs
to schools and partners.
- DAC distributes the Guidebook to schools and community partners at the beginning of the school year.
- Schools and partners request and schedule programs from the Guidebook through DAC via an Order Form.
- CAPS Manager informs the artist of request.
- Artist contacts lead educator to schedule a Teacher Orientation meeting for all teachers involved in the program.
- At the meeting, artist gives teachers a Learning Packet and discusses program dates and details.
- Artist provides program.
- DAC pays artist at the conclusion of program.
- Partner pays DAC the artist’s fee plus a commission equaling the CAPS Guidebook price.
- Partners pay with allocated budgeted funds or through fundraising of special funds.
What is the artist fee structure?
Artists are compensated according to a pre-set fee structure set by DAC. For residencies and workshops, artists are compensated for an orientation meeting, planning/production, hourly instruction and reimbursement for materials. For performances, artists are compensated in a flat fee negotiated between DAC and the artist.
The CAPS Artist Application for the 2009-2011 school years will be available March 2009
If you’re interested in becoming a CAPS artist and would like to be added to our mailing list, please contact Shana Adams, sadams@durhamarts.org.
What happens to my application?
- A committee of artists, administrators
and curriculum specialists will review applications. Applicants will be
notified of the committee’s decisions by mid May 2009.
- Artists who are accepted into the 2009-11 CAPS Program will be included in
the 2009-11 CAPS Guidebook, distributed to schools at the beginning of the
school year.
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