Visual Arts Club Facilitator

The ALS Association is in search of a knowledgeable co-facilitator to run the Creative Pursuits Visual Arts Club. The club is offered to people living with ALS who are seasoned artists to beginners, with all media welcome, including digital and AI generated art. During meetings we discuss techniques and share accessible tips, view and discuss professional artists’ work for inspiration, practice art criticism, and learn about art vocabulary and composition techniques. The facilitator would be expected to prep for each meetings topic/ lesson and guide the discussions and provide helpful resources. What makes this class special is its flexibility and understanding of the difficulties that come with art creation while living with ALS. This is a no pressure environment. Our online forum keeps the dialogue going beyond meetings, fostering a supportive artist community. An ideal facilitator will be able to check in on the forum each week to provide feedback on artists' posts. The facilitator will be supported by the director of the Creative Pursuits program in preparation and throughout the meetings.

Read more about the program here: https://www.als.org/support/programs/creative-pursuits-program

Required:

• Attend the meeting once per month for 1.5 hours - This club meets on the 2nd Tuesday every month at 2-3:30pm CT
• Provide feedback once per week on the online forum, which may take about an hour per week
• Knowledge in art media, techniques, vocabulary, historical or contemporary artists and ability to share this knowledge in a kind and flexible way
• Plan activities and discussion topics for the meetings and leave them with prompts or activities to work on throughout the month

Preferred:

• Comfortable on Zoom calls and sharing their screen
• Experience with accessible art tools
• Kind, warm, and able to create a safe feeling space where everyone feels their voice is heard and welcomed
• Open to various communication methods
• Some knowledge of ALS is helpful