Visual and performing artists are needed for residencies for the Head StART in ART program for the
2013-2014 school year. Residencies will take place at the Ellicott City Head
Start Center or the Tubman Head Start Center in Columbia. Artists seeking a
residency must have experience working with children; experience with pre-K is
preferred. The performing artist residency will conclude with performances by
the Head Start children. The visual artist residency will conclude with the
completion of an art project for display at their Head Start Center or
individual projects for students to take home. Applications are available
online at www.hocoarts.org or at the Howard County Center for the Arts, 8510
High Ridge Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043. The
deadline for proposals is August 15,
2013.
The
Howard County Arts Council coordinates, administers, and funds Head StART in ART, with additional
funding from Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation, Inc. and a grant
from PNC for the 2013-2014 school year.
HCAC selects the artists and works closely with them and the Head Start
staff to create a thematic program.
In
FY2000, the Howard County Arts Council developed a partnership with the
Ellicott City Head Start Center to establish an artist-in-residence
program. This partnership, Head StART
in ART, provides the children with an in-depth, hands-on artistic
experience they might never have otherwise and ensures them access to the
arts. Participation in such a program
during the formative years can have a significant impact on a child’s future
appreciation of and involvement in the arts and may also advance language and
learning skills.
