Kohl Children's Museum
The Museum At-Large:
As a leader in demonstrating the role of interactive play in learning, the Museum creates exemplary,
developmentally appropriate, hands-on educational experiences for young children in a fun, intimate
environment. (Kohl Children’s Museum Mission Statement)
The heart of the Museum’s mission it to offer creative methods for enhancing traditional approaches
to teaching, historically the Kohl Teaching Centers (from which the current Museum evolved)
provided training and educational resources to teachers and helped them incorporate hands-on
experiences into their classroom. Building on this desire to reach young children through interactive
play, the Kohl Children’s Museum was also founded to continue reaching educators and extend its
service to meet the growing needs of families and the community at large through interactive
exhibits and hands-on programs.
Purpose of Art Studio:
The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Art studio, housed in the Adventures in Art exhibit, is designed to
provide inspiration for children to explore their inner creativity with programs that change monthly.
The self-guided Art Adventures program encourages children to be creative using unique tools and
art media. Children are able to explore making through either painting; clay sculpture; weaving or
recycled art.
How Art Impacts Learning Outcomes
What makes art such a great teaching tool? Art engages children's senses in open-ended play and
develops Cognitive, Social, Emotional and Sensori-Motor skills. Art is a cooperative learning
experience that provides pleasure, challenge, and a sense of mastery. Instruction in the arts is one
of the best ways in which to involve the different modes of learning; through art, children learn
complex thinking skills and master developmental tasks (Belden & Fessard, 2001).
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE APPLICATION:
Full Name:
Email Address:
Phone Number:
Residency Expectations:
Develop and present a week-long drop-in art-based workshop (between 5-15 contact hours in
length)
Provide digital space for display of artist’s own artwork (via Museum website, digital screens within
the Museum, Instagram, etc.)
Participate in in-process reflection (blogging, on-line documentation, etc.)
Complete a post reflection/survey
• A modest honorarium will cover stipend and cover cost of materials up to $350.
Desired Qualifications:
Artists working with recycled materials or has an eco-friendly focus
Artists with a process-based practice
Artists with background working with public (at minimum, desired previous experience working with
early childhood populations—specifically any experience with birth to 8 years old children)
Artists interesting in collaboration
Please write a short paragraph outlining past experience related to qualifications as well as any
previous experience working with public and working with children/families.
Past Experiences:
Residency Proposal:
Proposal should be a page-length written (250 word minimum, not to exceed 750 words) proposal
addressing potential timeline and expectations for drop-in activity indicating the areas of specialty
(recycled art, clay, weaving, printmaking, collaborative projects). Outline any special tools/materials
that might be needed for the completion of the residency project.
Project Proposal
Dates of availability + rationale:
The residency will consist of at least five hours and a maximum of 15 contact hours between the
artist and the Museum visitors. Please address if your residency project will take place over
consecutive days or over a longer period of time (i.e.: once a week over a period of a month) and
why this timeline suits your proposed project. Please also provide at least three periods of
availability.
Dates of
Availability
Rationale
Artist statement + bio:
Please provide a brief statement that addresses ideas found in your own artistic practice, not more
than 100 words. Please attach a CV to the application, not more than 3 pages long.
Artist Statement:
CV
Image list:
Please provide a sample of recent work: of your own artwork, past collaborative projects, public
works or a combination of these. This sample should give a sense of the work that will be displayed
in the Museum and/or work similar to the work proposed if creating a site-responsive installation.
Schematics & drawing of proposed work are welcome. If including a schematic, this must be
accompanied by images of projects/artwork that have already been actualized.
Please include relevant information about images:
Title, material, date of completion, dimensions, short description of project.
Image List
Title & Description
Title & Description
Title & Description
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Please review your application to make sure you have included the following.
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Completed Application with project proposal & proposed dates for residency
Image Sample
Current CV
Please submit your application to Tim Abel- Museum Education Specialist at tabel@kcmgc.org .