Artist in Residence at Wartburg and Sarah Lawrence College

Employer: Sarah Lawrence College
Location: New York, United States
Salary: Salary Not specified
Date posted: Mar 7, 2025

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Position Type: Faculty Positions, Arts, Other Arts
Employment Level: Mid-Level
Employment Type: Part Time

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Artist in Residence at Wartburg and Sarah Lawrence College

Rank: Undefined
Tenure Information: Non-Tenure Track

Job Description
Sarah Lawrence College in partnership with the Wartburg Adult Care Community invites applications for an artist-in-residence fellowship. While the area of specialty is open, we are looking for a Fellow with a community-engaged artistic practice and a commitment to working with senior adult learners of all abilities. This two-year fellowship begins August 2025 and is funded by the Endeavor Foundation.
The successful candidate will understand the benefits of the creative arts and lifelong learning for an aging population and the role of an adult care community, like Wartburg, in helping seniors cultivate new skills and passions. An ability to communicate with residents, their families, and staff, as well as good interpersonal skills, patience, and imagination are essential to this work.

At Wartburg, the Endeavor Fellow, working collaboratively with staff and residents, will develop arts programming designed to cultivate interest and engagement with the arts amongst a diverse senior population. This programming will attend to the challenges that individuals face as they age (including memory loss, physical and sensory disabilities, loneliness, and grief) as well as augmenting Wartburg’s commitment to wellness-based care, personal enrichment, arts therapy (especially its internationally-recognized Institute for Music and Neurologic Function), and memory care.

The Endeavor Fellow will also teach courses at the College that will engage our students and the college community in Wartburg’s mission. Past collaborations with Wartburg have included undergraduate classes focused on improv, storytelling, and puppetry, and we can also imagine classes focusing on film-making and/or photography; we are especially interested in classes that we could cross-list under both Theatre and Visual Arts.

We invite interested candidates to submit a statement of interest and possible directions that they might take the Fellowship along with a CV, three letters of recommendation, relevant evidence of teaching (such as syllabi or a statement of teaching philosophy), and a sample of their work either in print or in a multi-media format.

Consideration of applications will begin on April 15, 2025. . Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Required Qualifications
The successful candidate will combine a Ph.D. and/or MFA and/or equivalent professional accomplishment in a relevant field with experience in community engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

Posting Number: F00184P
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Open Until Filled: Yes
Salary: $65,000

Special Instructions to Applicants
Consideration of applications will begin on April 15, 2025. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

To apply, visit https://slc.peopleadmin.com/postings/2344

Sarah Lawrence seeks to recruit and retain a diverse administration, staff, and faculty. Every job opening is seen as an opportunity to increase diversity, and every effort will be made to expand the applicant pool in accordance with these goals. (Please see our Nondiscrimination Policy.) For information on Sarah Lawrence College, our curriculum, teaching methods, and philosophy of education, please see our website at: https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/.

Wartburg, located in Westchester County, NY, offers integrated, comprehensive senior residential and healthcare services. Unlike conventional retirement communities, Wartburg provides a wide range of services to both residents living on its beautiful 34-acre campus and people in their own homes. From independent, assisted living and award-winning nursing home care to inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation, home care and adult day care services, its continuing care approach has earned Wartburg a trusted reputation in Westchester. Wartburg also provides caregiver support at every stage with an array of options to find the level of care that considers the whole family. Wartburg was named one of the “Best Nursing Homes in New York State” by U.S. News & World Report for the ninth consecutive year in 2020. In addition, Wartburg received the 2016 Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award from the American College of Health Care Administrators and the 2015 Legacy Award from the Westchester County Chapter of the Links.

Wartburg is an equal opportunity employer seeking dedicated, diverse, and caring individuals to contribute to our commitment of a standard of excellence and exceptional care. We pledge to expand our talent pool by the recruitment and retention of a racially and culturally diverse staff. Every employment opportunity is viewed as a chance to increase and expand on our vision in accordance with our goals. Please visit our website at www.wartburg.org

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Sarah Lawrence College

Sarah Lawrence is a prestigious, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Founded in 1926 and consistently ranked among the leading liberal arts colleges in the country, Sarah Lawrence is known for its pioneering approach to education, rich history of impassioned intellectual and civic engagement, and vibrant, successful alumni. In close proximity to the unparalleled offerings of New York City, our historic campus is home to an inclusive, intellectually curious, and diverse community.

Talented, creative students choose Sarah Lawrence for the opportunity to take charge of their education. In close collaboration with our dedicated, distinguished faculty, students create a rigorous, personalized course of study and connect their passions across a wide array of disciplines. They graduate knowing how to apply the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking necessary for life after college.

At Sarah Lawrence, students spend more time one-on-one with award-winning faculty than do students at any other college in the country

Sarah Lawrence College occupies 44 wooded acres in Yonkers, NY, near the Village of Bronxville—just north of New York City. A 30-minute train ride from the Bronxville station takes students into Midtown Manhattan. Learn more about the area

The iconic college campus, located just north of New York City, is not the only reason to work at Sarah Lawrence College.

As a Sarah Lawrence employee, you will join a warm, challenging, and diverse community that offers both quality of life advantages and tangible, valuable employee benefits.

When you work at Sarah Lawrence, you:

Receive outstanding benefits, such as medical, dental, and vision plans that exceed the standard plans offered by many companies and institutions, and an exceptional retirement plan through TIAA-CREF.

Have unparalleled educational opportunities, such as tuition benefits on campus for employees, their spouses, and their children; discounted tuition to the College’s renowned nursery school; and tuition benefit programs for dependent children who attend other colleges.

Have continuous opportunities for advancement, as it is College policy to fill vacancies by promotion or transfer whenever possible.

Enjoy boundless cultural experiences, including readings, lectures, music, theater, film screenings, dance performances, art exhibitions, and a state-of-the-art library, free to employees.

Have free access to the 48,000-square-foot Campbell Sports Center, with a six-lane pool, modern weight/fitness training center, squash courts, gymnasium, indoor track, outdoor tennis courts, and fitness classes, open to employees seven days per week.

Have several on-campus options for meals, plus off-campus discounts at local restaurants and stores.

Work in a convenient location close to all major highways, easily accessed from the Metro-North Harlem line, and 35 minutes from mid-town Manhattan.

Enjoy free parking on campus, a 10% discount at the college bookstore, and a 35-hour office workweek, with flexible summer hours for office staff on Fridays.