Residency
Sponsor
Artist-in-Residence
Guest Artist
Core Group
Non-Core Group
Pre-Service
Teacher In-Service
Community Activities
Documentation
Evaluation

Residency

The set period of time that an artist-in-residence spends at a given site. IAC AIE residencies range from two weeks to six months in length.

Sponsor

The applicant school or organization responsible for the coordination and implementation of the residency.The sponsor must secure a cash match of 40 percent of the residency expenses and any additional funds that exceed the IAC-allowed expenses (refer to page 13).This may be different from the residency site.

Artist-in-Residence

The primary artist or company selected from the IAC AIE Artists Roster to conduct residency activities. The artist-in-residence is a professional artist recognized for his or her artistic achievement and quality of work. During the residency, the artist-in-residence works with participants as an artist teaching his or her particular discipline. The artist-in-residence role differs from the role of an arts teacher employed by the school.

Guest Artist

A professional artist who conducts residency-related ctivities with participants on a short-term basis. This artist may work in a discipline similar to or complementary to the artist-in-residence’s discipline and does not need to be listed in the IAC AIE Artists Roster. The guest artist may conduct a performance, workshop, or lecture/demonstration.

Core Group

A class-sized group of participants that meets regularly with the artist-in residence. They will receive the majority of the artist-in-residence’s weekly contact hours.

Non-Core Group

Groups of varying sizes that meet with the artist-in-residence during each week depending on the goals and needs of the residency.

Pre-Service

An artist-in-residence conducted session occurring prior to the start of residency activities during which the artist-in-residence, faculty, staff and committee members review the planned residency activities, as well as the goals and guidelines of the IAC AIE Residency Program.

Teacher In-Service

An artist-in-residence conducted workshop for residency site faculty and staff during which the artist-in-residence shares specific activities related to his or her artistic discipline. A teacher in-service occurs at least once a month during the residency.

Community Activities

Activities conducted by the artist-in-residence, which involve community members not directly participating in the residency. These activities may involve neighboring schools, service clubs, arts organizations, libraries or park districts and may take the form of a performance, a workshop, an exhibition, a reading or a lecture. Community activities occur at least once a month during the residency.

Documentation

The process of recording what occurred during the residency. It should show all stages of the residency including planning; the artist-in-residence’s work with the core group, non-core group, and teachers; and any final products. The final document may take the form of scrapbooks, creative writing anthologies, slide presentations, videotapes, audiotapes, lesson plans, press coverage or photographs accompanied by a summary of residency activities.

Evaluation

The process of noting observations of the residency program in order to assess the effectiveness of the residency in meeting the sponsor’s goals. Through the evaluation process, the residency objectives and/or activities can be revised to better meet the needs of all participants.