PROGRAM DIRECTOR /TEACHING ARTIST AGREEMENT

ARTreach is excited to be able to partner with professional artists in the community to offer children at risk, troubled youth, special needs children and adults, and the elderly (“Clients”) an enriching and empowering art experience. We look forward to working with you through ARTreach this 2008-09 year and beyond.

You are agreeing to the following terms and conditions:

You are a professional and talented teaching artist who is ready, willing, and able to work with Clients. Creativity, patience, flexibility, trust and reliability are essential character traits that mark a professional ARTreach teaching artist and mentor. The agreement is made that you will represent ARTreach in a professional and appropriate manner at all times. You are asked to respect expectations and policies associated with ARTreach and the facility or campus you are placed to teach. You are asked to respect all confidentiality rights of the children involved in our programs and all issues as presented during your orientation.

You are approved and will continue to remain approved to work with children at risk in the school districts. You will promptly report to ARTreach any event or circumstance that may effect such approval.

You are agreeing to arrive on time and with all materials and supplies needed to deliver your project or program as described in the prospectus or program summary. This agreement may not be transferred or assigned by you without the express written permission of ARTreach.

This agreement is made between ARTreach and ______(Name) to contract you as a teaching artist and/or program director on the dates and times, and at school or facility listed below, however ARTreach reserves the right to cancel this agreement upon fifteen (15) days notice to you for any or no reason. If this agreement is so cancelled, you will immediately cease all work hereunder and will be paid for the reasonable amount of your necessary work and supplies expended to the date of termination. We are agreeing to pay you a Board approved rate per hour as a teaching artist, volunteer coordinator and or program director and as determined reasonable and respectable under our unique conditions and terms which is anticipated to be $______per hour, not to exceed a total personnel budget of $______This the final amount to be paid to you will fall between $30- $90 depending on expectations and your level of experience serving in ARTreach Programs. The amount paid will compensate you or a professional artist you supply and approved by us in advance for their hours on site, teaching, directing or coordinating volunteers if necessary; this amount includes travel, and basic hours associated with prep time and follow-up. We know there are many additional hours associated with preparation and outreach delivery and we ask that you try to record all additional hours donated to your program. A budget for your supplies as associated with your program is established not to exceed $______and will support supplies purchased for a limited number of students. Participation in your program has been capped at ______You may request that purchases be ordered by ARTreach, or purchase all needed supplies and apply for a reimbursement of all expenses within 30 days of your program ending. If you are required to provide insurance, these requirements will be discussed with you before the commencement of your work. ARTreach is a tax exempt 501 c3 organization.

FACILITY or CAMPUS______

Address______

Your ARTreach Liaison on site is______

Email/phone contacts______

Your Time Slot is ______AM______PM on the following dates:

August / September / October / November
December / January / February / March
April / May / June / July

Please complete all applications and forms as provided. ARTreach contracts artists/ program vendors/ program providers and reports paid income to the IRS. You are solely responsible for also reporting this income and paying taxes associated with claimed income at the end of the year. You will be sent a Form 1099 at the end of the year for your taxes. You are invited to involve volunteers and sponsors in your project. Interested ARTreach Program sponsors may be directed to the website or Executive Director for more information on way to support a designated project. Volunteers are encouraged, but subject to ARTreach/facility orientation processes If you are ill or have a personal emergency, you must contact the executive director and your liaison as soon as possible to discuss alternative arrangements.

Thank you for working with ARTreach this year. We know that you will enjoy teaching in our programs, and that many people will benefit thanks to your involvement. We appreciate your talent and your time.

Terri Bieber Executive Director ARTreach, www.artreachonline.org

Agreed to and accepted by:

Your Signature

Print your name ______Date______

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