University Studio Art Teaching Practicum – Spring 2026
First day of class! – January 12th
This semester, I am shadowing Meredith’s Etching I class
Today was a short day, going over the syllabus for the class, as well as materials. She was straightforward and understanding with her expectations, and explained the rationale behind certain things.
Meredith brought a lot of prints for us to look at, showing what exactly etching is, and what you can do with the process.
Icebreaker – favorite video game or pets – I like a low stakes introduction
Job Search
A few things I noticed while looking through jobs:
There aren’t a whole lot! Most are adjunct positions, or pools for adjunct positions.
This job has a lower salary, but does include housing which I found interesting – it is more like an artist residency than a permanent position. I also saw a lot of visiting professor positions – 1-2 year contracts, and most did not have the same requirement for 2-3 years of teaching experience that other full time positions did.
My Miro Job Search Board:
CVs
When looking at CVs, I was particularly paying attention to the categories that artists included, and order of the categories.
After looking through the CVs, I decided to add a Press category, and added the name of the Jurors to the juried shows I have been in. Right now, I have professional experience at the end of my CV, but I think if I were applying for a job I would put it as the second section.
Teaching Statement
2/12 – Today we had a workshop on writing teaching statements, lead by Boyun Kim from the Center for Teaching and Learning. I found it very helpful – I had no prior knowledge about teaching statements, but the workshop made writing one seem a lot more manageable.
