ARTEFFECT Ambassadors
Visual Arts Online Fellowship 2024-2025 Applications Open! ARTEFFECT Ambassadors, now in its second year, is an online fellowship for educators working directly with students in grades 6-12 to foster the visual arts. Ambassadors learn from and alongside other high-level practitioners through art-focused, project-based learning about the inspiring and diverse stories of Unsung Heroes from history. During the 2024-2025 school year, Ambassadors participate in a series of virtual professional development sessions and complete a capstone project that engages their classrooms and communities. Applications due Monday, September 16, 2024.
What are some benefits of being
an ARTEFFECT Ambassador?
Participate in live online modules led by seasoned visual arts educators and expert practitioners―accompanied by lesson plans.
Hone your instructional practice and learner-centered strategies for designing project-based activities and assessments.
Expand the social impact of your curriculum by integrating the stories of LMC Unsung Heroes into your teaching and learning through your capstone project.
Represent ARTEFFECT and share the annual student competition with your classrooms, schools, districts & communities.
Engage in peer learning within a creative, collegial, and growing network.
Gain recognition through an official press release and promotions.
Receive a Certificate of Participation, an unrestricted $1,250 stipend, and a $250 materials credit.
The 2023-2024 inaugural Ambassadors cohort had 27 educators from across 17 U.S. States and Canada. Their capstone projects engaged their classrooms and communities with the stories of the LMC Unsung Heroes and the visual arts. These learner-centered projects included lesson plans, student art exhibitions, collaborations with partner schools, publications, presentations, community events, and more!
Congratulations to this outstanding group of educators!