Community Student Fellow (CSF) positions offer on-the-job experience for second-year undergraduates through graduate-level students at CCA.
Federal work-study money and grants from Center sponsors fund internship-like positions in schools and community/art organizations. CCA students receive orientation and training through workshops at the Center.
Students from Artists for Community, the SMART Teaching Concentration, or the Community Arts Program are given priority when applying for a CSF job.
CSF positions offer useful experience when applying for Center Student Grants. Advanced students who are ready to develop and implement their own projects can apply for funding.
To apply to the CSF program, contact the Students in Action Program Associate.
CSFs in Community Arts
Community Student Fellows work as artists in residence and administrative assistants in community organizations and cultural arts and public programs.
Partnering sites have included Art Esteem, which places CSFs in middle and high schools; after-school programs throughout West Oakland; the Oakland Museum of California; Museum of Children's Art; and more.
CSFs in Art Education
CSF Teaching Artists (CSF TAs) work alongside teachers in public schools. As a specialized group of CSFs, the CSF TAs receive extra training and support from Center staff and art educators, including training in classroom management, writing curriculum, and collaborating with teachers and administrators for both art and interdisciplinary subject matters.
Partnering schools have included the Far West School, Creative Arts Charter School, Montera Middle School, and Peralta Elementary School.
CSFs Working in Health Centers
The artistic process is also applied in health centers where artists in residence and administrative staff supervise CSFs in art therapy-related work. The program provides inclusive, interactive, therapeutic art activities that provide educational, developmental, recreational, and psychosocial support services for patients.
Community sites have included the Children's Hospital and Research Center of Oakland, the National Institute for Art and Disabilities, and the Creative Growth Center.
Funders
The CCA Center for Art and Public Life would like to thank the following funders for their generous support of the Community Student Fellows program:
- Skirball Foundation
- The Nathan Cummings Foundation
- The Clorox Community Foundation
