Join a team dedicated to art, education, and community.
Marwen welcomes staff and teaching artists from all backgrounds, industries, and skill sets. We believe our inclusive community reflects the youth participating in our no-cost programming.
Application instructions are included within each role description. For other inquires about full and part-time roles, contact us at careers@marwen.org.
Staff Openings
The Marwen Emerging Teaching Artist (META) is a temporary, part-time position. METAs provide studio support to Teaching Artists and are mentored by Marwen staff to further develop their teaching artist practice and experience. Rooted in the core values of Creative Youth Development, META is a commitment to supporting young people’s stories, ideas, and dreams through creative expression and honoring their lived experience. META fosters youth-centered, inclusive, supportive, and collaborative teaching artist environments that support the facilitation of visual arts programming for Chicago’s young people in grades 6-12.
META Hiring Timeline (Cohort 2026 — Spring & Summer)
- Application opens: 10/6/25
- Application deadline: 10/31/25
Email metajobs@marwen.org with any questions.
Contracted Positions
Request for Course Proposals
Marwen is seeking exceptional practicing artists to design and teach visual arts courses for 6-12 graders from all across Chicago. We are looking for experienced Teaching Artists (TAs) with active practices aligned with the core values of creative youth development: youth voice, collective action, and social justice. We welcome proposals in all mediums, particularly ceramics, digital media, video, photography, fashion, painting, and comics.
As independent contractors, Teaching Artists have complete autonomy over their course design. They select the mediums and themes that align with their expertise and interests. Within our term schedule, they choose the times that best suit them for their courses taught in Marwen studios.
Things to keep in mind as you complete your course proposal:
- Marwen has a high volume of middle school registrations each term
- Marwen’s most requested middle school courses are animation, painting, drawing, ceramics, and digital photography
Summer 2026 proposal deadline: February 21, 2026
RSVP HERE for a virtual Course Proposal Info session:
Summer Term 2026: January 13, 5-6 pm
Fall Term 2026: May 12, 5-6 pm
Spring Term 2027: August 18, 2026, 5-6 pm
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