Work with Apex Arts! 

The Apex Arts Magnet program offers arts students the opportunity to build their artistic skill. The program is designed to engage students in focused arts instruction with highly qualified teachers and professional artists to foster aesthetic and critical thinking, creative inquiry, and artistic excellence. During extended day instruction, students from all arts primes have the chance to further refine their craft in small group instruction while expanding their creative lens through collaboration, community engagement, and multiple performance avenues.  

Let us know you are interested by filling out this general interest form. 

Apex Arts High School Opportunities

Opportunity for Apex Plus Project Residencies

Submit a Proposal for 2023-2024 Here

Teaching artists in a variety of arts disciplines are sought for collaborative project residencies in support of Apex Plus, the Apex Arts High School Extended Day program.

Selected artist(s)/residencies:

• Serve between 20-40 sessions, 10-30 students per project, over an extended period of time
• May be scheduled within a trimester structure (Fall, Winter, Spring) between September-Early November, Late November-February, and/or March-May during the school year
• Culminate with a performance (for performing arts) an exhibit/presentation (for visual arts) that parents may attend, and/or portfolio material for the student (video recording, photographic evidence, written evidence, etc.)
• Projects are typically held at Studio 39 in Annapolis 

Opportunity for Apex Plus Applied Arts Teaching Residencies

Teaching artists in a variety of arts disciplines are sought for residencies in Applied Arts courses (technique acquisition and craft development) in support of Apex Plus, the Apex Arts High School Extended Day program.

Selected artist(s)/residencies:

• Serve between 15-25 classes, 2 days a week per class, 10-30 students per class, over an extended period of time
• Will be scheduled within our trimester structure (Fall, Winter, Spring) during the school year
• Culminate with a portfolio material for the student (video recording, photographic evidence, written evidence, etc.)
• Courses are typically offered at Studio 39 in Annapolis, see Course Offerings for more details

Arts areas of need: 

• Visual Art: drawing, painting, printmaking
• Vocal Music
• Film & New Media: digital art, animation, sound engineering, film
• Creative Writing
• Dance: choreography and composition
• Acting
• Instrumental Music

Requirements

Selected artists should have previous teaching experience. Experience with secondary students is preferred.

If selected artists have not been processed through Anne Arundel County Public Schools (fingerprinted and have background checks on file) within the last year, they should be prepared to do so.

To Apply

Please submit:

Projects:

Proposal Form

Submitting this form acts as a proposal to mentor Apex Arts High School students in an Apex Plus Project. Please complete a form for each project you are proposing.

Projects for the 2023-2024 school year will run within trimesters to align with the hour reporting schedule. Dates for each trimester are shown in the form.

All projects proposals are due by July 1, 2023. Approval status will be communicated by July 31, 2023. Accepted projects are not guaranteed to run unless the minimum enrollment is met. 

Applied Arts:

Applied Arts classes for the 2023-2024 school year will run within trimesters to align with the hour reporting schedule. 

If you are interested in teaching skill-based classes, please submit a proposal form.   

All questions can be submitted to the Apex Arts High School Apex+ Teacher Specialist, Jillian Murphy, at jlmurphy2@aacps.org