New Mexico School for the Arts’ Visual Arts Department (VAD) is seeking a full-time Visual Arts Instructor in Sculpture/3D at the high school level for the 2025-2026 School Year (with a possibility for continuous renewal pending job review).
New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) is New Mexico’s only public, statewide charter high school that serves young artists with a rigorous, award-winning pre-professional arts and academics program. The teaching course load is 3 courses per semester Monday – Friday (2-5 pm daily), and Advisory class that meets for 25 minutes each Monday, includes hosting Open Studio one night a week (5-7 pm), and maintaining the sculpture, ceramics, gallery, and maker space areas, equipment, and budget. The position includes various other duties in the Visual Art Department assigned by the Visual Arts Chair (between 9:30-2 pm), most notably including installing and de-installing exhibitions, attending faculty, student, and parent meetings, etc.
Areas of teaching experience and professional expertise should include, but are not limited to: 3D visual elements and principles of design, ability to teach fabrication, planning, and production skills in paper, wood, cardboard, metal, clay, plaster, etc. familiarity with mold making, joinery, hand and power tools, basic digital skills (basic computer/device skills), familiarity with the Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator. Additional desirable skills may include: ability and interest in working with 3D printers and laser cutters and associated software, foundational to intermediate drawing, architectural design and drafting, and working with students on thesis and individual projects, art theory, etc.
This Instructor works closely with the Visual Arts Chair and other Visual Arts Faculty in crafting and delivering a well-rounded, 4-year college preparatory foundation in the Visual Arts that prepares 9-12th grade students for successful application to competitive higher education arts programs, as well as creative and critical aptitude applicable to any field of study and civic engagement. Students are admitted to the Visual Arts Department on promise, passion, and aptitude for the visual arts through an admission workshop process. Teachers are closely mentored and supported by professional development opportunities to achieve these goals.
