Teaching Artistry

Develop the tools you need to effectively teach your artistic discipline in a wide range of educational and community settings in accessible, engaging, and culturally responsive ways.

Whether you’re an established artist looking to expand your professional opportunities or a student seeking to build instructional skills, this program equips you with the pedagogical tools, inclusive teaching strategies, and practical frameworks needed to translate your artistic practice into meaningful learning experiences.

Designed with both flexibility and depth in mind, the curriculum supports learners who want to complete the full certificate as well as those who prefer to enroll in individual courses to strengthen specific skills.

Who Should Enroll

• Practicing artists seeking to expand their teaching capabilities
• Undergraduate and graduate students preparing for careers that blend art and education
• Professional artists interested in community engagement, arts education, or teaching in in-school, after-school, and studio environments[
• Creatives looking to build confidence in lesson design, pedagogy, and inclusive classroom practices

Program Benefits

• Strengthen your ability to teach artistic concepts clearly, confidently, and creatively
• Learn to adapt instruction for diverse audiences in community, school, and organizational settings
• Gain foundational training in pedagogy, lesson planning, learning design, and classroom facilitation
• Build a toolkit for inclusive teaching grounded in universal design principles and inclusive frameworks
• Enhance your professional marketability when applying for roles with arts organizations, educational institutions, and community programs
• Develop strategies to sustain both creative and educational career paths

Eligibility and Requirements

Apply to become a candidate for the program: A Declaration of Candidacy is required to establish candidacy in this program. Complete the application and pay the application and candidacy fee of $125 (non-refundable). Learn more about the benefits of becoming a candidate.

A candidate in the program is awarded a certificate upon the successful completion of four (4) required courses totaling 12 units, each with a letter grade of “C” or better. All requirements must be completed within five (5) years after the student enrolls in their first course. To receive the Certified Digital Certificate after completing all the program requirements, students must submit the Request for Certificate to initiate the certificate audit process. Students not pursuing the certificate are welcome to take as many individual courses as they wish.