As the Youth Artist Assistant (YAA), you'll support professional artists in the classroom as they lead arts-based residencies. To be eligible, you must live in one of the communities listed below, be able to work in the school, and not be enrolled in high school. YAAs tend to be between 16 and 21 years old. The position is 20 hours per week at $15/hr.
The Mikw Chiyâm Arts Concentration Program offers Eeyou youth an opportunity to get creative with professional artists and experiment with a wide range of artistic mediums through three separate multi-week residencies that take place in the classroom. In the past, Mikw Chiyâm students have created short videos, written and recorded songs, built puppets, written and illustrated stories, and more!
Mikw Chiyâm takes place in schools in nine communities across Eeyou Istchee:
◆ Voyageur Memorial High School (Mistissini)
◆ James Bay Eeyou School (Chisasibi)
◆ École Wiinibekuu School (Waskaganish)
◆ Luke Mettaweskum School (Nemaska)
◆ Badabin Eeyou School (Whapmagoostui)
◆ Wabannutao Eeyou School (Eastmain)
◆ Maquatua Eeyou School (Wemindji)
◆ Willie J. Happyjack Memorial School (Waswanipi)
◆ Waapihtiiwewan School (Oujé-Bougoumou)
Apply by October 18, 2021 - please email
azure.roberston@inpath.ca if you have questions.