National Teaching Artist Credential Interest Form

This form is for teaching artists in Southwestern Pennsylvania who are interested in applying for the National Teaching Artist Credential offered through Young Audiences Arts for Learning with support from Arts Ed Collaborative. Your responses will help us determine whether you're eligible to apply for the credential and understand what types of supports might be useful if you choose to apply.

Click this link to learn more about the National Teaching Artist Credential initiative.
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Eligibility requirements

As a first step, let's confirm your eligibility for this opportunity.

Includes Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland counties
The National Teaching Artist Credential is available only to teaching artists who live in a region served by a Young Audience Arts for Learning affiliate. Arts Ed Collaborative is the affiliate for Southwestern Pennsylvania and can only sponsor applications by teaching artists who live in this area.

Click this link to see a map of the Young Audience Arts for Learning network and check if you live in an area where you can apply through a different affiliate.


Applicants for the National Teaching Artist Credential are required to have at least five years of experience working as a teaching artist, including experience as a teaching artist in K-12 settings during the school day.

If you have questions or would like to discuss your eligibility to apply given these requirements, please click this link to schedule a call with AEC Programs Manager Bradley Hill.

Application requirements

The deadline to submit the full set of application materials for the National Teaching Artist Credential is July 1, 2024. Among the materials that you'll need to submit are:
  • a written plan outlining one of your school-based residency programs
  • a detailed written lesson plan related to the residency program
  • a video recording of you teaching the lesson in a school setting 
Your responses to the following questions will help us understand whether you already have or will be able to produce the required materials and what kinds of supports from Arts Ed Collaborative might be needed.










We ask that teaching artists who need assistance in preparing their applications be able to produce the required materials by the specified dates to allow AEC staff enough time to provide adequate support to everyone who requests it. While it may be possible for you to apply this year, we encourage you to consider the requirements carefully and think about applying in a future cycle to allow yourself more time to complete everything.

If you have questions or would like to discuss the timeline for completing the required materials, please click this link to schedule a call with AEC Programs Manager Bradley Hill.

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