Opera Omaha

Applications open December 27, 2024! 25/26 Holland Community Opera Fellowship Open to Teaching Artists of Any Discipline who Connect to Opera

Application Guidelines

The Application for the Holland Community Opera Fellowship is unique and made up of multiple elements. The goal of the Fellowship application is to get a sense of you as a person. Applicants are encouraged to review the following guidelines and FAQs closely before applying.

A full application consists of the following parts: Your Resume, Short Answer Questions, and Artistic Work Samples. All of these are submitted via the online application form.

Your Resume

Your resume should include:

-Work Experience, Volunteer Experience and/or Experience Working in and with Community

-Teaching or Teaching Artist Experience

-Education and Training

-Artistic Training and Experience

-Language Skills

Please be sure your resume highlights:

-Experience developing and teaching arts programming for community participants including adults, youth, and/or families.

-Experience working with the populations served by HCOF including adults, children ages 2-18 years, individuals with disabilities, seniors, immigrants and refugee populations, incarcerated youth, and/or adults experiencing homelessness.?

Your Short Answer Questions

Please answer the following questions with a short response.? One document should be uploaded that includes your response to each of these questions.? Please use no more than 250 words per question.

Describe the specific skills you have that make you an effective team member. How do these skills help you succeed in a collaborative, professional setting?

Why is making art in, with, and for the community important to you?

Tell us about your interest in doing this type of work at an opera company. Be sure to include how your work connects to opera.

One of our core program partners is Intercultural Senior Center.? Intercultural Senior Center is a community center for older adults ages 50 and older, with on-site activities, nutrition, education, exercise, and cultural events. The seniors are from different cultures and countries and may include immigrant and refugee populations. Keeping this population in mind, how would you utilize your skills to engage the seniors in a 90-minute, community based arts workshop?

Your Artistic Work Samples

Please submit no more than five three artist work samples within one document. Please choose artistic samples that represent you and help us understand your artistry. Artistic Work samples should include and illustrate:?

1) Your work as a teaching artist in the community.?

2) Your work as an artist.?

Samples may include text, website links, PDFs, photographs, and/or video files.? Please ensure any links included are accessible, able to be shared, and easily viewed.? If the sample does not have a description provided, please feel free to add a short sentence or two to provide context.? All work should be clearly labeled and attributed.?

Please note: If more than three artistic work samples are submitted, only the first three will be reviewed and considered.

This is a full-time staff position for the 25/26 season with a salary of $42,000 plus benefits.

The position may be renewed for an additional season. The typical length of a Fellowship is two years.

Opera Omaha values staff diversity that represents Omaha’s diverse communities and seeks candidates who reflect this value. We value and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.

Opera Omaha is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Professional experience will be considered in lieu of an academic degree.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2025

Necessary Documents for a Complete Application Include: Resume, Short Answer Questions, and Artist Work Samples. More details about what these documents should include, and Fellowship FAQs are available on website.