Lead Artist program
OurLead Artists are multi-talented professional artists, many of whom started with us as Apprentices at Artstart.

Lead Artists enliven the Apprentice experience through bold leadership
Lead Artists inspire and motivate the team
Lead Artists are mentors in project planning and excellence in art-making
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Artstart Leads manage individual commissions, creating, directing, and delegating to the apprentices and assistant lead artists working on the project.​ They are responsible for the overall quality of design and execution of their assigned job, including communication with our Program Director and the client, making sure the vision is realized.
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Most importantly, Leads are responsible for the mentorship of their apprentices, who will be learning professional art practice through their involvement in the completion of the commission.
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If you are interested in working collaboratively with other artists, imparting artistic wisdom on a younger generation of creatives, and love the daily problem solving that goes into executing large-scale installations, we would love to hear from you!
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Assistant Lead Artists
Assistant Lead Artists help with all aspects of a project under the direction of the Lead Artist.
Teaching Artists
Teaching Artists are hired as contractors during sessions to teach a particular style or medium to apprentices and youth interns, usually over one or two weeks.
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For any position that involves working directly with youth under 18, a background check is required. Please contact us at info@artstart.us for more information.​
To apply for a Lead position, email your letter of interest, resume, and portfolio of relevant work!​​​
Meet some of the talented artists we've worked with over the the past few years:

HEATHER BROOK
Current Director & Project Designer

SANAZ KIESBYE
Lead Artist & former Program Director

Lead Artist & former Program Director

CHRIS MCKEE
Lead Artist

HANNAH BALLINGER
Lead Artist

KARA MCHALE
Assistant Lead Artist

KEVIETTE MINOR
Lead Artist

JENNIFER MYGATT
Lead Artist & Former Program Director

TYLER ANN SHAHAN
Lead Artist

ALINA NEUBEL
Lead Artist

HANNAH DAY
Lead Artist

ANNALISA SHER
Lead Artist

ERIKA LUTZ
Lead Artist

JUSTIN RINGLEIN
Lead Artist

GIO BENEDETTI
Lead Artist

SOPHIA CHIN
Lead Artist

LINA CHAMBLISS
Artist & former Admin Assistant