Hartford Performs New Program Intake Form

Thank you for your interest in working with Hartford Performs!

Hartford Performs is an arts integration nonprofit working with Hartford Public Schools PK - 8th grade students and teachers. Programs connect arts and learning during the school day. We ask that applicants be 21 years old or older and have prior experience leading students or a group of people, or prior experience performing for young audiences. An understanding of arts integration is recommended.

Please complete this form to receive information and to be included in the NEXT cycle of applications for the 2026- 2027 school year.

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* 1. Contact Information

Name
(and pronouns) *

Artist Name
or Organization

Address

Address 2

City/Town *

State/Province *

ZIP/Postal Code *

Country *

Email Address *

Phone Number *

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* 2. Preferred method of communication

Phone

Either

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* 3. Ethnicity (select all that apply)

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian or Asian American

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

Middle Eastern or North African

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

White

Another race

Prefer to not disclose

Other (please specify)

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* 4. I am 21 years old or older

Yes

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* 5. I am willing to complete a mandatory background check and mandated reporter training to work in the school building. I can also provide a letter of recommendation from a teacher or arts organization.

Yes

I represent an arts organization and can provide documentation as needed

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Teaching artists who are invited to apply to one of our rosters will be asked to submit a recommendation letter and contact information for an arts organization, school, or other youth-focused organization that they have worked or partnered with. Are you willing to submit a recommendation letter?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Please use the upload box below to submit your resume. Please include a teaching artist statement (A teaching artist statement is a written piece that explains an artist's work as well as their creative and teaching journey. It acts as a bridge between the artist and the audience, helping viewers understand the teaching artist's motivations and current goals). Please upload the requested information as one PDF document.

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* 8. Please share a website, social media handles, or links to your work. Links to Canva portfolios are also accepted. Consider links that show your art and/or your teaching style to give us a better sense of what you do. Please separate links with a space or a comma.

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* 9. Please indicate how comfortable you are with the following computer and software tasks.

	Never done this before	Not at all comfortable	Somewhat comfortable	Very comfortable
Creating an account on a website	Creating an account on a website Never done this before	Creating an account on a website Not at all comfortable	Creating an account on a website Somewhat comfortable	Creating an account on a website Very comfortable
Resetting or changing a password	Resetting or changing a password Never done this before	Resetting or changing a password Not at all comfortable	Resetting or changing a password Somewhat comfortable	Resetting or changing a password Very comfortable
Sending emails with attachments	Sending emails with attachments Never done this before	Sending emails with attachments Not at all comfortable	Sending emails with attachments Somewhat comfortable	Sending emails with attachments Very comfortable
Filling out and saving a digital form or document	Filling out and saving a digital form or document Never done this before	Filling out and saving a digital form or document Not at all comfortable	Filling out and saving a digital form or document Somewhat comfortable	Filling out and saving a digital form or document Very comfortable
Uploading a file to an online portal or website	Uploading a file to an online portal or website Never done this before	Uploading a file to an online portal or website Not at all comfortable	Uploading a file to an online portal or website Somewhat comfortable	Uploading a file to an online portal or website Very comfortable
Resizing or editing an image	Resizing or editing an image Never done this before	Resizing or editing an image Not at all comfortable	Resizing or editing an image Somewhat comfortable	Resizing or editing an image Very comfortable
Uploading photos or images to a website	Uploading photos or images to a website Never done this before	Uploading photos or images to a website Not at all comfortable	Uploading photos or images to a website Somewhat comfortable	Uploading photos or images to a website Very comfortable
Navigating between different tabs or windows	Navigating between different tabs or windows Never done this before	Navigating between different tabs or windows Not at all comfortable	Navigating between different tabs or windows Somewhat comfortable	Navigating between different tabs or windows Very comfortable
Approving requests in an online system	Approving requests in an online system Never done this before	Approving requests in an online system Not at all comfortable	Approving requests in an online system Somewhat comfortable	Approving requests in an online system Very comfortable

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* 10. Please share the following information regarding the program you want to offer through Hartford Performs.

Program Name

Art Form (music, painting, dance, etc.)

Program format (one or two day workshop, assembly (40-60 minutes for up to 150 people), residency (art specialist co-working with a lead teacher for 5-9 weeks), museum or cultural tour, offsite performance)

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* 11. Please select which grades your program serves (Please note that programs serving K through 5th grade must align with Hartford Public Schools' Wit & Wisdom curriculum linked here. For more information on curriculum alignment, please watch the 2025 informational session linked here.).

Pre-K

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

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* 12. Describe your program here and let us know why you believe it would be a good fit for Hartford Performs.

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* 13. Briefly describe why arts education, particularly in Hartford Public Schools, is important to you.

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* 14. Please share any other information you'd like to include about yourself or your experience.

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* 15. How did you hear about Hartford Performs?

Facebook

Internet search

A teacher

A teaching artist

HP Staff Recommendation

Other (please specify)