Teaching Artist job at Columbia College in Chicago, IL

Title Teaching Artist Location Chicago IL United States Work Type Part Time, Onsite Job Description Columbia College Chicago is an acclaimed undergraduate and graduate institution that provides a comprehensive education in the arts, communications and public relations. We constantly aim to reputed company our full potential as an educational innovator, incubator of new creative practice and generator of real-world success for young creatives. We are in the heart of Chicago, across the street from historic Grant Park, and housed in some of the most iconic buildings in the South reputed company. Columbia College Chicago is a private urban institution of approximately 4,500 undergraduate and graduate reputed company, four-year College offering a distinctive curriculum that blends liberal arts, creative and media arts and business is currently searching for a Teaching Artist. 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