Local Cloth is looking for a fiber artist to lead a new afterschool fiber arts program at the Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Community Center, just down the road from our studio. This role is part of our mission to share the fiber arts with younger generations, reach more of the people in our community and strengthen our ties close to home.

The Lead Instructor will design and teach a hands-on curriculum for about 25–30 children in kindergarten through fifth grade, most of them ages 8–10. The curriculum covers where fiber comes from, how raw fiber becomes roving and yarn, and what we can make from it. Sessions run every other week for ten sessions, 4–5:30pm, on a weekday you choose (Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday). You’ll also have chances to work with our Program & Partnerships team on guest speakers and field trips to Local Cloth, and the program ends with an art exhibition at the end of the school year.