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Friends of Lean Into Art

You are dedicated to your craft. You have spent countless hours honing your skills. You have a boundless curiosity for the underlying theories and structure of communicating ideas. You are the artist who finds the connections between your medium and other communications media. You are the artist who relishes in a setback; after all, it's a new opportunity to learn and grow. Inspiration is more than a haphazard mode of thought requiring constant nurturing: it is your natural state of mind.

Lean Into Art is where you go when you're ready to push yourself as an artist in new ways. As a place to learn communication arts online it combines an art-journaling approach, the best of live and time-shifted classes, and a recognition system that encourages students to finish projects, give feedback, even participate in teaching.

It's a big art challenge - that's why we put the enticing warning in the name. You have to lean into it.

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What follows is an agreement between Jerzy Drozd and Rob Stenzinger (owners and operators of Lean Into Art) and the teaching artists who will create content through the LIA service in a contractual capacity.  By clicking the "Submit" button on the Teacher Sign-up Form, you agree to abide by the following terms:

Responsibilities of parties and services rendered

Lean Into Art (LIA) agrees to provide the following as a service to the creators of audio/video/classroom content (Teachers):

• A website and forum for teachers to interact with users of the LIA service
• Hosting of all files created by teachers for the LIA service
• Support in the development of the teachers' presentations, including software training
• Technical support in the creation of audio and video files
• Live technical support during interactive classes
• Collection of class "tuition" and disbursement of teacher fees
• A standard class feedback form for students and teachers

  

Services provided by Teachers During Standard Classes and Workshops will be in one or more of the following formats:

• Audio/video live presentation followed by 30 minutes of Q&A with LIA users and/or followed by one week of forum interaction with LIA users

• Audio/video time-shifted "class", followed by 30 minutes of Q&A with LIA users and/or followed by one week of forum interaction with LIA users

• Audio/video interactive "class", followed by 30 minutes of Q&A with LIA users and one week of forum interaction with LIA usersFor a live/interactive "class", commitment to perform the given class or workshop schedule.

• Attending at least one practice session for the workshop/presentation/event to be provided at least 2 weeks prior the scheduled date of performance

 

 

Services provided by Teachers During the Lean Into Art 30 Classes in 30 Days event will include at least one of the following:

• A 30-minute audio/video presentation followed by 30 minutes of Q&A with LIA users and/or followed by one week of forum interaction with LIA users

• A 1-hour or longer audio/video time-shifted "class", followed by 30 minutes of Q&A with LIA users and/or followed by one week of forum interaction with LIA users

• A 1-hour or longer audio/video interactive "class", followed by 30 minutes of Q&A with LIA users and one week of forum interaction with LIA users

• Attending at least one practice session for the workshop/presentation/event to be provided at least 2 weeks prior the scheduled date of performance

 

Services provided by Teachers of any Classes and Workshops will include

• Participate with LIA to review your class materials and practice performing your class. This serves all parties to build the best learning experience we can provide with what we have available.

• For live interactive classes, you need to inform us as early as possible in case you will be unable to perform for any reason.

 

Optional Services provided by Teachers to be Chosen Based on Classes or Workshops Design

• Per-class assignments with plan to review and give feedback and offer to post within the school showcase.

 

Rights

Teachers agree to grant LIA a non-exclusive license to display content on the LIA website to registered paying users. Teachers also agree to grand LIA the right to remix, edit, or take a section of recorded classes to post promotional videos up to 9 minutes in length.

Teachers will retain the right to distribute or sell any content created for LIA on their own websites or within their own services.

All other rights not mentioned in this agreement with regards to content created by individual Teachers may be reserved by the respective creators of the content.

 

Fees - Standard Classes and Workshops

All registration fees collected from registered users will be disbursed to the creator of the content less a 30% administrative fee collected by LIA staff.

Payment will be disbursed within 30 days of the start of the given session of the class or workshop.

 

Fees - Special Events Such As 30 Classes in 30 Days

Teachers will receive a $100 honorarium per presentation, time-shifted class, or live class led during LIA's 30 Classes in 30 Days event.

LIA staff will receive $50/session for live technical support, and $25/session for time-shifted technical support.

Payment will be disbursed within 30 days of conclusion of the 30 Classes in 30 Days event.