Music Education Lead

We are a nonprofit cultural institution and learning community in New Orleans making and experimenting with sound, soil, and textiles to recognize the interconnection of art and the natural world. Material Institute is multicultural, centering emerging Black artists from New Orleans, welcoming people across experience and backgrounds, and inviting global artists and thinkers to widen our context.OUR PROGRAMSOur mission lives through our programs: Material Studio, Material Camps, guest artist workshops, screenings, concerts, and events.Material Studio is our core program: a cost-free, two-year curriculum for emerging fashion designers and musicians from New Orleans ages 18+. From the DNA of Material Studio, we design Material Camps, where kids learn and experiment with materials to explore their creative voice.We serve as a cultural institution to the wider New Orleans community through global guest artist workshops, screenings, and concerts with visiting artists.OUR CAMPUSEnvironment shapes consciousness: We build spaces that encourage connection to each other and the natural world. You learn as much as you teach. You are connected to the wider world of contemporary music practice and excited to bring that world into Material Institute through visiting artists and thinkers.