Address Market Arcade 617Main Street, Suite 202A Buffalo,NY 14203 USA Phone Number (716)832-5400 Fax Number (716)270-0184 TTY Number (000)000-0000 Email [email protected] Website http://www.justbuffalo.org Executive Director Ms. Laurie Dean Torrell Founding Year 1975 Incorporating Year 1994 Mission Statement To lead, nurture, and collaborate in the development, study, and appreciation of the contemporary writing arts within the diverse western New York community. Program Name Teaching Artists: Writer Residencies Program Contact Ms. Noah Falck, Education Director Program Phone (716) 861-9965 Program Email [email protected] Year Program Founded 0 Description of Service Just Buffalo’s Literary Teaching Artists specialize in providing intensive Creative Writing instruction to students in grades 1-12. Professional writers work with four classroom teachers or ELA teachers per residency to design a 5-day workshop program to engage students in writing, reading, listening and speaking, while creating meaningful understanding, student self-expression, discovery, creative and critical thinking through the production of literary art. All residencies meet NYS ELA standards. Conditions/Public Service Requirements See website for program guidelines. Award Website http://www.justbuffalo.org/writing-center-and-youth-writing-workshops/become-a-teaching-artist/ Related Arts Category Discipline Secondary Tertiary Arts-Related Professions Teaching Artist/Arts Educator Literature Literature, All Residency State City County Neigborhood New York Buffalo Any Any Gender No Requirement Age No Requirement Can Previous Awardees Re-apply? Ethnicity No Requirement Career Point No Requirement Special Population No Requirement Other Restrictions