The Art Spark: A Creative Classroom LogoThe Art Spark: A Creative Classroom

Current Positions

Afterschool Art Instructor
Cincinnati, Ohio•Part-time

About The Art Spark: A Creative Classroom

The Art Spark is a women-owned creative children’s classroom, opened in September of 2010 by Emily DiNardo and Jacquelyn Hoffman. Our first home was in the basement art room of Rockwern Academy in Montgomery. In 2016 we moved to a studio in Symmes Township where we spent seven and half wonderful years. As of September 2024 we moved back to Montgomery, right in the heart of beautiful downtown! We are now off Cooper Road, above Elizabeth Grace Home. Our studio offers children infinitely many ways to explore art. We also offer after school classes to school in need of an extracurricular art program throughout the city. As professional art educators, we know learning and art is beyond specific skills and tools. Our studio encourages students to ask questions, solve problems creatively, and utilize art materials to achieve unique solutions. Whether painting large scale murals, sculpting food and dishes from around the world, or deciding what it looks like inside of a rainbow, imagination is ignited for every child who has the opportunity to learn and grow at The Art Spark.

Our Values

  • An enthusiastic attitude towards teaching and working with young children 
  • Respectful of diversity and the needs of individual children 
  • Works to establish rapport with students
  • Have experience in a children’s camp environment or classroom 
  • Can communicate in a clear, kind, and respectful manner to parents 
  • Always present a clean, professional appearance and follow a dress code
  • Is eager to better the classroom environment when there is free time. Such as organizing materials, sharpening pencils, cleaning, etc. 
  • Worked with classroom art materials of various kinds
  • Has basic to extensive knowledge of art basics
  • Demonstrate kindness, respect, and professionalism at all times
  • Flexible schedule 
  • Open to working on some weekends and evenings 
  • Able to work with others and follow directions 
  • A background check is required

Our Team

The Art Spark staff works to nurture the child as a whole by fostering a creative environment where children use unique brainstorming techniques to develop their individual ideas, and work as a team. We truly believe our classes offer children the best quality art classes in the city. The Art Spark’s classes, camps, and events are only led by instructors who have studied art or education extensively at the collegiate level and beyond.

Our Culture

  • Respect and kindness.
  • Trust and integrity.
  • Growth and inspiration
  • Teamwork.
  • Employee engagement and opportunities for advancement.
  • Communication and transparency.
  • Diversity.
  • Creativity.

Why join us?

We value every employee and their ideas. Here is how we show it:
  • Respect—we treat everyone we work with as an individual.
  • Flexibility—we strive to make our staff feel welcome. We show respect towards your time and schedule.
  • Communication and Transparency-we know that communication is key in any relationship and at The Art Spark it's no different. Our expectations and decisions will always be transparent.
  • Experience—many of our employees are freelance artist or people with creative hobbies. We love sharing ideas and finding inspiration in one another