Opera Omaha Job Announcement

Artist Fellow (Holland Community Opera Fellowship), 2026-2027 Season

Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Status: Full Time, Salaried, Exempt

Reports to: Community Opera Fellowship Manager

Salary: $43,260 per year

WHO WE ARE + WHAT WE DO

Opera Omaha, a non-profit performing arts organization, is a growth-minded, high energy, and innovative company with a demanding mission: producing opera performances in multiple formats and styles and co-creating artist-led programs for a variety of community service organizations. We believe the power of opera is transformational, and as a result supports the creation of an inventive, creative, empathetic, and inclusive community that inspires joy, self-discovery, kinder discourse, and opportunity for all.

HOW YOU’D FIT IN + STAND OUT

Opera Omaha is seeking teaching artists to join the Holland Community Opera Fellowship team. Artists of any discipline who have an interest in impacting the community are encouraged to apply. This program is open to all artists who have a strong connection with opera.  Programming is focused on creativity and inspiration, utilizing the elements of opera (drama, word, art, movement, and music) in community-based settings.  

Launched in 2017, the Holland Community Opera Fellowship (HCOF) leads the opera field in civic practice by building deep relationships outside of performance venues.  Our team engages in the Omaha metro community each season, bringing artistry and connection to a variety of long-term and short-term co-created community-based programs.

YOU ARE AN IDEAL CANDIDATE IF YOU ARE:

• An experienced teaching artist who is excited to create an impact in and with community and strongly interested in serving the community through the arts.
• An engaging creative looking to deepen your artistry by developing and teaching arts programming for a variety of individuals. This may include individuals with disabilities, seniors, immigrants and refugee populations, youth who are incarcerated, adults experiencing homelessness, and young children.
• A highly motivated team player with skill in collaboration and partnering with other artists, Opera Omaha staff, and community partners.
• An adaptable leader skilled in emotional intelligence, relationship management, and facilitation.
• Organized with a strong ability to prioritize workload and manage unexpected change.
• Curious, willing to engage in reflective practice, responsive to the needs of others, compassionate, open to vulnerability, empathetic, and have a sense of fun and playfulness.
  
  

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS

• Conceive and realize projects rooted in your art while contributing to and managing creative programming that supports partnering organizations’ objectives and goals.
• Serve as a teaching artist by creating and facilitating curriculum for collaborative programming in community-based spaces and partnerships.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community members, Opera Omaha staff, artists, partners, and leaders.
• Research, coordinate, and execute artistic needs related to civic and community engagement.
• Illustrate and promote the value of creativity in both arts and non-arts sectors.
• Collaborate with team members to support the creation of an inventive, empathetic, and inclusive

community that inspires joy, self-discovery, kinder discourse, and opportunity for all.

• Engage as a full-time professional of an opera company, participating in staff activities and events.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Experience developing and teaching arts programming for community audiences including adults, youth and/or families.
• 1-2 years full-time professional work as a teaching artist or in a closely related area.
• Experience working with and/or teaching diverse populations; preference for this experience to have occurred in a community-based setting.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing independent projects and highly self- motivated.
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Professional experience will be considered in lieu of an academic degree.

JOB CONDITIONS AND WORK HOURS:

The Holland Community Opera Fellow role is located at the Opera Omaha office, with most of the work occurring in the Omaha metro in community-based settings such as nonprofit organizations, healthcare facilities and school environments. Some work will occur outside of typical 8am to 5 pm hours.  This full-time position will be for the 2026/2027 season. Fellowship contracts are twelve months long starting in July and ending in June.  However, Fellows are only expected to be present in Omaha from August 17, 2026 to May 22, 2027. The position may be renewed for an additional season. The maximum length of a Fellowship is two years.

As Full Time Staff members, Holland Community Opera Fellows qualify for benefits including:

• Medical, dental, and life insurance as part of our commitment to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees. Upgraded or alternative benefits are an additional cost to the employee.
• Retirement savings plans: 403b savings plan with Company Retirement Contribution (company-paid) and no employee match requirement.
• Flexible time off and holiday pay. Staff also enjoy a paid winter break in late December each year.
• Professional Development Stipend to be used for professional and artistic growth.

Opera Omaha values staff diversity that represents Omaha’s diverse communities and seeks candidates who reflect this value. We value and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.

Opera Omaha is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.

Join Our Team!

Apply online at operaomaha.org/fellowship-application

Application Deadline: 5 pm CST January 15, 2026

Necessary Documents for a Complete Application Include: Resume, Short Answer Questions, and Artist Work Samples. More details about what these documents should include, and Fellowship FAQs are available on operaomaha.org/fellowship-application.   Please note, certain program partners may require a background check.