Theater Games for Teaching Artists
By Sam Marsden, drama teacher from the UK, and author of Acting Games for Improv, Drama Games for Early Years (4 -7 year-olds), and 100 Acting Exercises for 8 –...
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Experimenting Culture as a Means to Train Artists and Teachers to Play Their Role of Cultural Facilitators
By Marika Crête-Reizes (Arts education consultant, expertise in cultural medication/aesthetic education) & Marie-Christine Beaudry (Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal) Abstract In Quebec, teachers and artists are invited to act...
Discovering Creative Resilience: A Teacher’s Journey through Trauma to Healing
By Ayesis Clay TW: Suicide ideation, self-harm, Cancer, trauma in schools I remember very vividly the day I finally “broke”. I was sitting in my car outside of my classroom...
Stories of #CreativeResilience
This year, TAG's theme is Creative Resilience! Throughout the year, we want to share stories of teaching artists across the country who have embraced creative resiliency in different ways. If...
I Got to Be a Teaching Artist this Week
By Kerry Warren, TAG Co-Executive Director I’ve celebrated a year of Co-Leadership at TAG and this venture into arts administration is not uncommon for teaching artists seeking consistent pay and...
Towards Embracing Change: A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Education
By Aliyah N.C. Teaching artist and arts writer alynaomie.com Painting II Spring 2017 © Aliyah N.C. I, for one, am no stranger to starting over. Whenever given the chance, I...
Support for Teaching Artists: A Collaboration in Partnership with the California Arts Council
By Mika Lemoine, Bay Area of California Regional Network Leader When I learned there was an opportunity for California teaching artists to take a leadership position in gathering TA’s in...
A Glimpse Into Humanity
BY ANDRÉ SOLOMON “This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for...
A Day of Purpose: Decolonizing Arts Education with Black Lives Matter at School
By Bailey Clemmons On April 1st, 2023, Black Lives Matter at School and the Teaching Artists Guild hosted a special professional development opportunity for teaching artists. Its focus was on...
Regional Networks: The Backbone of the Teaching Artists Guild
By Katie Rainey, Co-Executive Director of the Teaching Artists Guild Right now, TAG staff and National Advisory Committee (NAC) members are gearing up for the Annual TAG Awards on May...
The Art of Creating Counter-Narratives: Redefining the Role of Failure in the Classroom
By Aliyah N.C. Teaching artist and arts writer alynaomie.com Book Arts Fall 2016 © Aliyah N.C. A homegrown artist entering university, I thought I had it all figured out. I...
I Have a BA in Theatre Arts! What Now?
By Tova Halpern, Artistic Director and Founder, Fresh Theatre Arts, LLC Let me know if this sounds familiar: You are a theatre kid! Everyone knows you as the theatre kid....
I Got to Be a Teaching Artist this Week
By Kerry Warren, TAG Co-Executive Director I’ve celebrated a year of Co-Leadership at TAG and this venture into arts administration is not uncommon for teaching …
Towards Embracing Change: A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Education
By Aliyah N.C. Teaching artist and arts writer alynaomie.com I, for one, am no stranger to starting over. Whenever given the chance, I have always …
Support for Teaching Artists: A Collaboration in Partnership with the California Arts Council
By Mika Lemoine, Bay Area of California Regional Network Leader When I learned there was an opportunity for California teaching artists to take a leadership …
A Glimpse Into Humanity
BY ANDRÉ SOLOMON “This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need …
A Day of Purpose: Decolonizing Arts Education with Black Lives Matter at School
By Bailey Clemmons On April 1st, 2023, Black Lives Matter at School and the Teaching Artists Guild hosted a special professional development opportunity for teaching …
Regional Networks: The Backbone of the Teaching Artists Guild
By Katie Rainey, Co-Executive Director of the Teaching Artists Guild Right now, TAG staff and National Advisory Committee (NAC) members are gearing up for the …