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 …
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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 A homegrown artist entering university, I thought I had it all figured out. I had known …
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 …
Embracing a Heritage of Difference: Tales and Musings on Inclusion in the Classroom
By Aliyah N.C. Teaching artist and arts writer (alynaomie.com) As a teaching artist, I find my biggest goal is to make my students feel included. …
Crossing the Cultural Divide: A Teaching Artist in a Bilingual Classroom
By Afi Scruggs I thought I’d come up with the perfect procedure. I spent the 2021-2022 school year at the Scranton School on Cleveland’s west …
Shoulder to Shoulder
By Heleya de BarrosITAC 6, Oslo, Norway We ended our time together, standing on top of chairs, dancing like chickens. As only an international gathering …
The Space Between…
By Pamela O’Loughlin There are fifteen days between Juneteenth and the 4th of July. The juxtaposition of these two holidays makes me pause and really …
Remember/Artist/Heal: Surveying the Shared Landscape with Teaching Artists as Farmers
by Julio Valentin On April 5-7, 2022, Teaching Artists Guild, Arts Education Partnership, National Endowment for the Arts, U.S. Department of Education and Hewlett Foundation …
Beyond Teaching
by Alex Chadwell Beyond Teaching was written as a report out on the national convening focusing on teaching artistry, “Our Shared Future: Imagining a New …
Crossing the Cultural Divide: A Teaching Artist in a Bilingual Classroom
By Afi Scruggs I thought I’d come up with the perfect procedure. I spent the 2021-2022 school year at the Scranton School on Cleveland’s west …
Shoulder to Shoulder
By Heleya de BarrosITAC 6, Oslo, Norway We ended our time together, standing on top of chairs, dancing like chickens. As only an international gathering …
The Space Between…
By Pamela O’Loughlin There are fifteen days between Juneteenth and the 4th of July. The juxtaposition of these two holidays makes me pause and really …
Remember/Artist/Heal: Surveying the Shared Landscape with Teaching Artists as Farmers
by Julio Valentin On April 5-7, 2022, Teaching Artists Guild, Arts Education Partnership, National Endowment for the Arts, U.S. Department of Education and Hewlett Foundation …
Beyond Teaching
by Alex Chadwell Beyond Teaching was written as a report out on the national convening focusing on teaching artistry, “Our Shared Future: Imagining a New …
Union Spirit and Independent Artists
by Kathy Creutzburg Teaching artists are unique individuals because they nurture creativity in others by using their independent artistic practices as grounding. Their role within …