Insight/Incite

Welcome to Insight/Incite! In this space, you’ll find articles written by teaching artists for teaching artists. We solicit articles covering a wide variety of topics that matter to teaching artists. Interested in writing for us? We’ll pay you for your work! Pitch us an article through our contact page and we’ll get in touch.

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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 …

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. …

Advocacy

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 …

General Resources

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 …

DEI

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 …

General Resources

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 …

Advocacy

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. …

Advocacy

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 …

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