Posted Sunday December 13 2015 at 11:07 pm
The Association of Teaching Artists (ATA) believes in sharing information to support the work of professional Teaching Artists. As a practitioner led national network and community of practice ATA is reaching out to you for your perspective, your expertise and experience working as a Teaching Artist during the past two years, for a snapshot of where Teaching Artists are in the fall of 2015. In response to the overwhelming number of inquiries from all over the country ATA receives from Teaching Artists and from artists who are inquiring about the practical and financial aspects of the work of Teaching Artists, ATA is looking to you.
Take the survey here.
The deadline is December 15, 2015.
Posted Thursday November 19 2015 at 06:14 am
Free webinars scheduled by the Office of VSA & Accessibility, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts:
The Art of AAC: Creating Visual Supports to Inspire Communication and Participation During Arts Instruction
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 3-4:15pm
Presenters: Lisa Pierce-Goldstein and Aubrey Rubin
More info and registration
Can You Feel It?: A Tactile Approach to Music Literacy
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 3-4pm
Presenter: Jennifer Nichols
More info and registration
Posted Sunday October 18 2015 at 10:37 pm
Guest blog post by VSA Mass. Vice President and COO Charles Washburn.
The new COOL School year is off to a grand start and we have a great team in place to help make it a great success.
While we were sad to say goodbye to Wilhelmina Peragine, we look forward to following her career at Harvard and finding new ways to keep her engaged with VSA Massachusetts. We are excited to welcome Aysha Upchurch to our team as Associate Director of COOL Schools. Although Aysha is taking on a new position, she is not new to VSA Massachusetts or to the work we are doing through COOL Schools. Last year we had the good fortune to have Aysha as an intern and teaching artist as she pursued her Ed.M. in the Arts in Education program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Aysha brings a great wealth of experience as a dancer, educator and arts administrator, as well as a passion for social change and for professionalizing the teaching artist field.
Another milestone to celebrate is Nicole Agois' recognition by the International VSA Affiliate Council for achieving a decade of service. Nicole assumes the role of COOL Schools Director and is orchestrating our efforts to gain a deeper understanding of the COOL Schools model and what makes it work in order to help it grow.
Kati Blair Kotrc has moved to a reduced schedule and will focus on facilitating the work between VSA Massachusetts and the Advancement office of Seven Hills Foundation. Through our affiliation with Seven Hills, we are working together to create new opportunities for COOL Schools and beyond.
We are also fortunate to have two new interns from the Harvard Graduate School of Education contributing to the cause this year. Flossy Azu is joining us from the International Education Policy program, and brings a keen interest in inclusive arts learning as well as experience teaching from kindergarten to high school. Laura Stickle is in the Arts In Education program and has experience with coaching teachers in arts-based literacy development.
We look forward to the year ahead.
