Avi Glickstein, TAP 2017-18Jan 27, 20182 min readMapping a New PathReflection is vital. This is something Teaching Artist Project Artistic Director, Patti Chilsen, has emphasized over and over throughout...
Meher Manda, TAP 2017-18Jan 24, 20183 min readTeaching Artist Training: A Lesson Within a LessonNaysayers argue that art cannot be taught, you have to be born with intrinsic artistic talent. The folks at Teaching Artist Project think...
Seánan Forbes, TAP 2017-18Jan 22, 20182 min readPoe-etry, Goosebumps & Silence as Thick as a HeartbeatIt may take a village to raise a child. To get a classroom into poetry, it takes artists. P.S 279 is named for Captain Manuel Rivera,...
Jean-Luc Fontaine, TAP 2017-18Jan 16, 20182 min readBuilding Community & Teaching ToolsDuring these first few months in Community-Word Project's Teaching Artist Project (TAP) Saturday training sessions, I’ve learned how to...
Leigh Beaulieu, TAP 2017-18Jan 11, 20183 min readWho Are We As Artists?There is often a sense of worry that accompanies a commitment of your time and money into professional development programs. Especially...
Mikayla Morin, TAP 2017-18Jan 8, 20183 min readWe Are Citizen ArtistsThe work we’ve been doing in our Teaching Artist Project workshops so far has me thinking more and more about the tricky nature of...