As part of our apprenticeships in NYC classrooms, TAP trainees are responsible for co-teaching a full lesson at some point. Mine was...

A.V Wayans is a born and raised NYC visual artist, with a style concentration on contour line drawing. A.V’s work focuses primarily on...

Alyssa Digges is an actress, educator, and writer originally from Chicago. She does most of her work in musical theatre and was excited...

Located on a quiet corner in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, P.S. 84 Jose De Diego School’s facade displayed a handsome mural as...

On October 28th, the first day of the 2017-18 Teaching Artist Project (TAP) training, the Community-Word Project facilitators asked my...

When I first started the Teaching Artist Project training, it was quite the eye-opening experience. Using the arts to teach, and...

I’m a performance artist – I turn the irritants of my life into dance/theatre work. You could say I am part oyster and part cat. Oyster...

Reflection is vital. This is something Teaching Artist Project Artistic Director, Patti Chilsen, has emphasized over and over throughout...

During these first few months in Community-Word Project's Teaching Artist Project (TAP) Saturday training sessions, I’ve learned how to...

There is often a sense of worry that accompanies a commitment of your time and money into professional development programs. Especially...