Artists Teaching Artists: A Conversation Series
Artists Teaching Artists: A Conversation Series
Podcast Description
For over 70 years, Young Audiences Arts for Learning has dedicated itself to engaging young people in innovative arts learning experiences. We intend to foster creativity, self-expression, cultural understanding, and other skills for success in school, work, and beyond. We do this in part by co-creating professional development opportunities for Teaching Artists and program staff who are on the ground working with students via rich and nourishing art experiences.Over the past four years, our teaching artists have been at the heart of RAISE—Responsive Arts in School Education—a groundbreaking, five-year, multi-state initiative funded by the Department of Education. This flagship program addresses the pressing needs of today’s young learners by pioneering a collaborative model for teaching artists and school support teams. Together, we’ve built dynamic, customized, and student-centered arts education experiences that are healing-focused, culturally responsive, and designed to sustain meaningful impact. Through residencies and professional learning opportunities, RAISE has become a space where creativity meets empowerment.In our online RAISE learning community, teaching artists have shared vibrant conversations about their practices, collaborations, and intentions. These exchanges have sparked innovation, deep reflection, and a shared commitment to transforming the arts in education.As a celebration of this journey, we are proud to introduce Artists Teaching Artists: A Conversation Series. In this podcast, we reconnect with our teaching artists to delve deeper into their artistry, exploring the philosophies and insights they’ve developed throughout RAISE. Together, we’ll discuss timely topics within our network, uncover lessons learned, and highlight the evolving role of arts education in shaping a brighter, more inclusive future.Explore more of what we do: www.youngaudiences.org
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as creative expression as a social practice, culturally responsive teaching, social emotional learning, and the evolving role of arts education. Episodes feature discussions on legacy artistry, how art can bridge community gaps, media arts and technology, and the use of collaborative models to empower young learners, with concrete examples like the integration of music production and cultural understanding in teaching methods.
For over 70 years, Young Audiences Arts for Learning has dedicated itself to engaging young people in innovative arts learning experiences. We intend to foster creativity, self-expression, cultural understanding, and other skills for success in school, work, and beyond. We do this in part by co-creating professional development opportunities for Teaching Artists and program staff who are on the ground working with students via rich and nourishing art experiences.
Over the past four years, our teaching artists have been at the heart of RAISE—Responsive Arts in School Education—a groundbreaking, five-year, multi-state initiative funded by the Department of Education. This flagship program addresses the pressing needs of today’s young learners by pioneering a collaborative model for teaching artists and school support teams. Together, we’ve built dynamic, customized, and student-centered arts education experiences that are healing-focused, culturally responsive, and designed to sustain meaningful impact. Through residencies and professional learning opportunities, RAISE has become a space where creativity meets empowerment.
In our online RAISE learning community, teaching artists have shared vibrant conversations about their practices, collaborations, and intentions. These exchanges have sparked innovation, deep reflection, and a shared commitment to transforming the arts in education.
As a celebration of this journey, we are proud to introduce Artists Teaching Artists: A Conversation Series. In this podcast, we reconnect with our teaching artists to delve deeper into their artistry, exploring the philosophies and insights they’ve developed throughout RAISE. Together, we’ll discuss timely topics within our network, uncover lessons learned, and highlight the evolving role of arts education in shaping a brighter, more inclusive future.
Explore more of what we do: www.youngaudiences.org
As our season comes to a close, we reflect on the questions and interwoven themes that have emerged from our time together.
Through Creative Expression as a Social Practice we pondered: how can you use your art form or practice to change the system you exist within?
In Culturally Responsive Teaching we asked: where in your work or community do you observe differences that through your art or TA practice could bridge the gap?
Media Arts begs us to question: how can you use your art to experiment with new ways of relating or understanding the world around you?
Legacy Artistry proposes: what kind of impact are you hoping to have through what you pass down in your art-making practice?
TA Action Research wonders: who could you collaborate with to deepen and evolve your creative methods?
SEL demands us to dig inside and ask: in what ways does love lead through your art expression and Teaching Artist practice?
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