2022 TAC Mentorship Program
TAC and Arts Access tote bag
In 2022, Teaching Artists Connect launched their pilot program in partnership with Arts Access to offer a 4-month mentorship program to artists and teaching artist with disabilities. Our six teaching artists were:
Suzanne Adair: literary arts teaching artist
Suzanne Adair is a teaching artist whose disciplines are the literary arts and creative writing. Published since 2006, she's an award winning novelist of historical mystery, and she makes presentations and conducts workshops on history and writing. She's a recipient of a Professional Development Grant from the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County. In her spare time, she participates in hands-on living history as a Revolutionary War reenactor.
Learn more at http://www.SuzanneAdair.net/ Image shows a headshot of Suzanne Adair.
Learn more at http://www.SuzanneAdair.net/ Image shows a headshot of Suzanne Adair.
Haley DeLorme: visual teaching artist
Haley DeLorme is a visual artist whose practice includes painting and other creative interests. She has experience in supporting a diverse population of children and families, including those facing challenging circumstances such as hospitalization, military life, trauma, or special needs. She uses creativity as a tool for developmental growth, play, education, and as a healthy coping strategy.
She holds her B.S. in Human Environmental Sciences, focusing on Human Development and Family studies from The University of Alabama. Image shows a headshot of Haley DeLorme.
She holds her B.S. in Human Environmental Sciences, focusing on Human Development and Family studies from The University of Alabama. Image shows a headshot of Haley DeLorme.
Danielle Fenton: theater teaching artist
Danielle Fenton is a performing artist, singer, writer, and director. She teaches beginning
through advanced acting, improvisation, scene study, audition techniques to all children and
adults. Danielle trained and performed professionally in New York City and was also a standup comic. She also works with students in developing their own material, and finding their voice in humor, including working on comedy routines. She has three sons and lives in Carborro. NC. Image shows a headshot of Danielle Fenton.
through advanced acting, improvisation, scene study, audition techniques to all children and
adults. Danielle trained and performed professionally in New York City and was also a standup comic. She also works with students in developing their own material, and finding their voice in humor, including working on comedy routines. She has three sons and lives in Carborro. NC. Image shows a headshot of Danielle Fenton.
Phoebe Granderson: visual teaching artist
Phoebe Granderson is a mixed media artist who picked up a paint brush at the age of six and is still being creative over 50 years later. She is a disabled navy veteran who loves to serve her community and has worked with many non-profit organizations over the years. She also really enjoys working with veteran organizations, such as the veteran’s art therapy program and the Joel Fund-Operation Art for veterans. Phoebe is the CEO of Phoebe’s Heavenly DeSigns, LLC. in Raleigh, NC. Her desire is to teach art classes after finishing her teaching artist mentorship program this summer with Teaching Artists Connect. Image shows a headshot of Phoebe Granderson.
Alexander Roa: origami artist
Alexander Roa is a self-taught origami artist who has taught his craft at festivals and museums in the past. He has also had art on display at different local galleries. Alexander started doing origami at the age of four after his parents bought him a paper airplane book that had instructions for an origami crane in the back. Learn more about Alexander at his website, at https://www.roasorigami.com/
Image shows a headshot of Alexander Roa.
Image shows a headshot of Alexander Roa.
Sydnee Yates: multi media artist
Sydnee Yates is a painter, dancer, writer, and, altogether, creator who likes to make things look pretty. She has a degree in Non-Fiction Creative Writing from UNC-Asheville, is a represented artist by a company called ArtLifting, and has also been showcased in several places in the Triangle. She adores kitties of all shapes, colors, and sizes. She is firm in the belief that there is no way to angrily say the word "bubbles".
Image shows a headshot of Sydnee Yates.
Image shows a headshot of Sydnee Yates.
About Arts Access:
The mission of Arts Access is to enable North Carolinians with disabilities to have full access to arts programs and facilities, and to encourage them to participate fully in the rich cultural and artistic life throughout the state.
For more information, contact: Arts Access
Tel: (919) 833-9919
https://artsaccessinc.org/
The mission of Arts Access is to enable North Carolinians with disabilities to have full access to arts programs and facilities, and to encourage them to participate fully in the rich cultural and artistic life throughout the state.
For more information, contact: Arts Access
Tel: (919) 833-9919
https://artsaccessinc.org/