We are excited to announce a new professional development opportunity for Vermont teaching artists!
Hosted by Teaching Artists Connect in partnership with The Vermont Arts Council, the Teaching Artist Idea Exchange is a series of 5 bi-monthly meetings that build community, provide support, share skills, and offer networking opportunities for teaching artists of all disciplines across VT. Suitable for beginners, open to all.
Sessions take place on Zoom, 4pm-6pm. Topics Include:
Residency formats | Sept 28th 2022
Teaching strategies & best practices | Nov 30th 2022
Nuts & bolts: the business of being a teaching artist | Jan 25th 2023
Marketing & communication | Mar 29th 2023
Successful collaborations | May 31st 2023
Registration link: https://bit.ly/3QX2ehx
For more information email:
Troy Hickman THickman@vermontartscouncil.org

Image: Teaching Artist Idea Exchange event poster with a pale blue background, a digital drawing of a lightbulb to the right, and event text 

​This September, Heather and Gowri had the great pleasure of presenting a workshop, You, Me, Us: Making Connections Through a Collaborative Practice, at the 6th ITAC Conference in Oslo, Norway. (ITAC stands for the International Teaching Artist Collaborative).
We had a lively and enthusiastic group of teaching artists from around the world who learned about working collaboratively and participated in a hands-on, interactive activity that integrated movement and visual arts.
It was a wonderful to collaborate with new friends and share our collaborative experiences.

Earlier today we had the great pleasure of facilitating the first of two webinars for the Grassroots School Partners in collaboration with North Carolina Arts Council.
Over a fast and fun packed hour, we explored best practices, planning, and partnerships. We’re truly excited to see more teaching artists collaborating with schools in rural NC; these residencies can be life-changing experiences for our students, schools, and communities.
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Image below: three cards; one shows a student standing in front of a blackboard, the second shows a map of NC, and the third shows an invitation to the webinar, An Introduction to Teaching Artistry. 

Earlier today, we ​facilitated our first in-person professional development workshop with Buncombe County Schools in Asheville, NC.
We had a fantastic turnout with teachers from all arts disciplines participating in our Inclusive Teaching Practices training.
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Slideshow below features images of the workshop participants completing activities during the session, and a photo of Gowri and Heather from Teaching Artists Connect. 

Join Teaching Artists Connect as we explore 'The Composition of Community':
Exploring composition across subject areas.
Monday February 28th 2022, 9am-10am, on Zoom
Teaching artists Heather Bryce and Gowri Savoor demonstrate how the theme of composition can be explored through multiple art lenses and across subject areas to open the door to a safe and creative inclusive learning environment.
The presenters will share how students can engage the creative
​process, generalize skills to make connections, increase communication, build community, and enhance learning.
This workshop is hosted in partnership with Durham Public Schools
Facilitated by Heather Bryce and Gowri Savoor of TAC.
Image below: event poster