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Meet the Teaching Artist – Leo Colon
In my instrumental and vocal classes besides learning the rudiments of music, performance craft and creativity, my students learn about collaborating and working together while being part of an ensemble. This training allows them the opportunity for self-expression, for developing…
Teaching Artist Takeaways: Kathleen Moye at North American Drama Therapy Association Annual Conference
On Oct. 26-29, I attended the North American Drama Therapy Association Annual Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. As conferences are built to do, it inspired me in several professional and personal directions. The hardest part was deciding what tool and…
Meet the Teaching Artist – Allie D’Amico
I am a music educator. As an artist, I use music to help my students express themselves, while learning new skills that will allow them to create something enjoyable for the rest of their life. Music is for everyone and…
Job Opening! – Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) has a new job opening and they’ve asked us to spread the word. PYD is committed to equal opportunity and the diversity of their workforce, and strongly encourages diverse applicants to apply. Position and…
Meet the Program Fellow – Lindsay Tanner
What are your favorite pastimes? “Being in nature – hiking, camping, and swimming in any body of water I find. I also love traveling and have been lucky enough to get to travel a lot for gigs! …
Meet the Program Fellow – Lauren Shron
Hello, I’m Lauren! I’m originally from Sudbury, MA and recently graduated in May from Syracuse University. (And here’s me in Sydney, Australia where I studied abroad for 4 months!) This year, I’m in the Language and Literacy program at the…
Inside/Out: Kinetic Light At Jacob’s Pillow
Working in the disciplines of art, design, architecture, and social justice, Kinetic Light creates, performs, and teaches at the intersections of disability, dance, and race. They present the work Under Momentum, which celebrates the joy of being in continuous motion,…
"What I See" Exhibit by Dominic Killiany – Open Door Gallery @ Worcester Art Museum – Final 2 Weeks
Dominic Killiany is a 20-year-old man living with autism. This interpretation of the world reflects his knowledge of order, balance, and symmetry with a touch of abstract expressionism in a symphony of color. Dominic has exhibited at the Watertown Public…
Donna Folan’s "Thigh High Boots, a Scooter, and a Stage" Premieres at Wheelock Family Theatre
“Thigh-high Boots, a Scooter, and a Stage”, a play about the life of 2017 Boston Foundation LAB (Live Arts Boston) Grant recipient Donna Folan, premieres June 1, 2018 at Wheelock Family Theatre. This new play is about the life of…
Open Door Gallery – Fashion Accessibility Project Exhibiting Now through August 3, 2018
Fashion is political. Fashion is powerful. Fashion allows us to express the autonomy we have over our bodies and our identities to the world. However, the many barriers that exist in the fashion industry and its historical marginalization of the…
Teaching Artist Takeaways: Laura Evonne Steinman Mindfulness Training at the SHED Children’s Campus
It was Wednesday, April 11th 2018 and I bundled all up with my winter clothes on (yes in April!) and headed to a 2 hour Mindfulness Training. I was cold, it was dark, at night and my thoughts were racing…
Teaching Artist Takeaways: Jodi Schmidt at NAEA National Convention
Sometimes, believe it or not, as an art teacher, you can feel like a bit of a weird-o. You are usually the only art teacher at your school. You have the largest amount of supplies at schools but often times…