Sponsored by the Delaware Division of the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, the 2020 Mid-Atlantic Teaching Artists Virtual Retreat brought together arts education professionals from across the Mid-Atlantic region to build and strengthen a regional network of highly qualified teaching artists.
This event took place via online video conferences over a period of four weeks, from August 10 through September 2, 2020. Participants had the opportunity to acquire financial tools, artistic knowledge, educational pedagogy, and self-care practices that are necessary to lead sustainable careers as entrepreneurs and creatives. Intended for teaching artists of all experience levels working in school and community settings, this retreat was designed to:
- support teaching artists holistically, sustaining both the profession (entrepreneur) and the person (discipline expertise)
- expand the arts education landscape to include more representation of rural, urban and suburban locations, in-school and out-of-school experiences, and diverse communities
- support teaching artists in developing resiliency in the “new normal” of online arts education delivery
- expand on the learnings of the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Teaching Artists Retreat
- connect teaching artists with colleagues across the Mid-Atlantic region
Stay Connected
Please join in the conversation happening on our 2020 Mid-Atlantic Teaching Artists Retreat Facebook group, and use the hashtag #MidAtlanticTARetreat to engage across all your platforms.
Workshop Recordings
Visit the 2020 Mid-Atlantic Teaching Artists Virtual Retreat playlist on NASAA’s YouTube channel to watch past workshops on demand. Recordings are uploaded within one week following live workshops.
All retreat sessions took place online, using the Zoom video conference platform. Each session will be recorded and will be made available to registered participants after the live session.
Presenter Biographies
Agenda
All times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Monday, August 10
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Video Conference Platform Tutorial
Registration for this session is now closed.
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.: Keynote Remarks by Michael O’Bryan, Founder, Humanature
Registration for this session is now closed.
Tuesday, August 11
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: The Power of Ritual Practices, with Nicoletta de la Brown, Vida Mágica Love (MD)
Registration for this session is now closed.
4:00 – 5:15 p.m.: Side Hustle: How to Get Seen, Heard and Paid, with S. Rasheem, Ti Coleman and Krystal Lee (MD)
Registration for this session is now closed.
Wednesday, August 12
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Teaching Artists in the Elementary Classroom: A Discussion on What Works, with Kylie Proudfoot-Payne, ArtsBank, Inc. (WV) (Limit of 20 participants)
Registration for this session is now closed.
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Art As Microphone: Empowering Student Voices through Transformative Art Education, with Matthew Adelberg, Baltimore City Public Schools (MD)
Registration for this session is now closed.
4:00 – 5:15 p.m.: Protest Poetry, with Katie Rainey and Javan Howard, Community Word Project (NY)
Registration for this session is now closed.
Thursday, August 13
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: State Arts Agency Teaching Artist Cohort Meetings
Registration for these sessions is now closed.
All times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Tuesday, August 18
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Applying Indigenous African Principles in the Classroom: Decolonizing the Classroom, with Olu Butterfly, DewMore Baltimore (MD) (Limit of 40 participants)
Registration for this session is now closed.
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Remote Learning for Media Arts: Case Studies from Magic Box Productions, with Patrick Lovejoy and Danilo Randijc-Coleman, Magic Box Productions (NY)
Registration for this session is now closed.
4:00 – 5:15 p.m.: Teaching & Presenting Theatre in a Virtual World, with Kasia Klimiuk, Our Fabulous Variety Show / IluminArt Productions (NY)
Registration for this session is now closed.
Wednesday, August 19
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Financial Wellness for Teaching Artists, with Elaine Grogan Luttrull, Minerva Financial Arts (DE)
Registration for this session is now closed.
4:00 – 5:15 p.m.: Putting “Community” at the Center of a Community Based Arts Organization, with Alysia Souder, Hector Morales and Phritz Napoleon, Institute of Music for Children (NJ) (Limit of 20 participants)
Registration for this session is now closed.
4:00 – 5:15 p.m.: Exploring Virtual Engagement for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, with Linda Carlton, Abby Schreer and Hayley Sherwood, CO/LAB Theater Group (NY) (Limit of 40 participants)
Registration for this session is now closed.
Thursday, August 20
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: State Arts Agency Teaching Artist Cohort Meetings
Registration for these sessions is now closed.
All times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Tuesday, August 25
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Creative Aging during COVID, with Julie Kline, Lifetime Arts (NY)
Registration for this session is now closed.
4:00 – 5:15 p.m.: Putting the Focus on Photo Essays, with Randall Coleman and Lisa Liebering, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (PA)
Registration for this session is now closed.
Wednesday, August 26
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Designing a Learning Story: Connecting Your Work to the Education Sector, Part 1 — Mapping Your Work, with Rob McAdams, University of Richmond (VA)
Registration for this session is now closed.
4:00 – 5:15 p.m.: Designing a Learning Story: Connecting Your Work to the Education Sector, Part 2, with Lisa Donovan, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and Rob McAdams, University of Richmond (VA)
Registration for this session is now closed.
Thursday, August 27
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: State Arts Agency Teaching Artist Cohort Meetings
Registration for these sessions is now closed.
All times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Tuesday, September 1
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Healing Minds, Moving Bodies: Measuring the Mental Health Effects of Online Dance Classes during the COVID-19 Pandemic, with Rachel Rugh and Julia Basso, New River Moving Arts (VA)
Registration for this session is now closed.
4:00 – 5:15 p.m.: Teaching Artist as Leader, Entrepreneur and Futurist, with Jeff Poulin, Creative Generation (PA)
Registration for this session is now closed.
Wednesday, September 2
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Closing Plenary, From Survive to Thrive: Sustaining Teaching Artistry, with Ayanna Hudson, Arts Education Director, National Endowment for the Arts; Alysia Lee, Coordinator of Fine Arts, Maryland State Department of Education; and Miko Lee, Interim Executive Director, Teaching Artists Guild; moderated by Porché Hardy, Program Officer, Arts Basic to Education, Arts Education Special Initiative, Performing Arts Presenters, New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Registration for this session is now closed.
The 2020 Mid-Atlantic Teaching Artists Virtual Retreat was a cosponsored project of the Delaware Division of the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.