On July 19th, 2017, twenty-nine Teaching Artists came together to focus on teaching for social justice and enhancing their skills in the classroom at Community-Word Project’s (CWP) 7th annual Summer Institute. This year’s community was made up of writers, musicians, media & visual artists, dancers and theatre artists from all over the country, including New York, Tennessee, Arizona, and Texas. Facilitated by Program Director Patti Chilsen and Program Facilitator Karla Robinso

As Teaching Artists in Community-Word Project's Teaching Artist Training & Internship Program (TATIP), we have the immense, and often breath-taking privilege, of experiencing specialized professional development workshops with youth arts organizations all across the city. We recently found ourselves with Brooklyn Art Council and Marquis Studios, experiencing an inclusive-classroom model with Teaching Artists T. Scott Lilly and Hiromi Niizeki! As trainers, Hiromi and Scott imm