As part of the 2021 TAP program I chose Arts Administration for my fieldwork requirement.There were about four other choices but this one included an introduction to grant writing and non profit structure–a base of knowledge I have previously yearned for. Like many other people I have worked for a non-profit, however I was unclear on many aspects of how they operate. Through this fieldwork I learned so much I never knew as an employee. One of the things gained from this field

Joining the Teaching Artist Project’s collaborative art-making track with Adriana Guzman and my fieldwork team, brought to my attention how unfocused my approach to community-based art education was. As an art practitioner in the field of community and museums, balancing community building and art-making can be challenging. On one hand, feeling called to lead authentic cultural productions with meaning for the communities involved. On the other, achieving an aesthetic result,

My TAP cohort was an amazing group of artists. I was accepted into the Fall 2021 group Teaching Artist for the TAP program. I had no idea what to expect but I was hoping to meet other Teaching Artists and learn how to better pitch myself for teaching artist opportunities. The program turned out to be more rigorous than I expected despite being 100% remote. In general the program had four sections: Workshops, Fieldwork, Salons, and Electives all of which had their own schedule