Avi Glickstein, TAP 2017-18Aug 29, 20183 minSharing My Passion: Scaffolding and Sweating in AstoriaAs part of our apprenticeships in NYC classrooms, TAP trainees are responsible for co-teaching a full lesson at some point. Mine was...
Katie RaineyMay 18, 20182 minA.V. Wayans, Visual ArtistA.V Wayans is a born and raised NYC visual artist, with a style concentration on contour line drawing. A.V’s work focuses primarily on...
Katie RaineyMay 18, 20182 minAlyssa Digges, Theatre ArtistAlyssa Digges is an actress, educator, and writer originally from Chicago. She does most of her work in musical theatre and was excited...
Dominic Bradley, TAP 2017-18Feb 26, 20182 minZooming In & Acts of KindnessLocated on a quiet corner in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, P.S. 84 Jose De Diego School’s facade displayed a handsome mural as...
AnJu Hyppolite, TAP 2017-18Feb 15, 20182 minLessons in Equitable Pedagogy: The InvitationOn October 28th, the first day of the 2017-18 Teaching Artist Project (TAP) training, the Community-Word Project facilitators asked my...
Miguel Figueroa, TAP 2017-18Feb 9, 20182 minTAP and the Classroom ExperienceWhen I first started the Teaching Artist Project training, it was quite the eye-opening experience. Using the arts to teach, and...
Alice Klugherz, TAP 2017-18Feb 5, 20183 minGetting to TAPI’m a performance artist – I turn the irritants of my life into dance/theatre work. You could say I am part oyster and part cat. Oyster...
Avi Glickstein, TAP 2017-18Jan 27, 20182 minMapping a New PathReflection is vital. This is something Teaching Artist Project Artistic Director, Patti Chilsen, has emphasized over and over throughout...
Jean-Luc Fontaine, TAP 2017-18Jan 16, 20182 minBuilding Community & Teaching ToolsDuring these first few months in Community-Word Project's Teaching Artist Project (TAP) Saturday training sessions, I’ve learned how to...
Leigh Beaulieu, TAP 2017-18Jan 11, 20183 minWho Are We As Artists?There is often a sense of worry that accompanies a commitment of your time and money into professional development programs. Especially...