Some of the organizations we have proudly partnered with:
"Teaching Artist Connect is exactly what the field of teaching artistry needs. Its founders are experts who can provide the highest quality introduction, initiation, and training anywhere. I know their work well, and urge you to run, not walk, to bring them in."
Eric Booth
Author, co-founder of the International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC), and commonly referred to as "the father of the teaching artist profession."
What do our clients say?
"Teaching Artist Connect has been very responsive to our vision for supporting teaching artists in our state, facilitating workshops rich with content and opportunities for connection.
They’ve worked with us to share a curriculum that models inclusion and is current, well-researched, reflective, and motivated by years of practical experience."
Troy Hickman
Education Program Manager, Vermont Arts Council
“With TAC, we have discovered an incredible partner for providing engaging and meaningful professional development. Heather and Gowri have proven time after time to be proactive, communicative, and inclusive in every aspect of their work.
Their workshops aren't a checklist of what to do or not to do, they really make sure to spend time crafting hands-on activities that allow participants to understand and process how the professional development uniquely applies to their own work.
I would highly recommend TAC's workshops and intensives for anyone involved in teaching artistry, arts education, or community arts."
Megan Bostic
Former Program Manager, Arts Access
“Teaching Artist Connect did a great job of offering new and updated content on Accessibility Practices to our group as we continue to build our understanding around disability and accessibility.
The time with Heather and Gowri allowed us to examine and connect with context and language related to disability and discuss and reflect on strategies that will help us increase access within our own facilitative practices and programming. Reflections from our participants indicated that the session was very well received and prompted in-depth future thinking and discussion."
Michelle Burrows
Director, A+ Schools of North Carolina
“Our small nonprofit (Arts For Life) serves a wide variety of young people within the hospital setting — our incredible program staff are dedicated to supporting pediatric patients and their families through arts engagement, regardless of their medical status or treatment. And that dedication to meeting young patients (literally) where they are requires the creativity and flexibility to continually adapt our arts programming, in advance and in the moment.
Teaching Artist Connect took the time to hear our program staff's needs and specific challenges, then managed to share suggestions and resources for both hardware and soft skills for our program staff and our volunteers in a single training session. It's obvious that their mission is to impart their knowledge in a way that improves the arts experience for everyone involved, without gate-keeping and with a genuine willingness to answer any question that arises. We are already looking forward to the next opportunity that Arts For Life will have to learn from the remarkable staff of Teaching Artists Connect."
Katharine Phlegar Broughton
Executive Director, Arts for Life
