PHOENIX, AZ (December 23, 2009) – The Arizona Commission on the Arts (ACA) and the Tucson Pima Arts Council (TPAC) will co-host stART – Tucson, a professional development and networking opportunity to connect Arizona teaching artists and educators in support of lifelong learning in and through the arts on Thursday, January 21, 3:00-6:00 pm. Workshops, held at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library, will be followed by a reception and networking event at the Tucson Pima Arts Council, 6:15-8:00 pm.The Sharing Teaching Artist Resources Tour (stART) is a program of the Arizona Commission on the Arts designed to bring teaching artists, educators, arts specialists, district arts coordinators, social service organizations, and local arts organizations together in their own community.
The following is the stART – Tucson event schedule:
Teaching Artist Workshops:
Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701
3:00-4:30 pm
Cultural Competency and Community Engagement led by Paul Fisher
Tucson’s River of Words Program: Literacy, Dance and Water Conservation led by Kimi Eisele
Community Arts Dialogue: Community Based Facilitation and Mediation Techniques led by Pro-Neighborhoods
Educator and Teaching Artist Professional Development:
Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701
4:45-6:00 pm
ARTS.CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.COMMUNITY: Partnership, Practice and Impact
Panel discussion moderated by Leia Maahs, TPAC Community Cultural Development Manager. Panelists will discuss the dynamic partnerships within one school-based artist residency that focused on English as a Second Language (ESL), youth voice, digital media and civic engagement.
In conjunction with the panel discussion, the Tucson Pima Arts Council will present “Two-Way Mirror,” a research document written by Dr. Maribel Alvarez, Folklorist and Research Scientist for the UA Southwest Center. The research was produced for the Arts and Civic Engagement Impact Initiative through Americans for the Arts: Animating Democracy, and supported in part by the Kellogg Foundation.
Reception and Networking Event:
Tucson Pima Arts Council, 100 N Stone Avenue, Suite 109, Tucson, AZ 85701
6:15-8:00 pm
Workshop attendees and members of the broader arts community are invited to attend a networking reception at the Tucson Pima Arts Council.
Registration for stART – Tucson is free. To register, contact Leia Maahs, TPAC Community Cultural Development Manager at 520-624-0595 ext.19, or email [email protected].
For more information, visit www.azarts.gov or www.tucsonpimartscouncil.org.
About the Tucson Pima Arts Council
Founded as a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 1984, the Tucson Pima Arts Council (TPAC) is the designated local arts agency for the City of Tucson and Pima County. TPAC services and programs support the nonprofit arts and culture community through grants, technical assistance, marketing and promotion, and organizational development. TPAC administers the public art program for the city and county and advances the arts throughout the region through community arts development initiatives. TPAC advocates for public and private support of the arts and coordinates special events that showcase arts and culture for the citizens of our region.
About the Arizona Commission on the Arts
One of 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies across the United States, the Arizona Commission on the Arts is an agency of the State of Arizona that supports a statewide arts network. The Arizona Commission on the Arts supports access to quality arts and arts education opportunities for all Arizona citizens; the development and retention of statewide jobs in the nonprofit arts, culture and education sectors; and increased economic impact in local communities through arts-based partnerships that develop tax and small business revenue.
We imagine an Arizona where everyone can participate in and experience the arts.
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