Teaching Artists Guild Quarterly: Issue 07
RITAC PARTNERS WITH RISD & NEFA TO EXPAND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES RITAC is committed through our strategic plan to promote teaching artists and provide professional development opportunities. An important step in fulfilling these goals has been the partnership with the New England Foundation for the Arts. The partnership’s purpose is to enlist and train teaching artists to build successful profiles on Creative Ground, the public database of artists and cultural organizations throughout New England. Additionally, in October, RITAC participated in providing professional development opportunities to over 48 teaching artists statewide in partnership with RI School of Design at the Artist Development Day-- an afternoon of workshops, panels, and collegial dialogue for artists and designers. An orientation/training for new artists on the RI State Council on the Arts (RISCA) teaching artist roster was also held in October. In partnership with RISCA, RITAC is beginning a new ongoing opportunity called “Office Hours” on Tuesday afternoons for a RITAC/RISCA professional to meet with artists one-on-one, by appointment, to discuss ways to expand their practices. Mission - The Rhode Island Teaching Artists Center promotes and supports the positive impact of teaching artists across the state’s various sectors. Vision - We envision a Rhode Island where skilled teaching artists inspire and transform our diverse community. Page 36