The 2020 Mid-Atlantic Teaching Artists Virtual Retreat will bring together arts education professionals from across the Mid-Atlantic region to build and strengthen a regional network of highly qualified teaching artists.
This event will take place via online video conferences over a period of four weeks, from August 10 through September 2, 2020. Participants will have the opportunity to acquire financial tools, artistic knowledge, educational pedagogy, and self-care practices that are necessary to lead sustainable careers as entrepreneurs and creatives. Intended for teaching artists of all experience levels working in school and community settings, this retreat is designed to:
support teaching artists holistically, sustaining both the profession (entrepreneur) and the person (discipline expertise)
expand the arts education landscape to include more representation of rural, urban and suburban locations, in-school and out-of-school experiences, and diverse communities
support teaching artists in developing resiliency in the “new normal” of online arts education delivery
expand on the learnings of the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Teaching Artists Retreat
connect teaching artists with colleagues across the Mid-Atlantic region
Registration for each workshop session will close one week prior to the date of the session. All retreat sessions take place online, using the Zoom video conference platform. One week prior to the workshop date, you will receive links to join your sessions via the e-mail address you provide in the registration form. Each session will be recorded and will be made available to registered participants after the live session.
The event is sponsored by the Delaware Division of the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History.