Making Change:

This book introduces the professional global field of teaching artistry. These are artists who work in communities and schools to accomplish many social benefits. The field has been active for many decades but is largely invisible to the wider public, even as its practitioners accomplish significant impact, even with difficult social challenges. Making Change describes the kinds of impact they have, introduces the foundations of the field, and describes how teaching artists work. The...
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This book introduces the professional global field of teaching artistry. These are artists who work in communities and schools to accomplish many social benefits. The field has been active for many decades but is largely invisible to the wider public, even as its practitioners accomplish significant impact, even with difficult social challenges. Making Change describes the kinds of impact they have, introduces the foundations of the field, and describes how teaching artists work. The audience for this book includes the practitioners themselves and their support organizations, the wider field of the arts, and fields that are only beginning to realize how teaching artists can help them meet their goals. These include people in climate crisis response, health and wellness, social justice, education, and even business and science. There are many examples of the ways teaching artists around the world have made an impact.