New school and art partners are introduced to meaningful ways to effect change in their communities.

When a new cultural partner begins a school residency program it is often because a few  teachers, parents, or a principal “get it” and want IT in their school community.  The few partners who begin this process can feel exhausted by their efforts and are at a loss to exhibit and measure student or school “success” through the lens of the arts.  In this workshop Rotunda Gallery will share its methods and efforts at deepening new and existing partnerships through the exhibition and consistent presence of student work.

Thursday 2:15-3:45

Conference Strand: Core Knowledge

Educators: how to effectively support and partner with the teaching artist and your students.

Artists: how to plan a residency with your team and directly affect the school communities' goals for student success through the arts.

Community/Parents: how you can support the collaborative process in your child’s school.

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Hawley Hussey is a painter, writer, and performer whose artist books and paintings are collected internationally.  Through her transition from teaching artist to arts administrator, Hawley has been deepening her understanding and abilities to effectively bring contemporary art to the classroom.  In the last two years her mission has been to deepen in meaningful ways school partnerships with The Rotunda Gallery.  Her focus as Education Director is supporting and educating her teaching artists, school staff, and parents to create a lasting and sustainable commitment to the arts in education that can grow beyond the original team of investors.