Teaching Artistry With Courtney J. Boddie

Our next two-episode arc, “Urgency + Love,” recorded during the 2018 Arts In Education Week, is ready for download! In this series—featuring arts in education aficionados Edie Demas, James Miles, Penelope McCourty, and Sobha Kavanakudiyil (LIVE); Americans for the Arts's Jeff Poulin; and NYC Arts in Education Roundtable’s Teaching Artist Affairs Committee members: David King (Community Word Project), Kimberly Olsen (Teaching Artist), Marcus D. Johnson (Opening Act), Katie Rainey (Community Word Project)—Courtney and her colleagues delve into conversations about what arts in education looks like, thinking globally about artists as agents of impact and social change and how the arts can and does dismantle systems of oppression. In times like these, this series of episodes are sure to bring you some hope and joy! Don’t miss these engaging episodes of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie! #artsmatter #artseducation #ArtsEdWeek #artsforchange #TeachingArtistry #ITAC4NYC

Greetings, friends of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie! The final two episodes of our four-episode arc, “The Sphere of Cultural Responsibility,” are here! In this second installment, Courtney continues her fascinating conversation with Edie Demas, Executive Director of the Jacob Burns Film Center and former Director of Education at The New Victory Theater. These episodes continue examining Edie’s journey through her multifaceted career in the arts and arts education. Even more, they delve into a fascinating chat about the arts as a conduit for community-building, collaboration and a beacon for social justice and much-needed calls to action, particularly in today's socio-political climate. Don’t miss these thoughtful episodes of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie!

Greetings, friends of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie! The final two episodes of our four-episode arc, “The Sphere of Cultural Responsibility,” are here! In this second installment, Courtney continues her fascinating conversation with Edie Demas, Executive Director of the Jacob Burns Film Center and former Director of Education at The New Victory Theater. These episodes continue examining Edie’s journey through her multifaceted career in the arts and arts education. Even more, they delve into a fascinating chat about the arts as a conduit for community-building, collaboration and a beacon for social justice and much-needed calls to action, particularly in today's socio-political climate. Don’t miss these thoughtful episodes of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie!

In our newest two-episode series, “The Sphere of Cultural Responsibility,” Courtney has an illuminating chat with the one and only Edie Demas, Executive Director of the Jacob Burns Film Center and former Director of Education at The New Victory Theater. This episode dives deep inside Edie’s journey through her multifaceted career in the arts and arts education, including her time at Creative Arts Team, developing public education arts curriculum in Ireland, what “access to the arts” really means, how her core values were formed and how they’ve helped shape her views of the intrinsic impact of the arts on the human soul and psyche. Don’t miss this thoughtful episode of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie! #artsmatter #artseducation #TeachingArtistry

In our newest two-episode series, “The Sphere of Cultural Responsibility,” Courtney has an illuminating chat with the one and only Edie Demas, Executive Director of the Jacob Burns Film Center and former Director of Education at The New Victory Theater. This episode dives deep inside Edie’s journey through her multifaceted career in the arts and arts education, including her time at Creative Arts Team, developing public education arts curriculum in Ireland, what “access to the arts” really means, how her core values were formed and how they’ve helped shape her views of the intrinsic impact of the arts on the human soul and psyche. Don’t miss this thoughtful episode of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie! #artsmatter #artseducation #TeachingArtistry

Folks! We’ve gone National! In our newest two-episode series, “The Choice of No Bounds,” Courtney sits down (on a beach in San Diego!) for a fascinating chat with Teaching Artist Skyler Sullivan about his inspiring story of how the arts, in quite literally all of its forms, have had an impact on his life. Courtney and Skyler discuss the importance of the presence of the arts in Skyler’s childhood, his stint as a Physical Education teacher and how he wound up jumping from the East coast to the West coast to follow his dream...and love! They also talk about his life as a performer, including portraying a character named Carla while sharing the stage with such stars as Phyllis Diller and Charo! You won’t want to miss this touching, funny and thought-provoking episode of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie!

Folks! We’ve gone National! In our newest two-episode series, “The Choice of No Bounds,” Courtney sits down (on a beach in San Diego!) for a fascinating chat with Teaching Artist Skyler Sullivan about his inspiring story of how the arts, in quite literally all of its forms, have had an impact on his life. Courtney and Skyler discuss the importance of the presence of the arts in Skyler’s childhood, his stint as a Physical Education teacher and how he wound up jumping from the East coast to the West coast to follow his dream...and love! They also talk about his life as a performer, including portraying a character named Carla while sharing the stage with such stars as Phyllis Diller and Charo! You won’t want to miss this touching, funny and thought-provoking episode of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie!

Our next installment of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie is here! This two-part series features professional arts administrators Sobha Kavanakudiyil, co-chair of the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable and Marquis Studios’ Professional Development Specialist Justin Daniel, who is also a practicing Teaching Artist, As well as New 42nd Street Fellows Brandon Hutchinson and Alverneq Lindsay, and New Victory Theater Senior Education Programs Manager Christopher Totten. Over the course of these two Acts, Courtney & Co. discuss the origins of the Arts In Education Roundtable’s Face to Face conference, collective impact, the intersection of arts administration and arts practice, and the future of Teaching Artistry as a profession as seen through the emerging artist's point of view! Tune in and listen now by visiting SoundCloud or downloading these exciting episodes on iTunes! LIVE. LOVE. CREATE. ADVOCATE!

Our next installment of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie is here! This two-part series features professional arts administrators Sobha Kavanakudiyil, co-chair of the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable and Marquis Studios’ Professional Development Specialist Justin Daniel, who is also a practicing Teaching Artist, As well as New 42nd Street Fellows Brandon Hutchinson and Alverneq Lindsay, and New Victory Theater Senior Education Programs Manager Christopher Totten. Over the course of these two Acts, Courtney & Co. discuss the origins of the Arts In Education Roundtable’s Face to Face conference, collective impact, the intersection of arts administration and arts practice, and the future of Teaching Artistry as a profession as seen through the emerging artist's point of view! Tune in and listen now by visiting SoundCloud or downloading these exciting episodes on iTunes! LIVE. LOVE. CREATE. ADVOCATE!

In this two-episode series, Courtney chats with Lauren Jost, Artistic Director of Spellbound Theatre, about how she found herself immersed in the world of Teaching Artistry, theater making and arts advocacy. They also discuss such topics as Lauren's personal journey into the arts, discovering the power of the arts, finding her artistic voice and the intrinsic impact in engaging young kids in participatory, educational drama practices that give kids agency. Listen now! #artsmatter #TeachingArtistry Live. Love. Create. Advocate. Look for more new episodes in the coming weeks!

In this two-episode series, Courtney chats with Lauren Jost, Artistic Director of Spellbound Theatre, about how she found herself immersed in the world of Teaching Artistry, theater making and arts advocacy. They also discuss such topics as Lauren's personal journey into the arts, discovering the power of the arts, finding her artistic voice and the intrinsic impact in engaging young kids in participatory, educational drama practices that give kids agency. Listen now! #artsmatter #TeachingArtistry Live. Love. Create. Advocate. Look for more new episodes in the coming weeks!

In our latest episode series, "Episode 6, ACTS 1 & 2: Signe Harriday - The Radical Poetry of A Calling," Courtney sits down for an intimate chat with Teaching Artist and self-proclaimed ARTivist, Signe Harriday, to discuss her personal voyage into the arts. In this intriguing series, these two fierce arts advocates take a deep dive into such topics as Signe's personal journey of growing up a person of color, or "other," in a predominately white community, and the pressures and trauma associated with that; embracing the role of the Teaching Artist in the classroom setting as a Magic-maker; and the importance of the presence of the arts in Signe's childhood, the intrinsic community embedded in the arts and how the arts community has shaped them as artists and artivists. Live. Love. Create. Advocate!

In our latest episode series, "Episode 6, ACTS 1 & 2: Signe Harriday - The Radical Poetry of A Calling," Courtney sits down for an intimate chat with Teaching Artist and self-proclaimed ARTivist, Signe Harriday, to discuss her personal voyage into the arts. In this intriguing series, these two fierce arts advocates take a deep dive into such topics as Signe's personal journey of growing up a person of color, or "other," in a predominately white community, and the pressures and trauma associated with that; embracing the role of the Teaching Artist in the classroom setting as a Magic-maker; and the importance of the presence of the arts in Signe's childhood, the intrinsic community embedded in the arts and how the arts community has shaped them as artists and artivists. Live. Love. Create. Advocate!

In our latest episode, Courtney sits down with dancer, choreographer and Teaching Artist, Penelope McCourty to discuss her journey into and through her artistry. This episode, which considers the artist’s trajectory, asks the big questions: Do we choose our artistic path, or is our artistic journey thrust upon us and molded by outside forces? Is our artistry a product of conditioning or are we born with an innate sense of the talents we possess, needing only the freedom—the space—to explore and hone them? Listen to this fascinating episode now, and stay tuned! More episodes are on the way in 2018!

In our latest episode, Courtney sits down with dancer, choreographer and Teaching Artist, Penelope McCourty to discuss her journey into and through her artistry. This episode, which considers the artist’s trajectory, asks the big questions: Do we choose our artistic path, or is our artistic journey thrust upon us and molded by outside forces? Is our artistry a product of conditioning or are we born with an innate sense of the talents we possess, needing only the freedom—the space—to explore and hone them? Listen to this fascinating episode now, and stay tuned! More episodes are on the way in 2018!

​In the second​ ​installment of​ ​"Arts Education - Learning, Celebrating, Advocating," Courtney talks with​ ​Lauren Jost,​ ​Founder and Artistic Director of Spellbound Theatre, and Penelope McCourty, Dancer, Choreographer and Teaching Artist about what fair and equal pay for Teaching Artists could and should look like, and so much more! As a reminder, these conversations took place during the Face to Face conference back in April 2017! During that conference, Courtney caught up with a few of her friends who work in the field of arts education, capturing some fascinating conversations. Have a listen now!​

Courtney talks with Jeff Poulin, Arts Education Program Manager at Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading organization for the advancement of the arts and arts education. Remember the Face to Face conference back in April? Well, Courtney captured some fascinating conversations with a few people there all about Teaching Artistry. #ArtsEdWeek would be a great time to showcase these conversations with Spencer Townley-Lott, Christopher Totten and WT McRae. Listen now!

Meet Sobha Kavanakudiyil, professor at the City College of New York in Educational Theatre. Courtney and Sobha, friends since their grad school days at NYU's Educational Theatre program, reminisce about their respective beginnings in the field of arts education. They discuss the September 11th attacks, becoming entrenched in the field, the importance of mentorship, staying creative and staying the course, future career goals and so much more!

Meet Sobha Kavanakudiyil, professor at the City College of New York in Educational Theatre. Courtney and Sobha, friends since their grad school days at NYU's Educational Theatre program, reminisce about their respective beginnings in the field of arts education. They discuss the September 11th attacks, becoming entrenched in the field, the importance of mentorship, staying creative and staying the course, future career goals and so much more!

Meet Sobha Kavanakudiyil, professor at the City College of New York in Educational Theatre. Courtney and Sobha, friends since their grad school days at NYU's Educational Theatre program, reminisce about their respective beginnings in the field of arts education. They discuss the September 11th attacks, becoming entrenched in the field, the importance of mentorship, staying creative and staying the course, future career goals and so much more!