Indi McCasey, Creative Education Consultant and Executive Director of the Arts Education Alliance of the Bay Area
Indi McCasey, explored how to adapt your residency virtually with challenges and success stories from teaching artists, Janet Stormes and Brad Alan Waller. Explore creativity with distance learning scrolling through the presentation or watch a video.
Artist Residency Program
The COVID-19 crisis impact on traditional educational programming is challenging teaching artists to rethink how to engage their students while adapting to a new set of technology challenges. ArtsFairfax is helping teaching artists adapt their residences for virtual participation during the pandemic closures.
Whether in person or online, ArtsFairfax is committed to offering ongoing opportunities for artists to practice their crafts and the community to engage in quality arts experiences. The 2020 program will focus on helping teaching artists adapt their residences for virtual participation.
Through a series of 4 online sessions, experts in the field shared how to overcome technical challenges through the various formats available and the advantages of each, how to market and monetize online arts education programs, and how to work online with students through Fairfax County Public Schools and aging adults including the Virtual Center for Active Adults.
How to Monetize and Market your Virtual Content (October 20, 2020)
Caroline Weinroth, musician, writer, and artist in the Washington, DC area
Caroline Weinroth detailed how to monetize and market your virtual content. You can read or view her presentation from the workshop.
Adapting Virtual Residencies with Senior Centers (October 21, 2020)
Janie Tursini, Fairfax County Arts for the Aging Director & CEO | Sarah House, Fairfax County Arts for the Aging Program Director | Gwendolyn Jones, Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services – Virtual Center for Active Adults | Kristin Roman, Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services, Director of Senior Services, ServiceSource
Arts for the Aging Janine Tursini and Sarah House explored how they adapted residencies virtually in senior centers for their teaching artists. This included an interactive performance from teaching artists Peter Burroughs and Carlos César Rodríguez and guidelines and topics from their workshop. Gwendolyn Jones and Kristin Roman provided insights on how the Virtual Center for Active Adults works through Neighborhood and Community Services. View the entire session to learn more.
Adapting Virtual Residencies with Fairfax County Middle Schools (October 22, 2020)
Kara Drinkwater, Fairfax County Educational Specialist Fine Arts Office | Shannon Campbell, After-School Specialist & Building Coordinator, Rocky Run Middle School
Kara Drinkwater and Shannon Campbell from Fairfax County Public Schools discussed best practices and how FCPS has adapted to online learning in middle schools and the after-school program. Review the presentation or watch online.