In this space, Teaching Artist correspondents from around the U.S. and the world bring you stories of their work at the crossroads of art and learning. ALT/space is a project of the Teaching Artist Journal, a peer reviewed print and online quarterly that serves as a voice, forum and resource for teaching artists and all those working at the intersection of art and learning. Tumblr (3.0; @teachingartists)http://tajaltspace.com/Approximately 2:30 am Monday, Driving from Atlanta to Louisville Approximately 8:40 am, Arrive at...http://tajaltspace.com/post/50534842535http://tajaltspace.com/post/50534842535Wed, 15 May 2013 19:46:47 -0400Allison UpshawmusicoperatheaterGeorgiaAn entire class was discussing the old places of their town, its geography and the changes they had...http://tajaltspace.com/post/50381856486http://tajaltspace.com/post/50381856486Mon, 13 May 2013 20:32:50 -0400The girl never really lived, and so she has never really died, a quote by Oscar Wilde, frames...http://tajaltspace.com/post/49893960737http://tajaltspace.com/post/49893960737Tue, 07 May 2013 20:24:00 -0400Has slavery ended? That was the opening question for the most recent unit of inquiry in the middle...http://tajaltspace.com/post/49811038932http://tajaltspace.com/post/49811038932Mon, 06 May 2013 19:42:42 -0400Jeff RedmantheatertheatreBangladeshLast time I was teaching at the prison, the writer I was working with showed me a meticulous list of...http://tajaltspace.com/post/49367448022http://tajaltspace.com/post/49367448022Wed, 01 May 2013 12:52:51 -0400As the dancer/teaching artist finished her demonstration with the small group of fellow dancers, she...http://tajaltspace.com/post/48158446597http://tajaltspace.com/post/48158446597Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:09:04 -0400As teaching artists, we bring our experience in our respective mediums to the classroom. But, what...http://tajaltspace.com/post/48082028046http://tajaltspace.com/post/48082028046Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:38:17 -0400My work with at risk youth began because I needed a job. I went in spite of being afraid and, over...http://tajaltspace.com/post/47578509276http://tajaltspace.com/post/47578509276Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:15:00 -0400Allison UpshawGeorgiaoperamusictheatreAs a school visual arts teacher, one of the questions I constantly grapple with is how to engage...http://tajaltspace.com/post/47496163460http://tajaltspace.com/post/47496163460Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:07:03 -0400There is a photograph of the late artist Francis Bacon sitting on a small wooden chair and appearing...http://tajaltspace.com/post/46978039790http://tajaltspace.com/post/46978039790Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:11:00 -0400David RufoNew Yorkfourth grade classroomvisual artThis morning started with a huge mess.  I was absent from school for a few days, and when I...http://tajaltspace.com/post/46895315005http://tajaltspace.com/post/46895315005Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:43:04 -0400Kate PlowsCeramicshigh schoolPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaI’ve been a teaching artist since 1999. I’ve taught performance poetry and theatre in classrooms,...http://tajaltspace.com/post/46377008059http://tajaltspace.com/post/46377008059Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:57:59 -0400Kim JordanvermonttheatreAfter completing my graduation in sculpture, when I joined the Masters course in archaeology,...http://tajaltspace.com/post/46294908510http://tajaltspace.com/post/46294908510Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:20:00 -0400Anagha BhatIndiasculpturearchaeologyIn my last ALT/space post I wrote about the young musician who questioned the open-ended teaching...http://tajaltspace.com/post/45797696795http://tajaltspace.com/post/45797696795Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:44:00 -0400Anna PlemonsWashingtonpoetrywritingprison artsAs a teaching artist working at a museum I am often presented with opportunities to develop...http://tajaltspace.com/post/45693205805http://tajaltspace.com/post/45693205805Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:13:26 -0400Marquetta Johnsonhigh museum of artatlantaInocentevisual artsAs I finished a session with a class of second-graders today, I asked them to identify their...http://tajaltspace.com/post/45228427996http://tajaltspace.com/post/45228427996Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:19:08 -0400Daniel A. Kelin IIhawaiitheatreTwo weeks ago, a freshman walked into my studio at the High School of Fashion Industries in New York...http://tajaltspace.com/post/45117688210http://tajaltspace.com/post/45117688210Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:14:00 -0400A. A. SieunarineNew York CityVisual artsdrawingstudio workI recently taught a workshop on Dramatic Improvisation for a Comedy Festival focused on...http://tajaltspace.com/post/44749977510http://tajaltspace.com/post/44749977510Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:36:00 -0500Holly AdamsNew YorkTheatreImprovcontact improvWhen I was the managing editor for my college newspaper, I remember writing an in-depth story about...http://tajaltspace.com/post/44582527039http://tajaltspace.com/post/44582527039Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:16:00 -0500Alison HollanddanceminnesotaA class of 4th graders came in with a poem. It was for a residency I designed using songwriting to...http://tajaltspace.com/post/44094766493http://tajaltspace.com/post/44094766493Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:26:16 -0500ohioclevelandguitarmusicjay albert