Name: Artists, Teachers and Teaching Artists – Everybody Wins!
Start: 2019-02-26T16:00:00-0700
End: 2019-02-26T17:30:00-0700

February 25 to March 2, 2019

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Musicians and artists offer an invaluable perspective that can enliven a classroom and connect to a wide cross-section of students. Join us to learn more about the power and potential of engaging teaching artists in the classroom, how to become one (and supplement your income by sharing your knowledge) and where and how teachers can find them (to add relevance to your creative curriculum).

Speakers

Jen Olson

Executive Director, Think 360 Arts

Jen Olson has been a leader in arts education for over twenty years. Her background includes museum education roles at the Boston Children’s Museum, Norton Simon Museum, and Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles. She was the founding Director of My Masterpieces, an award-winning... Read More →

Chad Fisher

President & Artistic Director, Lineage Music Studio

Lineage Music Studio President & Artistic Director, Performance & Instruction: Mandolin, Fiddle & Guitar. Chad started playing music in elementary school, but didn't find his instrument until 1998 when a good friend left a mandolin at his house. Since then, in a pursuit to learn from... Read More →

2MX2

2MX2 is a Latin Pop/Hip Hop group based in Colorado. They are well known for their modern renditions of traditional Latin music as well as their focus on sociopolitical topics such as immigration, health, education reform, and other important matters of our times. The band consists... Read More →

Lares Feliciano

Program Director, Think 360 Arts

Lares Feliciano is an animator, filmmaker, collaborator, and curator. She holds an M.F.A in Cinema Production from San Francisco State University and a B.A. in Film & American Studies from Smith College. She is a current resident artist at RedLine Contemporary Art Center and was a... Read More →

Jason Diminich

Education Director, Think 360 Arts

A Tony nominated educator, avid traveler, and life-long learner, Jason comes to Think 360 Arts from New York where he worked for over a decade as a middle school drama teacher. During his tenure, he served as an arts consultant for the NYC Department of Education designing and implementing... Read More →

Bevin Foley

Bevin plays fiddle, sings, and writes songs for the band Trout Steak Revival. Trout Steak Revival won the 2014 Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition as well as an Emmy Award for a soundtrack contributed to a Rocky Mountain PBS series. Westword named Trout Steak Revival Denver’s Best... Read More →

Hannah Barnes

Hannah has been a musician and performer for as long as she can remember. She began violin lessons at the age of eight, when she begged her mother to be enrolled in Suzuki method group classes. She soon began to dedicate the majority of her free time to music, and began teaching private... Read More →

Tuesday February 26, 2019 4:00pm - 5:30pm MST
The Music District Living Room

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