Resource Directory

Teaching Artists of the Mid-Atlantic

Please submit resources useful for the TAMA community: Share best practices, plans, strategies, instructions, blueprints/templates – the tools that will support and empower Teaching Artists in their work as professionals and advocates for the field. 

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Advocacy
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TAMA’s Template Invoice

Written by TAMA Members who will regularly update it with current trends/needs. As suggested, use the TAMA logo to inform …

Independent contractor or employee? New Rules for Labor!

Check out this article that could have huge implications for Teaching Artists and our relationship with arts organizations. This follows …

Arts Advocacy 101: Tips for Talking with Principals

AEMS strives to serve the arts education ecosystem through resource Marc Martin, Principal of The Commodore John Rodgers School in …

Advocate with TAMA’s Logo

Use TAMA's logo on your website to show your participation in TAMA's values and advocacy efforts.

Teaching Artists Stand In Solidarity with Quanice Floyd

TAMA echos Quanice Floyd’s call for “Americans for the Arts (AftA) to increase transparency, accountability, and progress toward racial equity …

Immediate and Structural Action Needed

As teaching artists and arts administrators, we call on the arts and culture sector, the philanthropic community, policymakers, schools, libraries, …

My Dearest Arts Organization YOUTUBE

This letter came out of comments collected from The Teaching Artists Guild and Teaching Artists for the Mid Atlantic Listening …

My Dearest Arts Organization, Are You Listening?

The National Guild for Community Arts Education published "My Dearest Arts Organization, Are You Listening?" (GuildNotes, Issue 1, 2021), a …

COVID-19 Letter to Officials

Developed in March 2020, this template was used by TAs across the nation to let elected officials know that we …

Business of Teaching Artistry
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  • Business of Teaching Artistry

Contracts for Artists and Creatives

Every year, MdVLA supports hundreds of artists and arts organizations with their legal concerns & almost half of the legal …

Liability Insurance Providers

Teaching Artists should carry liability coverage for performing/exhibiting their artwork and facilitating teaching artistry workshops. Coverage should be maintained without …

TAMA’s Template Invoice

Written by TAMA Members who will regularly update it with current trends/needs. As suggested, use the TAMA logo to inform …

A Teaching Artist’s Companion (book)

Organizes teaching artist practice within a unique "View, Design, and Respond" framework; Identifies and prioritizes the essential practices of teaching …

Independent contractor or employee? New Rules for Labor!

Check out this article that could have huge implications for Teaching Artists and our relationship with arts organizations. This follows …

Self Care Tips For Teaching Artists

When you get stuck, or need self-care guidance, this padlet may have the right solution for you. Don't forget to …

Arts Advocacy 101: Tips for Talking with Principals

AEMS strives to serve the arts education ecosystem through resource Marc Martin, Principal of The Commodore John Rodgers School in …

Self Care Tips for Teaching Artists

To better serve and engage communities, we must prioritize our health and wellness. This padlet focuses on physical, mental, emotional, …

Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center, LTYC.net

Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center (LTYC) supports youths, ages 5-18, in the state of Maryland and DC with arts programs …

Tools & Best Practices
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The Academy for Creative Aging

The Academy for Creative Aging’s Professional Development track provides a module-based, certification opportunity that can be used to bolster professional …

A Teaching Artist’s Companion (book)

Organizes teaching artist practice within a unique "View, Design, and Respond" framework; Identifies and prioritizes the essential practices of teaching …

Self Care Tips For Teaching Artists

When you get stuck, or need self-care guidance, this padlet may have the right solution for you. Don't forget to …

Self Care Tips for Teaching Artists

To better serve and engage communities, we must prioritize our health and wellness. This padlet focuses on physical, mental, emotional, …

GLSEN Rainbow Library

GLSEN's Rainbow Library is a program that sends LGBTQ+ affirming K-12 text sets to schools across select states and counties …

GIVE Guide – Teaching Artistry in Inclusive Settings

Free online resources created by Teaching Artists for Teaching Artists working in Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) Classrooms in New York City …

Maryland State Department of Education

Mission Statement The mission of the Fine Arts Office of the Maryland State Department of Education is to support the …

Partner & Stakeholder Directory
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  • Partner and Stakeholder Directory

Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center, LTYC.net

Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center (LTYC) supports youths, ages 5-18, in the state of Maryland and DC with arts programs …

Maryland State Department of Education

Mission Statement The mission of the Fine Arts Office of the Maryland State Department of Education is to support the …

Maryland Out of School Time (MOST) Network

The MOST Network believes that all children should have the same opportunities to live a healthy and productive life. Our …

National Summer Learning Association

The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) is a national, non-profit organization whose mission is to convince, connect, and equip program …

Young Audiences of Maryland

Transforms the lives and education of our youth through the arts by connecting educators, professional artists, and communities.

Nat. Inst. Out of School Time

A leader in defining, shaping, and promoting out-of-school time (OST) as a distinct professional field with evidence-based quality standards

Afterschool Alliance

The Afterschool Alliance is working to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs.

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