2009-2010 Fellows

Announcing the 2009-2010 VSA arts Teaching Artist Fellows

VSA arts is happy to announce the 2009-2010 Teaching Artist Fellows. VSA arts’ Teaching Artist Fellowship program identifies, engages, and supports teaching artists with disabilities in the visual and performing arts. VSA arts recognizes that teaching artists provide the creativity, guidance, and motivation necessary to allow all students, particularly students with disabilities, to achieve high standards. Artists with disabilities also serve as role models to demonstrate the importance of diversity, expression, and inclusive learning in the classroom. The program, now in its third year, is supported in part by the U.S. Department of Education and the Dana Foundation. The Teaching Artist Fellowship will support the Fellows' personal teaching goals, enhance classroom practice, and share the Fellows' knowledge of issues specific to teaching artists with disabilities with the larger community.

VSA arts Teaching Artist Fellows were selected for their outstanding artistic merit and prior artistic and educational experience.

Tom Harmon	Richard Jenkins	Marquetta Johnson
Sharon Leary	Kemlyn Tan Bappe