ITAC6-7 Project Open Call
In partnership with the ITAC Collaborative, we will support a project that connects ITAC6 and ITAC7 and ‘addresses indigenous perspectives on teaching artistry through the transmission of ancestral knowledge, while demonstrating how this provides the potential for genuine social change’ in effective and innovative ways. We invite proposals from organisations or individuals who have a project plan that springs from connections made at, or is inspired by, ITAC6 and involves a partner from the Pacific. Projects can apply for up to $6000 USD.
- Proposals open for applications: 1st Sept 2023
- Proposal submission deadline: 30th Sept 2023
- Applicants will be notified: 31st Oct 2023
Applications, and questions you may have, should be sent via email to: Madeleine McGirk, ITAC Managing Director, at: info@itac-collaborative.com
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What is a Teaching Artist?
A teaching artist is someone who works both as an artist and as an educator. They are arts practitioners who generate pertinent questions and enrich communities through their artform.
Also known as Participatory Artists, Community Artists, Socially Engaged Artists, Artivists and more. Regardless of your specific title and artistic discipline, if you leverage your expertise to ignite the artistic potential in others and use the arts to channel positive social transformation, we welcome you to join us at ITAC7.
For me as a teaching artist in Aotearoa it is a great joy and privilege. It is an opportunity to work with those who are yet or only just discovering their power as a creative. It is an opportunity to work with emerging artists and arts practitioners who are curious and keen to explore what is possible when we make the unknown known. I am constantly questioning and learning within my teaching artistry and I love this.
Young ITAC
We recognise international conferences can be intimidating for newcomers, or a place where usually only ‘expert’ voices are welcome. ITAC7 aims to provide a platform for budding practitioners to showcase their talent, exchange ideas, and connect with experienced professionals in the field of arts education. We invite young and emerging teaching artists to submit proposals that highlight their innovative perspectives, unique experiences, and fresh approaches to teaching artistry.
For these purposes, young and emerging is defined as those under 30 years old or in their first 5 years of practice.
Session Types
It is expected that all sessions are interactive and involve teaching artistry to demonstrate best practice. Leave your PowerPoints at home!
Workshop – interactive, practical, experiential
Showcase – demonstrate or highlight work you and/or your organisation are doing
Other – if your idea doesn’t fit into the above, select this and describe it to us in detail
How to Submit
To submit your proposal, you will need to visit our online submission portal. This will be available from 30 October 2023.
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Submissions will open on 30 October 2023.
During the submission you will be asked to provide the following information:
- Session title
- Session type
- Proposal description
- Teaching Artist(s) name and biography
- Ideal session length (1 ½, 3 or 6 hours)
Presenters who require letters of invitation to support a visa application can request one through the registration process. Registrations will open on 19 February 2024. If one is required prior to that date, please email us directly at itac7@auckland.ac.nz
Review Criteria
Reviewers will consider the following when selecting submissions for inclusion in the ITAC7 programme:
- Relevance: alignment with the ITAC’s vision and its contribution to the field of teaching artistry. To what extent does the proposal address current challenges, emerging trends, or critical issues in teaching artistry.
- Interactivity and Engagement: proposals with opportunities for participants to actively participate, share experiences, collaborate, or reflect.
- Innovation and Creativity: level of innovation and creativity demonstrated in the proposal. We’re looking for fresh perspectives, novel approaches, or unique insights that could inspire and engage conference participants.
- Impact: the potential impact of the proposed session to the conference participants. Applicability of the ideas, strategies, or tools shared and their potential to advance participants’ knowledge, skills, and practice as teaching artists.
- Diversity and Inclusion: the proposal’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Does the proposed session include perspectives from diverse cultural backgrounds, disciplines, or marginalised voices.
- Quality: the depth and rigor of the content presented in the proposal. Quality of any theoretical frameworks, practical examples, or case studies that strengthen the proposal’s validity and reliability.
