Teaching Artist Journal

The Teaching Artist Journal (TAJ) is edited by the Center for Arts Policy and has
been published since 2003 four times a year by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
It provides an authoritative, timely, ongoing professional development resource for
teaching artists. Teaching artists–professionals with skills in both teaching and the arts–
have uniquely powerful perspectives, practices, and skills. They make significant
contributions and are a crucial resource to arts-in-education programs, arts education
and general education, and to the future of the arts as a whole. TAJ is the only
professional forum for their learning and development in print.

The mission of the Teaching Artist Journal  is to support teaching artistry by advancing
the practice of teaching artists. It increases their understanding of the background,

contexts, and potentials of their work. It expands the recognition, appreciation, and support

of their contributions. TAJ also enhances collaboration between teaching artists and classroom teachers, school arts specialists and other arts providers. It develops a sense

of identity and purpose, fosters common language and illuminates research in the field.

TAJ is broad, jargon-free, and direct. TAJ is an imaginative and heartfelt peer-reviewed publication addressing the fullest range of practice, research, theory, opinion, and issues related to teaching artists. It speaks to a wide representation of artistic disciplines,
diverse educational approaches, and cultural contexts.

AVAILABLE NOW - Spring 2008

In this issue…

Susana Halpine on the historical and organic connections between visual art and the sciences. 

Terry Hermsen on powerful criteria for assessing, critiquing and improving student

poetry.

Dan Serig on visual metaphor theory and its relevance to teaching artistry.
Judith Tannenbaum on the ethos, organization and practice of WritersCorps.
Christa Treichel on going beyond the residency model for teaching artists.
News and interviews from the field edited by Laura Reeder.
A review of Ann Markusen's research on the economic contributions of artists by Judy Hornbacher.
In depth reviews of books and other resources for TA's written and edited by Becca Barniskis and the TA's of the Perpich Center.

FROM THE EDITOR

Dear Friends,

The spring issue of TAJ just came out and we're very excited about it.  We think this issue is our richest, most interesting, and most varied to date.

TAJ seeks to be a practical tool, lively forum, and advocate for TA's and all those interested in the intersection of arts and learning. We publish a wide variety of writing from the U.S. and around the world, as well as news of the field, reviews of important research, books and other resources for TA's. I invite you to join the discussion in TAJ by subscribing or writing for the Journal. We want to hear about your
work, your successes, the challenges you face, and the questions you are asking.

-- Nick Jaffe, Chief Editor, TAJ