About ITAC

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The International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC) is a global network of Teaching Artists (also known as community artists, participatory artists, artist mediators, or socially engaged artists) who use their artistry to catalyse meaningful social change in their communities.

Teaching Artists engage directly with people, activating their creativity and imagination to address pressing challenges such as climate change, health issues, and educational inequities. ITAC believes that transformative change happens when communities are empowered to explore concepts and build solutions together through the arts.

What do we do?

Network development

Advocacy and resource mobilization

The ITAC vision is a world where teaching artists are working in the heart of learning and communities, making a positive impact with the transformative power of Teaching Artistry.

ITAC’s mission is to support, expand and connect the international community of teaching artists and collaborators, cultivate excellence in teaching artistry and advocate for sustainable development through participatory practice. 

Become a part of the global Teaching Artist movement by joining ITAC

Our network of around 4,000 official members spans diverse cultures and artistic disciplines. We welcome Teaching Artists, as well as arts organizations, educational institutions, social impact initiatives, and anyone interested in exploring the transformative potential of the arts.
We invite you to connect with us, attend our events, and access our resources to amplify your practice and contribute to meaningful change worldwide.

Become a member and join us in our dedicated membership platform to access all of our Teaching Artist treasures.

ITAC's Leadership Committee

Yonglun Liu

Yonglun Liu

Teaching Artist, Singapore

ITAC Chair

Marit Ulvund

Director of Seanse ArtCenter, Norway

ITAC Co-Founder

Eric Booth

Eric Booth

Teaching Artist Advocate and Author, USA

ITAC Co-Founder

Joan Parr

Joan Parr

Service Director for Culture and Wellbeing at Edinburgh Council, Scotland

Christine Ruckley

Place, Partnerships & Communities Officer at Creative Scotland, Scotland

Ines

Inés Sanguinetti

President of Fundación Crear Vale la Pena, Argentina

Bradly Craig Haseman

Executive Vice President at Kadenze,Inc. Australia

Jean E Taylor

Jean E. Taylor

Director of Teaching Artistry Program at Lincoln Center Education, USA

Chen Alon

Theatre Activist, Co-Founder of Combatants for Peace
and Scholar, Israel

So Yeon Kim

So Yeon Kim

Director of Korea Arts & Culture Education Service (KACES), Korea

Simon Sharkey

Simon Sharkey

Director and CEO of The Necessary Space (TNS), Scotland

Florencia Giulio

Florencia Giulio

Co-Founder of Pulso, Spain

Zoey Jones

Zoey Shea Peacock-Jones

The New School, USA

Bea Makan

Student at Edinburgh College, Scotland

ITAC's Staff

Madeleine McGirk

Madeleine McGirk Rutherford

Managing Director

Gowri Savoor

Gowri Savoor

ITAC IMPACT: Climate Project Manager

Pablo Mora

Development Manager

Valentina Redondo

Marketing Strategist

Laurel Toyofuku

Laurel Toyofuku

ITAC Communications Manager

Marina Rosa

Mariana Rosa

Social Media Coordinator

Sean Casteel

Sean Casteel

Web Developer

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