About ITAC
Discover ITAC
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
Capacity building
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
Teaching Artist, Singapore
ITAC Chair
Marit Ulvund
Director of Seanse ArtCenter, Norway
ITAC Co-Founder
Eric Booth
Teaching Artist Advocate and Author, USA
ITAC Co-Founder
Joan Parr
Service Director for Culture and Wellbeing at Edinburgh Council, Scotland
Christine Ruckley
Place, Partnerships & Communities Officer at Creative Scotland, Scotland
Inés Sanguinetti
President of Fundación Crear Vale la Pena, Argentina
Bradly Craig Haseman
Executive Vice President at Kadenze,Inc. Australia
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
Director of Korea Arts & Culture Education Service (KACES), Korea
Simon Sharkey
Director and CEO of The Necessary Space (TNS), Scotland
Florencia Giulio
Co-Founder of Pulso, Spain
Zoey Shea Peacock-Jones
The New School, USA
Bea Makan
Student at Edinburgh College, Scotland
ITAC's Staff
Madeleine McGirk Rutherford
Managing Director
Gowri Savoor
ITAC IMPACT: Climate Project Manager
Development Manager
Valentina Redondo
Marketing Strategist
Laurel Toyofuku
ITAC Communications Manager
Mariana Rosa
Social Media Coordinator
Sean Casteel
Web Developer