At the Bartol Foundation, we love Philadelphia and we love the arts, and we work hard to support and celebrate the arts in our local communities. Our work includes offering many grants each year to small arts organizations who are making a big impact, and presenting regular professional training events to help teaching artists better share their gifts and support their careers. We are artists ourselves, so we know very personally how challenging and rewarding a life in art can be.
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“The best thing you can do as a teacher is to encourage questioning”—Interview with Sarah Shaw, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Bartol workshop participants show off their free teaching resources from the PMA’s Wachovia Education Resource Center. Earlier this fall, …
Bartol Grantee Spotlight: 1812 Productions
An 1812 Outreach program at Widener Memorial School. (Photo courtesy of 1812 Productions.) As part of a new Q&A …Trauma-Informed Practice for Teaching Artists: Week 3 Reflections
So sometimes, we cry. In week three of the Trauma-Informed Practice for Teaching Artists training, we focused on student behaviors …
Bartol Grantee Spotlight: Philadelphia Photo Arts Center
Artwork from PPAC Teen Photo program participant Raemani McKay. (Photo credit: www.philaphotoarts.org.) As part of a new Q&A series, we …
Trust Takes Time: Trauma-Informed Practice for Teaching Artists, Week 2
The group of 12 teaching artists selected to participate in Bartol’s first trauma training workshop series. (Photo credit: Tezarah Wilkins.) …