Partnering for Community Engagement – Recapping the PHENND Conference on Trauma & the Arts
Three staff members, one board member, and nine teaching artists from the Bartol Foundation recently had the pleasure of joining PHENND (Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development) for their 30th anniversary conference on Trauma and the Arts. We attended a jam-packed two days of workshops and talks by innovative thinkers in arts, higher education, […]
Closing Reflections: Trauma-Informed Practice for Teaching Artists, Round 2
The class of 12 teaching artists from Bartol’s spring 2019 trauma-informed practice training. This past weekend, the Bartol Foundation graduated the second cohort of teaching artists from our new trauma-informed practice training. These teaching artists have completed 20 hours of training over five Saturdays, learning about trauma’s effect on the brain, how to recognize signs […]
“Movement allows us to see ourselves in new and different ways” – Interview with Shavon Norris, Artist, Educator, Facilitator
Photo courtesy of Shavon Norris. As part of our effort to create resources for trauma-informed practice, the Bartol Foundation will be hosting two workshops this month that explore artistic expression as a path towards healing. On March 26, teaching artist Shavon Norris will lead a participatory workshop about incorporating movement into lesson plans in ways […]