New SCAC opportunity provides creative boost for teaching artists

Teaching artist mentoring now available

Meet Simone Liberty, a teaching artist who is excited to be a resource for other teaching artists during free mentoring hours courtesy of the S.C. Arts Commission.

Simone specializes in arts integration for dance and musical theatre. She has eight years of experience teaching in classrooms, summer camps, afterschool programs, and—a personal favorite—choreographing for youth musical theatre programs. Her work has led her to work with organizations that are doing wonderful work in our state and beyond, including ArtsNOW, The Charleston Gaillard Center, Engaging Creative Minds, Porter Gaud Schools, Spoleto Festival USA, and others. She is currently based in Charleston, where she leads Creative Living, an organization built to support the careers of teaching artists here in South Carolina. Simone believes that art is for all, meaning that everyone has an artistic soul, and she finds her calling in helping people of all ages to never forget their creative nature.

Teaching artist office hours should be used by teaching artists or aspiring teaching artists. Topics might include questions that you have about the career of a teaching artist, specific lesson planning tactics, questions about working with certain markets/demographics, brainstorming with a fellow teaching artist, and more.

Don’t wait, grab a (virtual) spot.