Community Initiatives

The Teaching Artists Guild, a fiscally sponsored program of Community Initiatives, is now in its eighth year as a membership organization of more than 400 individual teaching artists and institutional members in the Bay Area. The organization works to provide programs to support the professionalization of the teaching artist field, particularly through professional development. With fresh leadership following a transition two years ago, Teaching Artists Guild is strengthening a statewide and national network of communication between teaching artists and hiring organizations, developing programs to support the field. Renewed support will assist the growth and enhancement of this important group of arts education providers.