Laura Sáenz invites you to The Teaching Artist Recording Booth and Teaching Artist Gatherings

Posted Thursday, October 3, 2024

Laura Sáenz (left) speaking to the visitors of the Practices in Proximity opening reception

Long-time CAPE teaching artist Laura Sáenz’ The Teaching Artist Recording Booth collects the stories of teaching artists as they bring arts and arts-integrated learning into schools. These stories will be included in the film Artista, depicting Laura’s engagement with communities about the struggles of advocating for arts education nationwide. These two works are currently installed in the exhibition Practices in Proximity.

Laura invites you to interact with this work!

The Teaching Artist Recording Booth & Archive

“As part of the Practices in Proximity exhibit currently at CAPE, I have set up a recording booth in the NE corner of the gallery, where I would like to invite you to record and be part of a Teaching Artist archive I am creating in collaboration with Storycorps where I have been a story facilitator since 2016.

The exhibit is up until January 2025, so you can record for the next few months, but I would like to get a few recordings in the next 2 weeks to include soundbites of the conversations at the end of my short film “Artista” which will come out in November.

There are 3 ways to record:

On your own virtually from a quiet space Click here (20 min) and use this question guide.
In conversation with me or another Teaching Artist at CAPE by setting up an appointment on my calendar here.
Self-record on your own by stopping by the CAPE gallery/offices (1010 W 35th St. #697) on Tuesdays – Thursdays 10am – 4pm”

Teaching Artist Gatherings

“Would you like to socialize, have a meal/drink and share teaching experiences with other Teaching Artists outside of PD’s and planning meetings? Then join our monthly Teaching Artists Gatherings. We rotate hosting at someone’s home/space or meet at a local restaurant, cafe or bar. Gatherings are limited to 15-20 people at a time (depending on space capacity) and rely on an RSVP response to our monthly emails. To join the monthly email list please fill out this form.”

This installation is part of the Community Storytellers (CST) program at Full Spectrum Features, which is partially supported by a Together We Heal Creative Place grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Justice, and done in partnership with Latinos Progresando.