The Georgia Council for the Arts K-12 Teaching Artists Registry features qualified teaching artists who have extensive training and experience in one or more artistic disciplines, are available to work in schools and at organizations serving K-12 students around the state, and have passed a background check to work in a school environment. The registry includes competitively evaluated professionals and ensures a high-quality standard for performances, workshops, and/or residencies, providing schools and organizations with the best artistic experiences. For questions about the registry, please contact Emily Yewell Volin, Grants and Arts Education Program Manager, at 404-962-4015 or [email protected].
Teaching Arts Registry applications are not being accepted at this time. Please stay tuned for future announcements.
Teaching Artists
Akua Taylor studied Dramatics and Speech at Fisk University in Nashville, TN. While in college, she had the honor of being a Fisk Jubilee Singer...
The Alliance Theatre Institute partners with school districts and schools to deliver professional learning for educators and arts integrated or theater-based instruction for students. Designed...
Arietha Lockhart, was the voice of the White Butterfly during the Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. She is a long-time Atlanta Symphony...
Assane Kouyaté is a culture bearer, griot, and one of a few indigenous West African artists in Georgia. With 30+ years exhibiting traditional and cultural...
Atlanta Brassworks is proud to be one of the oldest consistently performing brass quintets in the country! Members of this ensemble have extensive experience performing...
Founded in 1991 by Hwee-Eng Y. Lee, the Atlanta Chinese Dance Company educates and entertains audiences about Chinese history and culture through the art of...
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company’s (ASC) mission is to make classic drama engaging for audiences of all ages and backgrounds—and a core part of that mission...
Barry Stewart Mann is an actor, storyteller and teaching artist based in Atlanta. He was born in suburban New Jersey, and grew up there and...
Brien Engel is an explorer of unusual sounds coaxed out of everyday objects. His main passion is the glass harp, an instrument comprised of 50...
The Center for Puppetry Arts opened its doors September 23, 1978, with Kermit the Frog and creator Jim Henson cutting the ceremonial ribbon. It has...
Damon Young is a teaching artist and performer specializing in collaborative theatre arts and shadow puppet performance. As puppetry strengthens cooperation, creativity and empathy, it’s...
Dave Holland is a dynamic performer, teaching artist and interactive rhythm facilitator. Since 2001, Dave has been an active member of the Atlanta arts in...
Dr. Kay Pace has enjoyed a long and distinguished professional career as concert pianist, college music professor, music administrator, music educator, choral director, composer/arranger, ethnomusicologist,...
I am artistic director of Egun Omode (children of the ancestors) Performing Arts Collective, the only sekere and West African folkloric dance and drum ensemble...
The mission of Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET) is to connect artists and audiences of all ages. We fulfill this mission through the selfless ensemble collaboration...