ADVOCACY

Jaime Lynn Shafer

Students circulate the room to talk with people who work in the arts.

Exposing students to the myriad art careers and opportunities available to them can be a daunting task. How do you cover various career options in a unique and fun way while engaging students and building interpersonal and communication skills?

Finding Arts Professionals
Several years ago, I hosted the first-ever Speed Chatting with an Artist event. Think speed dating, but with artists. The idea was to bring in as many artists as I could and have my students circulate around the room to talk with each one. My high school is located in rural Nevada, so our resources and exposure to art careers are limited. Networking and making contact with local professionals were my first priorities, but I knew that I would have to call upon professionals outside of our area to make this work.

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