By SALINA POST
An award-winning performing artist will be in residency next week in Salina area schools thanks to Salina Arts & Humanities Arts Infusion program.
Kevin Spencer will will be in residency March 22-23, according to information from Salina Arts & Humanities.
Additionally his residency will include a community workshop, TA-DA! Teaching Artist Development & Application, in the Salina Art Center Warehouse, 149 S. Fourth Street, at 6:30 p.m. on March 22. This workshop is free, and registration is required. Attendees can register by calling 785-309-5770 or completing registration online: https://seam.ly/7yKYWhP9.
The workshop is for artists who may be thinking about a switch to a teaching artist career or teaching artists who are interested in gaining additional knowledge and insights.
"Participants will examine the differences between arts enhanced and arts-integrated instruction, best practices for writing learning objectives and lesson plans, identify ways to align their art discipline to academic standards of learning, and how to design effective assessments," Salina Arts & Humanities noted in a news release.
About the artist courtesy Salina Arts & Humanities
Spencer is an award-winning performing artist who, for more than 25 years, toured the world with one of the largest and most successful theatrical illusion productions in the United States. He left behind a trail of accolades in the production’s wake, including 2009 International Illusionists of the Year, 2015 International Magicians of the Year, and a six-time recipient of Performing Arts Entertainers of the Year.
At the pinnacle of his career, Spencer stepped away from the main stage and into more intimate performance spaces – as well as classrooms and hospitals. As a performing artist, educator, consultant, and researcher, he works to create inclusive communities where everyone experiences an authentic sense of belonging and no one – for any reason – is relegated to the margins. Spencer has M.Ed. in Arts & Interdisciplinary Academic Education and has engaged in extensive research on the benefits of an arts-based curriculum for diverse learners. He is a leading force in the Sensory Inclusive Programs movement and collaborates with major performing arts centers worldwide.