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ITAC IMPACT: Climate '21, Teaching artists respond to climate crisis, Future Action

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Climate Case Studies

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ITAC IMPACT: Climate '21, Teaching artists respond to climate crisis, Future Action

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Course Sponsor
The International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC)
in collaboration with the Community Artist Network (CAN)

Course Description
This is a curated archive of material from teaching artist projects responding to the climate emergency. These case studies show how teaching artistry can respond to social issues and make significant positive impact within a community and more broadly. The case studies are shared with the world for everyone to learn about the benefits of teaching artistry, to demonstrate the potential for the arts to intersect with divergent disciplines to bring about positive societal change and to explore different strategies to facilitate change. 

The Climate Case Studies can be explored independently or can be viewed in the context of the course, Teaching Artistry for Social Change

Please note: these are Case Studies for personal research and learning and not an instructor-guided course.

The Climate Case Studies are based on the work of four international teaching artists located in Australia, Brazil, the Philippines and Serbia. The artists were asked to design and deliver projects in their local communities that change beliefs and behaviours in relation to climate change.

In early 2021, the International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC) called for proposals from teaching artists around the world and commissioned the four teaching artists to undertake their proposed projects responding to the climate emergency. The four projects and artists, whose work are presented in this archive are:

Australia: 
Chill the Heat Festival – led by Rachael Jacobs, Sydney, Australia

Brazil: 
School of the (Im)Possible – led by Francine Kliemann, Florianopolis, Brazil

Serbia: 
Dancing Trees – led by Dijana Milošević, Belgrade, Serbia

The Philippines:
Unmasking Climate Injustices – led by Razcel Jan Salvarita, Iloilo Province, Philippines

These geographically and culturally diverse artists formed the core of the Climate Collective – a sub-group of climate-engaged teaching artists who learn from each other, provide peer-to-peer support, and experiment with different engagement methods. The 2021 Climate Collective was supported by a Science Ambassador, climate expert Diana Liverman, who provided scientific context to the projects.
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Session 1: The ITAC Impact: Climate Case Studies (April 2, 2024)
Overview of the resource The case studies from 2021 What is ITAC? What is the ITAC Climate Collective?
10 lessons
1. Climate Case Studies
2. A Resource for the World
3. Introducing the Climate Case Studies
4. The 4 Case Studies
5. Changing people's hearts and minds
6. What is ITAC?
7. What is ITAC IMPACT: Climate?
8. Join the ITAC Climate Collective
9. Exploring the Case Studies
10. End of session
Session 2: Chill the Heat Festival in Australia (April 9, 2024)
Chill the Heat Festival, led by teaching artist Rachael Jacobs in Australia, was commissioned by ITAC as part of our ITAC IMPACT: Climate project in 2021.
48 lessons
1. Chill the Heat Festival
2. South-western Sydney, Australia
3. Teaching Artist: Rachael Jacobs
4. Introduction to the Project
5. Guiding Principle: First Nations Justice
6. Initial Proposal
7. The Partner: Sweltering Cities
8. The Festival
9. The Climate Crisis
10. 5 Projects, 5 Processes
11. Project 1: Hot Stone, Cold Water
12. Project 1: Processes
13. Project 1: Material Acknowledgement of Country
14. Project 1: Acknowledgement of Early Years
15. Project 1: The Workshop
16. Project 1: The Artworking
17. Project 1: The Energy
18. Project 2: Climate Comic Workshops
19. Project 2: Engaging Comics & Climate Change
20. Project 3: Signs, a Dance Film
21. Project 4: Outside In, Language & Poetry Workshop
22. Project 5: The Lorax, a Drama Workshop
23. Project 5: the Drama Process
24. 5 Projects, 5 Outcomes
25. Project 1: In the Studio
26. Project 1: Sculptural Work
27. Project 1: Paint on Fabric
28. Project 1: Paint & Sand on Fabric
29. Project 1: Shells, Gum Leaves, Sand & Ash
30. Project 2: Comic Graffiti Tags
31. Project 3: Signs, the film
32. Project 4: Inside Out Poems
33. Project 4: Poem
34. Project 5: The Lorax Drama Workshop
35. Scaffolding the Drama Workshop
36. Project by numbers
37. Chill the Heat Project Impact
38. Impact of Signs
39. Project Impact
40. Changes in Knowledge
41. Changes in Attitudes
42. Changes in Capacity
43. Changes in Action
44. Reflection: what worked well?
45. Reflection: what would you change?
46. Lasting Resonance
47. Resources
48. End of session
Session 3: School of the (Im)Possible in Brazil (April 16, 2024)
The School of the (Im)Possible, led by teaching artist Francine Kliemann in Brazil, was commissioned by ITAC as part of our ITAC IMPACT: Climate project in 2021.
37 lessons
1. School of the (Im)Possible
2. Sao Jose, Brazil
3. Teaching Artist: Francine Kliemann
4. Introduction to the Project
5. Initial Proposal
6. The Organisation: Plato Cultural
7. Guiding Principle: transform via imagination
8. The Project Design
9. The Premise
10. The Drama
11. The Video
12. The Project, Process & Participants
13. The Experience for the Participants
14. The Project Timeline
15. Workshop Process Prologue
16. Workshop Process Episode 1
17. Workshop Process Episode 2
18. Workshop Process Episode 3
19. Workshop Process Episode 4
20. Workshop Process Episode 5
21. Workshop Process Episode 6
22. The Learning Adventures Methodology
23. Project by Numbers
24. Project Impact
25. Changes in Knowledge
26. Changes in Discourse
27. Changes in Attitude
28. Changes in Capacity
29. Impact Evaluation Video
30. Reflection on Impact
31. Reflection on Follow-through
32. Next Phases for the Project
33. Reflection on Moments of Excellence
34. Lasting Resonance
35. Resources
36. Thank you...
37. End of session
Session 4: Dancing Trees in Serbia (April 23, 2024)
Dancing Trees, led by teaching artists Dijana Milošević and Jadranka Andjelic in Serbia, were commissioned by ITAC as part of our ITAC IMPACT: Climate project in 2021.
36 lessons
1. Dancing Trees
2. Belgrade, Serbia
3. Teaching Artist: Dijana Milosevic
4. Teaching Artist: Jadranka Andjelic
5. DAH Theatre Research Center for Culture & Social Change
6. Initial Proposal
7. Introduction to the Project
8. Project research
9. Research continued
10. Process of Creation
11. Rehearsals
12. Rehearsals on site
13. The premiere performance
14. Performance - an excerpt
15. The program kit
16. The team
17. Audience engagement
18. Audience responses
19. Responses continued
20. Fixing the future
21. Roundtable discussion
22. Create your own action webinars
23. Digital platform 'Green Bridge'
24. Logic model
25. Project Impact
26. Changes in Knowledge
27. Changes in Discourse
28. Changes in Attitude
29. Changes in Action
30. Changes in Capacity
31. Reflection: what went well
32. Reflection: follow-through plans
33. Reflection: impact on audience
34. Lasting Resonance
35. Resources
36. End of session
Session 5: Unmasking Climate Injustices in The Philippines (April 30, 2024)
Unmasking Climate Injustices, led by teaching artist Razcel Jan Salvarita in The Philippines, was commissioned by ITAC as part of our ITAC IMPACT: Climate project in 2021.
43 lessons
1. Unmasking Climate Injustices
2. Iloilo Province, the Philippines
3. Teaching Artist: Ra'z Salvarita
4. Introduction to the Project
5. Initial Proposal
6. The Approach
7. The Approach - level 2
8. The Approach - level 3
9. The Approach - level 4
10. Project Overview
11. The Stakeholders
12. Process Phase 1 - Community Survey
13. Process Phase 1 - Rice Planting
14. Process Phase 1 - Rice Planting Cycle
15. Process Phase 1 - Documentary-making
16. Process Phase 1 - A Day in the Life of a Farmer
17. Process Phase 2 - Terracotta Masks
18. Process Phase 2 - Binabaan Pottery Village
19. Process Phase 2 - Mural Painting
20. Process Phase 2 - Origami Making
21. Process Phase 2 - Creative Movement Workshop
22. Process Phase 2 - Video Making
23. Process Phase 2 - Climate Campaign Video
24. Process Phase 2 - Advocacy Campaign Workshops
25. Process Phase 2 - Advocacy Campaign Continued
26. Process Phase 3 - Planning Art Installation
27. Process Phase 3 - Transporting the Art
28. Process Phase 3 - Opening the Art Installation
29. Process Phase 3 - Media
30. Process Phase 3 - Carbon Calculation
31. Project by Numbers
32. Project Impact
33. Changes in Knowledge
34. Changes in Discourse
35. Changes in Attitudes - Students
36. Changes in Attitudes - Government
37. Changes in Capacity
38. Reflections - what worked well
39. Reflections - final thoughts
40. Lasting Resonance
41. Resources
42. Acknowledgements
43. End of session
Session 6: Future Action (May 7, 2024)
Celebration of the Climate case studies from '21 The Climate projects from '22 Future Action Building a global community of arts for climate action
17 lessons
1. Future Action
2. Celebrating Projects '21
3. The story behind the Case Studies
4. Introducing the Climate Collective
5. Projects supported in 2022
6. Creative Coasts Collective
7. Chris Hatton speaks about her project
8. Digital Mapping of Rising Sea Levels
9. Pawel Pokutycki speaks about his project
10. Social Actions Community Leadership Arts Workshop
11. Disappearing Shorelines
12. Katie Basile speaks about her project in Alaska, USA
13. Africa/US Teaching Artist Exchange
14. Future Action - 2023 and beyond
15. Professional Development for Teaching Artists
16. Join ITAC
17. End of Case Studies
Instructors And Guests
What You Need to Take This Course
This is a resource - not a course - which ITAC shares with the world.

You do not need anything to explore these four case studies which demonstrate powerful teaching artistry employed in each of their communities.

Please note that the material in these case studies may be used for individual learning and research or for educational purposes, but may not be re-published or re-printed.

Copyright in the material resides with ITAC and IP resides with each individual project's artists and participants.
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