FULL FOR 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR Tabitha Beard/B.MartiNez
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: jeaval101@yahoo.com
Phone: 4062140867
Organization (if applicable):
*can create original residencies
BACKGROUND
Art Form: Visual Arts
Experience:
BA Creative Writing/English Lit
4 yrs as Head Start Teacher's Aide
9 yrs Behavioral Specialist for WMMHC
9 yrs with SPARK Arts Ignites Learning as a Teaching Artist
15 yrs of being a Visual/Process Artist in Missoula
RAPIDFIRE Q/A
Three words to describe you? Scientist, Explorer, Problem-Solver
What was your first arts "aha" moment, including how old were you? Every Arts Moment has been an "Aha" moment whether I understood it right away or processed it way later... Art was a door out of my tiny world as a very young child.
Why are you a teaching artist? I am a Teaching Artist because Art Connects, Creates Community and gives humans a Voice!
In five words or less, why do you love your art form? It is fueled by curiosity!
Finish the sentence: "Because of Arts Ed..." kids can explore their world, themselves, their feelings and emotions through a vastly diverse lens!
What does success look like during your residency? Success looks like: trying something new, flexing out of our comfort zones, failing, problem solving and being ready to try again!
What’s an important life skill you gained through the arts? A voice and a community!
Who is an artist that changed your life? My Mom♡
If you were entering a talent show, what would be your specific talent? Wrecking on bikes like a champ!!
Do you have a secret (or not so secret) obsession? Bikes, riding, painting, collecting...