Ep 012 Educating our Youth Though the Introduction to the Arts

Arianna Ross– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 012 Arianna RossGuest is Arianna Ross: Her company Story Tapestries aims to provide equitable access to the arts as a source to develop yourself and the community to shift the culture of inclusivity and narrative of the community. She has presented and taught over 840,000 people. For 23 years, she has been known for her ability to entertain, engage and educate children and adults with equal success helping them to find their voice and tell a story. She believes in the power of combining the arts, language, and STEM with social emotional approaches to support individual and the community growth and to create an environment where the building of cultural capital, growth, innovation, collaboration, listening and learning happens. Furthermore, she has performed and taught workshops and residencies across the United States, Canada, India, Vietnam, and Brazil in festivals, concert halls, schools, community centers and hospitals. Some of those venues have included The Reach at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Artist, The National Theatre Family Series, Hillwood Museum, Multiple Smithsonian National Museums, The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, East TN State University, Alternate Roots Week, American Alliance for Theatre and Education.  She has received funds to accomplish the work of closing the circle through VSA, Wells Fargo, Trawick Foundation, MD State Arts Council, NBC Universal, GEICO, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Fitzgerald Auto, The Blair Family Foundation and The Kennedy Center.Listen to this uplifting Truman Charities episode with Arianna Ross about her emphasis on teaching children the arts.Here is what to expect on this week’s show:How Arianna founded her Story Tapestries and what got her into the arts. Her background in storytelling, teaching and performing for 23 years and counting.The programs she offer and what makes them different from so many other organizations and how each program in her school are catered to that specific theme.Arianna’s outdoor event in Baltimore on July 28th and what to experience at this event.  Connect with Arianna:Guest Contact Info:Website- https://storytapestries.org/program-item/storytapestries-arianna-ross/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/StoryTapestries/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesConnect with Jamie at Truman Charities:FacebookInstagramLinkedInWebsiteYouTubeEmail: [email protected] episode was post produced by Podcast Boutique https://podcastboutique.com/