Dana Squires
Organization Details
| Name | Dana Squires |
| URL | https://www.danasquires.com |
Organization Description
| Mission statement | Dana is an artist and an educator, she approaches teaching as creative endeavor in itself and an integral part of her artistic process. After graduating from The Evergreen State College, Dana began adult life as a painter. She was represented by the William Traver Gallery, and by Artworks in Seattle, and participated in shows in several states and internationally. She circled back to education through her experience village level community development work as a Peace Corps Volunteers in West Africa and in the Solomon Islands. Professional development has included the initial ArtsWa sponsored Teaching Artist Training Lab and Harvard’s Project Zero Perspectives, Making, Thinking, Understanding, and Creating Inclusive Environments for Students with Disabilities, VSA Washington. She participated in the First International Teaching Artist Conference in Oslo Norway, and presented at the Second International Teaching Artist Conference in Brisbane Australia. She has been included on the ArtsWA Teaching Artist Roster for 10 years. |
| Service(s) description | Visual Art, Multidisciplinary, arts integration Painting and drawing Printmaking Mixed media Understanding and Seeing art Cross-cultural Developing Creativity. |
| Program impact | not provided |
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Academic Learning (1 program)
Programs that support and reinforce school-day academic instruction within any subject area - language arts, career and technical education, math, science/technology, visual and performing arts, physical education, health education, ethnic studies, social studies, and world languages - in alignment to the curriculum and academic goals for students and the district.