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Are you trying to find a Teaching Artist? COMPAS helps organizations and communities like yours connect with talented teaching artists and performers across Minnesota and the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area. Explore our artist profiles below.

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Select from the categories below to see which COMPAS teaching artists can fulfill the vision you have for your community. Teaching artists offerings can be adapted to suit your needs. Contact us to explore your options further and ask questions, or start your journey and book an artist now.

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Art Form

Participant Type

Focus Area

Program Type

Christian is a black man wearing a cultural outfit.
Christian Adeti
Dance, Music, Performing Arts
Afoutayi
Dance, Performing Arts
Kashimana is a black woman wearing a patterned shirt and a red flower in her hair.
Kashimana Ahua
Music, Performing Arts
DJ Kool Akiem
Music, Performing Arts
Malia is a white female wearing a purple shirt.
Malia Araki Burkhart
Visual & Media Arts
Susan is a white female wearing a red shirt.
Susan Armington
Performing Arts, Visual & Media Arts
Lisa is a white female wearing a white shirt.
Lisa Arnold
Visual & Media Arts
Mike is a white male wearing a black shirt.
Mike Arturi
Music, Performing Arts
Chandreyee is a South Asian woman who is wearing a red dress.
Chandreyee Basu Thakur
Dance, Performing Arts
Aimee is a Black woman wearing a gray shirt.
Aimee Bryant
Literary Arts, Music, Performing Arts, Storytelling, Theater
Bart is a while male wearing a black shirt.
Bart Buch
Theater, Visual & Media Arts
Sayge is a black woman wearing a multicolored shirt.
Sayge Carroll
Visual & Media Arts
Naomi is a white female wearing a black shirt.
Naomi Cohn
Literary Arts
CORDA is a white male and white female. The female is holding a cello and the male is holding a guitar.
CORDA
Music, Performing Arts
Teresa is a white female wearing a black shirt.
Teresa Cox
Visual & Media Arts
Danielle is a black woman wearing a purple shirt.
Danielle Daniel
Performing Arts, Storytelling, Theater
Desdamona is a white female wearing a gray shirt and glasses.
Desdamona
Literary Arts, Spoken Word
Benjamin is a white male wearing a white shirt and vest.
Benjamin Domask-Ruh
Performing Arts, Theater
Jan is a white female wearing a pink hat and purple snowsuit.
Jan Elftmann
Visual & Media Arts
Lucy is a white female wearing a red shirt.
Lucy Rose Fischer
Visual & Media Arts
Dylan is a white male wearing a blue shirt and brown jacket.
Dylan Fresco
Music, Performing Arts, Storytelling, Theater
Roshan is an Indian female wearing a black shirt.
Roshan Ganu
Storytelling, Visual & Media Arts
Sean is a black male wearing a black shirt.
Sean Garrison
Visual & Media Arts
Pooja is an Indian female wearing a white dress.
Pooja Goswami Pavan
Music, Performing Arts
Morgan is a white female wearing a blue shirt.
Morgan Grayce Willow
Literary Arts
Joan is a white female wearing a gray shirt.
Joan Griffith and Guest
Music, Performing Arts
Sara is a white female wearing pom pom earrings.
Sara Hanson
Visual & Media Arts
Mike is a white male wearing a black shirt.
Mike Hazard
Visual & Media Arts
Holmes Avenue Strings are three white females wearing black shirts and holding instruments.
Holmes Avenue Strings
Music, Performing Arts
Soli is a black male wearing a black shirt under a white shirt.
Soli Hughes
Music, Performing Arts
Heidi is a white female wearing a black shirt.
Heidi Jeub
Public Arts, Visual & Media Arts
Karibuni
Music, Performing Arts
The Kalpulli KetzalCoaticue dancer is wearing a pink headdress and costume.
Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue
Dance, Performing Arts
Julia Klatt Singer
Literary Arts
Katrina is a white female wearing a green shirt.
Katrina Knutson
Public Arts, Visual & Media Arts
Raki is a white female wearing a black shirt.
Raki Kopernik
Literary Arts
Laura is a white female wearing a gray shirt.
Laura Korynta
Visual & Media Arts
Kristoff Krane (Christopher Keller)
Music, Performing Arts
mick is a white male in a black shirt.
mick laBriola
Music, Performing Arts
Sarah is a white female wearing a cream dress.
Sarah Larsson
Music, Performing Arts
May is an Asian female wearing a gray shirt.
May Lee-Yang
Literary Arts, Theater
Ann-Marie in a black blouse.
Ann-Marie Loushine-Thompsen
Dance, Performing Arts
Rhonda Lund
Performing Arts, Theater
Jon is a white male wearing a black jacket.
Jon Lurie
Literary Arts
Christopher is a white male wearing a white shirt.
Christopher Lutter-Gardella
Public Arts, Theater, Visual & Media Arts
Laura is a white female wearing a printed dress.
Laura MacKenzie
Music, Performing Arts
Charlie is a white male wearing a blue shirt and white cowboy hat.
Charlie Maguire
Music, Performing Arts
Shakun is an Indian female wearing a blue shirt.
Shakun Maheshwari
Performing Arts, Visual & Media Arts
MaLLy is a black male wearing a white shirt.
MaLLy
Music, Performing Arts, Spoken Word
Maqam
Music, Performing Arts
Anne is a white female wearing a patterned shirt.
Anne McFaul Reid
Visual & Media Arts
Kelley is a white female wearing a plaid shirt and green scarf.
Kelley Meister
Visual & Media Arts
Minnesota Percussion Trio
Music, Performing Arts
Pauline is a South American female wearing a red shirt.
Pauline Moll
Dance, Performing Arts
Alanna is a black woman wearing a blue shirt.
Alanna Morris
Dance, Performing Arts
Rita of South Asian descent wearing a beautiful intricate traditional dance costume.
Rita Mustaphi
Dance, Performing Arts
Nanilo are two white females wearing red and white shirts.
Nanilo
Music, Performing Arts
Sarah is a white female wearing a blue shirt over a striped shirt.
Sarah Nassif
Visual & Media Arts
Julia is a white female wearing a yellow shirt and blue jacket.
Julia Nickerson
Performing Arts, Theater
Karla is a black woman wearing a blakc shirt and red pants.
Karla Nweje
Dance, Performing Arts
Chiaki O'Brien
Visual & Media Arts
Garrett is a while male wearing a brown suit.
Garrett Obrycki (g)
Performing Arts, Theater
Marie is a white female wearing a white shirt.
Marie Olofsdotter
Literary Arts, Visual & Media Arts
OrkestarBezlme is a 6-person group of male and females holding instruments.
Orkestar Bez Ime
Music, Performing Arts
Sarina is a white female wearing an orange shirt.
Sarina Partridge
Music, Performing Arts
Nicholas Pawlowski
Nicholas Pawlowski
Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Storytelling
PolkaSol!
Music, Performing Arts
Louis is a black male wearing a black jacket and blue shirt.
Louis Porter II
Literary Arts
Ragamala Dance is a female duo wearing red and green dresses.
Ragamala Dance
Dance, Performing Arts, Visual & Media Arts
Nirmala is an Indian woman wearing a traditional dress playing her instrument.
Nirmala Rajasekar
Music, Performing Arts
Anita is a white female wearing a black shirt and T. Mychael is a black male wearing a striped shirt.
Anita Ruth & T. Mychael Rambo
Music, Performing Arts, Theater
T. Mychael is a black man wearing a plaid shirt under a black shirt.
T. Mychael Rambo
Literary Arts, Music, Performing Arts, Theater
Emmett is a white male wearing a blue shirt and patterned scarf.
Emmett Ramstad
Visual & Media Arts
Ann is a white female wearing a black shirt.
Ann Reed
Music, Performing Arts
Glenda is a white female wearing a denim shirt with multicolored scarf.
Glenda Reed
Literary Arts
Djenane is a black woman wearing a white dress.
Djenane Saint Juste
Dance, Performing Arts
Jen is a white female wearing a blue shirt and black sweater.
Jen Scott
Performing Arts, Theater
SEE is a black male wearing a black shirt.
See More Perspective
Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Spoken Word
Frank Sentwali
Literary Arts, Spoken Word, Theater
Siama is a black male wearing a blue dress.
Siama's Congo Roots
Music, Performing Arts
Joyce is a white female wearing a blue shirt.
Joyce Sidman
Literary Arts
Sandy is a white woman with curly hair.
Sandy Spieler
Theater, Visual & Media Arts
Scott is a white male wearing a black shirt.
Scott Stafford
Dance, Performing Arts
Andrea is a white woman in a black dress holding two harps.
Andrea Stern
Music, Performing Arts
Kevin is a white male wearing a purple shirt.
Kevin Strauss
Storytelling
The TaikoArts Midwest performers are wearing black shirts under blue robes.
TaikoArts Midwest
Music, Performing Arts
Stefon is a white male in a black shirt and black jacket.
Stefon "Bionik" Taylor
Literary Arts, Music, Performing Arts
Terrell is a black man wearing a black shirt.
Terrell X
Music, Performing Arts
The Maroons
Music, Performing Arts
Ticket To Brasil is a trio wearing brightly colored clothing.
Ticket To Brasil
Music, Performing Arts
Traki is a group of six males and females wearing dark shirts.
Traki
Music, Performing Arts
Joe is an Asian male wearing a camo shirt.
MN Joe Tran
Dance, Performing Arts
Kyle is a white male wearing a black shirt.
Kyle Tran Myhre (Guante)
Literary Arts, Spoken Word
Caley is a white female who is wearing a purple shirt.
Caley Vickerman
Public Arts, Visual & Media Arts
Deacon is a white male wearing glasses and a blue and black plaid shirt.
Deacon Warner
Visual & Media Arts
Levi is a white male wearing a dark suit coat and white shirt.
Levi Weinhagen
Performing Arts, Theater
Amy is a black woman in a black shirt.
Amy Wilderson
Visual & Media Arts
Willow Brae are two white females wearing printed shirts.
Willow Brae
Music, Performing Arts
Victor is a South American male wearing a green shirt.
Victor Yepez
Public Arts, Visual & Media Arts
Andrew is an Asian male wearing a red shirt and black jacket.
Andrew Young
Visual & Media Arts
Z Puppets Rosenschnoz are a white male and female wearing red clown noses and white shirts.
Z Puppets Rosenschnoz
Performing Arts, Theater, Visual & Media Arts
Zhang Ying & Rhonda Lund
Music, Performing Arts, Theater

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COMPAS is an arts education nonprofit that puts creativity in the hands of Minnesotans, regardless of their age, background, or skills. Based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area, COMPAS teaching artists deliver creative experiences and arts programming across Minnesota.

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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

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