Joy Young

Experience

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2013 - now

  Teaching Artist and Curriculum Consultant

  I have been performing and teaching poetry and storytelling on stages and in classrooms across the country for years. Visit my website for more information or peruse some of my projects further down in my LinkedIn profile.

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  Phonetic Spit

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2015

  Teaching Artist

  Performance and writing coach for Phonetic Spit's nationally competing youth slam poetry Brave New Voices team. Curriculum and workshop development, editing, coaching.

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  Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at ASU

  Jan 2021 - Jul 2023

  Coordinator for Educational Programs
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  University of Illinois Chicago

  May 2023 - now

  Bodies of Work Program Assistant

  In this role I assist with arts programming focused on disability arts and culture. This includes producing/coordinating programming, assisting with artist residencies, grant reporting, administrative tasks and more.Bodies of Work is a network that serves as a catalyst for the development of disability art and culture that illuminates the disability experience in new and unexpected ways. BOW creates and supports programming that is distinguished by its integration of disability artistry, academics and activism. Show less

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  Access Living

  Feb 2024 - now

  Arts and Culture Coordinator

  In my role with Access Living, I assist with creating and coordinating disability arts and culture programming including but not limited to performance, visual, and literary arts. In addition to community programming, the arts and culture team works together to highlight the work of disabled artists through events, exhibitions, and funding.