The Kitchen’s partnership with Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers has been running for over two decades, bringing together teaching artists from our community with students at this public school in Chelsea. In a typical year, The Kitchen’s teaching artists work with English classes over the course of twelve-week residences and lead separate after-school programs. However the 2020–2021 academic year was anything but typical…

Shaun Irons and Lauren Petty are interdisciplinary artists who work collaboratively on projects that range from installations and performances to experimental films and interactive video scores. Their collaboration also extends in some cases into their efforts as teaching artists: for instance, Irons and Petty have contributed jointly to The Kitchen’s education programs at Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers for roughly ten years…