ARTS EDUCATION
Arts Education Initiatives
The following are initiatives Triston Pullen has created, co-created, or helped facilitate.
Walt Whitman Initiative
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Robust American Love Speaker Series
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Songs of Myself Marathon
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Historical preservations
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Internships development
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Fellowship development
Collegiate Education
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Developed curriculum through an IDEA lens for undergraduate and graduate students.
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Taught western and non-western performance and art history.
K-12 Education
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Curriculum Developer for K-12
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​Evaluations for Fine Art Academy Students
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Professional Development for Educators
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Workshops for K-12 students that allows students to get college and career readiness
Studio 1621
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Created art initiatives that create classes for unserved communities.
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Taught performance art
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Provided resources for scholarships, internships, and art edcuation.
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Created curriculum for art education for Texas Public School. Topics included art, acting, design, playwrighting, and music
Texas Thespians
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Taught Suzuki and Japanese performance art.
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Taught contemporary art and American performance art.
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Training students and their teacher on Intimacy Choreography.
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Instructor students how to use physical movement as an art form.
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Created a Teacher Incentive program
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Committee member on the Education and Advocacy Committee for Texas Thespians
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Collaborated to start Aspiring Educators for high school students who want to go into Theatre Educator careers.
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Collaborated to create Professional Development for Educators across the state of Texas
Walt Whitman Initiative
Robust American Lover Speaker Series
The Walt Whitman Initiative is proud to present the Robust American Love Speaker Series! These timely conversations on Whitman’s life, work and legacy are designed to be public-facing and accessible to all. Attend the talks live or enjoy them later at the Whitman Initiative YouTube channel. Presentations are free, informal, and will often include interviews and question and answer sessions with audience members.
COLLEGIATE EDUCATION
University of Memphis
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Paris Junior College
East Texas A&M University
At the collegiate level, Triston Pullen has dedicated his career to shaping the next generation of theatre educators, performers, and designers. His students have gone on to teach and create across the country, with work showcased in regional theatres and on Broadway. Through a balance of rigorous training, artistic exploration, and mentorship, he cultivates artists who are both technically skilled and deeply connected to the transformative power of storytelling.
