Creating vibrant spaces for creativity and discovery
Artistic Projects
I am theatre maker, visual artist, storyteller, and general artistic magpie. Whether I am creating a live performance experience, an interactive installation space, or assembling different found objects in my own artistic practice, my focus is always on the intimate, the immediate, and how we experience feelings through our senses.
Creativity Coaching
We all are born knowing how to be innovative and creative. But without regular practice, these skills can atrophy and slow us down. I work with teams to foster a culture of creativity and collaboration within your business.
Early Childhood Education
Drawing on 15 years of experience bringing creativity and play into early childhood classrooms, I work with teachers and caregivers of young children to help them nourish creative spaces for young minds to explore.
19
creative productions
23
years of creative coaching and teaching
200+
school partners
13+
organizational partners
“Play comes naturally to us as children, but as we grow we learn to fit ourselves inside of containers that limit our creativity and imagination. Reconnecting with our ingrained sense of playfulness can help us to look at the world with the eyes of a young child, where anything is possible and magic is around every corner.”
Lauren Jost
Shall we collaborate?
Interested in working with Lauren on a creative project, coaching, or professional Development?
About Lauren
Overview
Lauren Jost is an artist, educator, and coach, specializing in integrating creativity in learning and professional spaces. She is the former Founding Artistic Director of Spellbound Theatre, and has also served as Executive Director of Arts for Learning Northwest, and as President of the Board of Directors of the Association of Teaching Artists from 2016-2021, overseeing the 2020 merger of ATA with Teaching Artists Guild, a national advocacy network for arts educators.
Arts Education
Lauren has been working in arts education for over twenty years, as a resident artist, teaching artist, trainer, director, mentor, and leade4r. She has taught for New Victory Theater, Arts for Learning NW, Young Audiences of NJ/PA, Lifetime Arts, Seattle Children’s Theatre, The Brooklyn Public Library, The Arthur Miller Foundation, New York University, American Theatre Wing and many more.
Early Childhood
Lauren specializes in integrating the arts with early childhood education. As the Founding Artistic Director of Spellbound Theatre, Lauren created and produced magical experiences for children ages 0-6, and their caregivers and families, as well as in-school residencies and workshops customized for early childhood classrooms. She has trained hundreds of early childhood educators in how to bring creativity into their classrooms, through Spellbound Theatre, New Victory Theatre, and NYC’s PreK for All “CREATE” program.
Artistic Productions
Lauren’s artistic practice spans visual and performing arts. She is a theatre producer, director, and devisor, as well as a storyteller and visual artist. She tells stories through sensory experiences, opening up the
Creativity in the workplace
Lauren has spent 15 years working as a leader of arts organizations, and integrates her artistry and educational experience into her approach to leadership; she brings a collaborative, creative, and human-centered framing to staff culture, program development, and partnerships. She now works with professionals from diverse sectors to bolster their creativity and innovation skills, and learn how to lead like an artist.
Artistic Portfolio
