La Toya Davis-Craig
Specialized Faculty, Community Relations & Special Engagement
School of Dance
La Toya Davis-Craig, Ph. D., is an art administrator, dance educator, consultant, and advocate of the arts. With a core belief that the arts help create and sustain community, La Toya has devoted much of her arts administrative career developing programming for both private and state institutions of higher education, community organizations and other not-for-profit and profit entities that incorporate art as an anchor for community engagement and community building. She has developed many arts based community programs throughout Leon County and was the co-owner of Prophecy School of the Arts.
Contact and Files
Education
BS In Business Administration from Florida A&M University
M.A. in Arts Administration from Florida State University
Ph.D. in Art Education (concentration Arts Administration) from Florida State University
Areas of Responsibility
Community Engagement
Public Relations
Marketing
Workshop for Young Dancers
Summer Dance Intensive
Teaching Areas
Arts Administration
Grant Writing
African Diasporic Dance
Research Areas
West African Dancing and Drumming as a catalyst for creating/sustaining community
Dancing and Drumming and its relation to African based spirituality
Community Engagement
Scholarly & Creative Works
-The Ancient Philosophy Egbe Festival. House of Culture, 2017
-You, Me, We: Understanding Internalized Racial Oppression and How it Manifests in Our Artistic Community. Urban Bush Women, 2017