PUBLIC ART SPECIALIST.
ABOUT
HOW I SPEND MY TIME:
With community members, business leaders, families, arts leaders, government employees, and other stakeholders
Planning, fundraising for, and then managing a series of pop-up programs in downtown
Identifying Flint's most talented local artists, musicians, community creators
Understand how to best support Flint's hardworking placemakers
Coordinating new site activations
Creating a clear and stream-lined way to see more community celebrations and address inclusivity and equitability
FREE CITY INTERNATIONAL MURAL FESTIVAL
I was hired to provide a myriad of support services during Free City Mural Fest with the Flint Public Art Project. The organization hosted 25 artists from around the world in Flint, MI for the city's first Mural Festival.
I coordinated the travel, permits & documentation for Free City MuralFest, as well as created all the festival graphics, social media, and designed and implemented the festival events:
-Festival Launch Party in partnership with The Ferris Wheel
-Partnered with University of Michigan to launch a Street Art GIS & design Street Art Panels
Part 1 (Community Foundation, LGBTQIA+) Part 2 (Totem Books, Street Art Commerce)
-I taught a spray paint workshop to court appointed teen women with Easterseals Michigan
STREET ART PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Would your community benefit from a workshop, training or class on street art?
I design sessions and share my handouts and PowerPoint materials.
First, I always schedule an initial consult. This is a meeting with your organization’s staff/stakeholders and an opportunity for me to ask questions to better understand your organization. In that way, I can truly best serve you in designing content that is custom to your scenario/city/org/scene.
I have been conducting educational activities since 2010, I find that some need me to focus on fundraising/development, some need more info and ideas on project management and some just plain want to get their hands in paint!
FLINT X NOLA
A mural exchange executed in two phases, New Orleans goes to Flint and then Flint comes to NOLA! Artists born/raised/based in the state are selected to visit the partnering city during a week-long mural painting residency.
STREET ART WALKS
I partnered with Native Hostel, Austin Art Walk, HOPE Outdoor Gallery and the Department of Economic Development to design and launch a street art walking tour of Austin's East side including pieces by Blek le Rat and Meres1 of 5pointz!
GALWAY INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
In 2017 and 2018 I worked for the Galway International Arts Festival in Ireland as the Administrative Assistant. I played a vital role in the development and management of the People Build and the new Festival Community Garden, which was a recommendation that came from my graduate thesis research project while working there as an intern. As an intern Volunteer Coordinator, I co-managed a program of 600 international volunteers, lead Orientation and sat on Arts Administration panels.
FESTIVAL OF WRITING AND IDEAS
I worked at Borris Castle in Carlow, Ireland as a venue manager. This special event isolates the best and brightest minds in a castle in rural Ireland to explore thought-leadership, journalism, and writing.
STREET ART PRESS & PHOTOGRAPHY
When KOBRA came to paint New Orleans in August 2019 and called me to get professional photos taken, I took them. I also knew to call local media outlets to cover the story! Both the Big Easy Magazine and the Times-Picayune showed up, check out coverage on their sites!
STREET ART INSTALLATIONS
I can re-create the outdoors indoors! Here, I partnered with New Orleans muralist Jay McKay to curate his solo show as an immersive street art experience on Julia Street, the city's contemporary, fine-art district.
HOMER, AK'S FIRST MURAL PROGRAM!
A collaboration of civic, private and non-profit partners, the aim was to enliven Pioneer Avenue as an economic and thriving district, attracting visitors and residents to linger and explore Homer’s historic core. Partners sponsored murals with a peony theme to celebrate and leverage Homer’s assets in the arts, agriculture and recreation. The program included workshops for local artists to be trained to paint large-scale after we left. Change out Pioneer Ave for any Main Street Corridor and Homer with any town in the country and you have a recipe for creative placemaking. A way to change the world in your own way.
WELCOME WEEK SERVICE MURAL PROJECT
The Welcome Week Service Project is part of Binghamton University’s Roadmap to Premier and is hosted every summer. Approximately 125 incoming freshman will be given the opportunity to volunteer for two days at local community agencies. Participating students will be placed at different community sites based on their preferences indicated prior to the project dates. Students will assist the community agencies with appropriate projects and tasks over a two day period. We designed mural workshops and a grand mural painting for the students!
MURALFEST
JulyFest at the Riverwalk (3 days, one stage, 40 artists, 15 bands) was the first time the public space had been programmed with live music and live art. The next year Live at the Waterfront (music and brew) grew from the event and then MuralFest was born.
Still going today, MuralFest is a community-driven and highly engaging event, a mass demonstration of public art, with interactive art activities for all ages, as well as demo painting/crafting by local artists and visiting artists, vendors, and music. Today the festival has grown Countywide. Wouldn't you like to Invite your friends and families to pick up a brush and celebrate local art?
HALSEY STREET DREAM WAY PROJECT
I partnered with the Brooklyn Arts Council and xMental, Inc, a non-profit that uses the elements of hip hop (graffiti, break dancing, djaying, mc'ing) to create opportunities for at-risk youth to showcase their work and engage with their communities in a positive manner. We implemented a project to bring 12 international artists to paint hundreds of square feet along the path to the L train in Brooklyn to help inspire kids and families commuting to school and work. The project culminated in a community celebration, inviting residents and performing artists to share their talents and bring attention the space-making project.
THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
I taught New Orleans high school students about graffiti history via a walk along the St. Claude Arts District, which includes over 35 mural and graffiti pieces. Here, students from The Net (Gentilly) learn about wildstyle.
INDOOR MURALS
I partnered with Dos Rios and New Zealand artist Bruce Greig to paint an indoor, glow in the dark 3-D mural for the new restaurant!
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