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Education + Previous Highlights
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National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship: New England May 2023-Current
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Panelist at Cultural Alliance of Maine Convening "Culture of Science in Maine" March 2023
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MFA in Intermedia University of Maine at Orono 2024
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Welding Apprenticeship with Peter Crockett of Argyle Ironworks 2015-2018
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Visiting Artist Critique for Rapid Practice Class: Intermedia Department University of Maine 2016
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Suicide Prevention Training 2013-2014
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Independent Counselor/Crisis Hotline and Center Manager at Family of Woodstock 2013-2015
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Childcare Coordinator at Washbourne House Domestic Violence Shelter 2014
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Housekeeper, Personal Assistant for Artists in Catskill Region 2013-2015
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BA in Psychology SUNY New Paltz 2011
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Professional Experience
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The Joy Truck Project
March 2021-Current. Piscataquis County, ME
Founder and Creative Director
The Joy Truck is an entirely grant funded traveling community resource center in a 23ft long delivery truck that distributes free resources such as books, clothes, arts and making tools and harm reduction information and supplies to rural and impoverished communities in northern central Maine. This position involves networking, extensive grant writing, scheduling, development of programming and consistent public interaction (for planning purposes as well as ensuring accurate and ethical responses to community needs). Generous funding from: Ella Lyman Cabot Trust, Maine Arts & Humanities, Onion Foundation, Awesome Without Borders and the New England Grassroots Environment Fund.
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American Exchange Project
May 2022-Current Piscataquis County, and National
Exchange Manager
Alignment and coordination of a week-long domestic exchange program for graduating seniors to experience a town or city completely unlike their own. Supporting the mission and vision of civic empathy and widening the worldview of youth. Duties include promotion of programs within high schools, selecting and guiding teen leadership crew from the host town, securing and supporting host families and promoting the project within local communities, coordinating and booking flights for visiting students, attending trainings and regular check-ins for national exchange managers and developing week-long itinerary. This is a 6 month job, with the peak being the one-week exchange during which all events, transportation and coordination are expected.
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Visiting Artist Host and Events Support: University of Maine at Orono
August 2021- May 2023. Orono, ME
Graduate Assistant
Position for Intermedia Department involving significant promotion, distribution of events, assisting to the needs of virtual and in-person visiting artists pre-event, during the event and after. Coordination of event technology, meals, transportation for visiting artists as well as presentation support and facilitation of Q&A after introducing each artist. Additional scheduling and management of studio visits the following day were included and facilitating follow-up workshops later in the year.
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Piscataquis Regional Food Center
March 2019-May 2021 Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Community Food Services Coordinator
Facilitation and management of non-profit programming involved in food access for those in need in Piscataquis County and the Central Highlands of Maine. Program specific responsibilities include development of a narrative project aimed to tell the story of seniors served by FarmShare for Homebound Seniors, a program delivering vegetables to seniors who can’t leave their home. Project manager for FarmShare for Homebound Seniors and the pilot project Garden in a Box, assisting individuals with limited space, income or physical ability to grow their own vegetables in containers.
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Voices from HOME Oral History Project
March 2019-Current Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Central role in the planning committee for an oral history project led by the Thompson Free Library. Involvement includes writing articles and transcripts, planning community events, story slams and monthly themes in a collaborative group process. Special notice on virtual pivot and initiation of state-wide story archiving efforts due to Covid19.
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Marr Pond Farm
March through November 2019-2020 Sangerville, ME
Farm Hand
Seasonal farm hand for a certified organic farm growing vegetables, shiitake mushrooms and flowers. Duties include seeding crops, pest management, weeding, harvesting, packing produce for wholesale, CSA and vending regularly at local farmers markets.
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Portrait & Figure Model
July-October 2018 Humboldt and Sonoma County, CA
Solo and Group Figure Modeling and Portrait Modeling for Arcata Life Drawing Circle, Healdsburg Atelier, Sonoma State University, Sebastopol Center for the Arts
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Chimera Makerspace
Fall 2018 Sebastopol, CA
Volunteer support for Sonoma County’s first makerspace specializing in a woodworking space, jewelry studio, textile and sewing, metal fabrication. Volunteer time was exchanged for studio access and equipment use with training.
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Figure Model
Fall 2017- Spring 2018 Purchase, NY
Figure model for various drawing and painting courses at SUNY Purchase.
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Creative Class
July 2016-November 2017 Home Studio/Mobile Derby, ME
Teacher
Facilitated one-on-one student-led designs and projects for a home-schooled teenager. Finale of Creative Class was planning, design creation, and execution of photoshoot at local Transfer Station.
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Arts + Crafts: Gem and Mineral Show
January 29th-February 7th 2016 Quartzsite, AZ
Collaborative Vending selling handcrafted jewelry, rare objects and vintage lingerie
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Aeons by Design
April 2014-June 2018
Owner/Designer
An ethereal/nature-based jewelry/sculpture line. Refining discarded items and synthesizing problems of waste with elegant design. Incorporating conversation with the public on material sourcing, environmental awareness and social dynamics. Materials used: leather, bark, beads, bones, feathers, metal, ribbon, found objects. Workshops and classes geared towards self directed creativity and story-telling offered in conjunction with personal artistic expression. Workshop attendees ranged in age and gender.
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Exhibitions/Workshops
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Intermedia Pop-Up
May 2023 Exhibition in Rockland, ME
Submission of installation, "Stay Awhile"
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ART workers: 2022 Intermedia Faculty Exhibition
August 2022 Orono, ME
"Angel of America" sound sculpture collaboration with Steve Norton and N.B. Aldrich
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Art of Reuse Auction/Benefit for Post-Landfill Action Network
2016 Newmarket Millspace Newmarket, NH
Submission and sale of jewelry pieces for auction.
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Food As Medicine Auction/Benefit
Fall 2016 Orono, ME
Submission of Mill Beam, Beaver Twig + Twine Dreamcatcher sourced from Piscataquis and Penobscot River for auction. Proceeds donated to Thanksgiving Baskets for those in need.
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Vigil
Summer 2016 Private Residence Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Spoken Word Performance/Participating Artist
Vigil Offering via plexiglass hexagonal container filled with mirror shards, a live bullet and scrolls
Art of Reuse Auction/Benefit for Post-Landfill Action Network
2015 3S Artspace Gallery Portsmouth, NH
Art of Reuse Auction/Benefit for Post-Landfill Action Network
Workshops
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StoryBox Workshop
Fall 2017 The Mill Inn & Cafe Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Open to the Public StoryBox Workshop- telling personal stories with objects in 3x3 boxes
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Storytelling Workshop
2017 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
StoryTelling Workshop (adaptation of StoryBox Workshop) at Students For Zero Waste Conference
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Heavy Metal Days: Blacksmith Demo
Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Leonards Mills Bradley, ME
Blacksmith Demo for Heavy Metal Days Event
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Storytelling + Art Talk
1st and 2nd Annual Session Summer 2016 and 2017 Argyle, ME
Around the campfire: Informal storytelling and discussion of the future of art and land. Sharing stories about the intersection between art and fighting the waste crisis with Summer Interns/Post-Landfill-Action Network
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Workshop: Evening of Repair + Alteration
2016 The Mill Inn & Cafe Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Evening of Repair + Alteration
Open to the Public- invitation to think creatively about possessions and mending.
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Awards/Grants
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National Arts Strategies: Creative Community Fellowship New England
New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Ella Lyman Cabot Trust
Awesome Without Borders (Harnisch Foundation)
Maine Arts & Humanities
Onion Foundation
Graduate Student Government Individual Grant
Wilson Center SCOPE (Student Community Outreach Program Experience) Grant
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