Children and the Arts, Peterborough, NH
In December 2018, Children and the Arts hosted their first community lantern parade in the town of Peterborough It was a stunning and memorable town-wide event, with the following partners:Public Schools: ConVal High School, South Meadow School Middle School, Great Brook Middle School, Antrim Elementary School, Francestown Elementary School, Dublin Elementary School, Hancock Elementary School, […]
Winooski Middle School, VT
In the spring of 2018, 7th and 8th grade students from Winooski Middle School, VT participated in the Community Engagement Lab’s Vermont Creative Schools Initiative—undertaking an arts and science integrated residency exploring the essential question: “How does connecting to Vermont’s landscape help me to connect to myself?” Students found connections with nature, and drew parallels […]
Confluence Project-Guilford School Residency
In May 2018, I had the great joy of working with Jen Kramer’s 6th grade class at the Guilford Central School–as part of the Confluence Project–with an arts-integrated residency to understand and celebrate our watersheds. Throughout the week, we studied, designed and created maps which were housed in hand-made journals that documented our journey together. […]
Winooski HS, Creativity Capstone Class
In the Spring of 2018, students completing the Creativity Capstone Class at Winooski Hight School, VT participated in the Community Engagement Lab’s Vermont Creative Schools Initiative, under the guidance of theater and art teachers, Heather Win and Jessica Bruce. Beginning with a design thinking process at Generator, VT, we explored the essential question: “How do […]
Moonglow Lantern Parade, Lyndonville VT
On March 1st 2018 Lyndon, VT (with the support of retired art-teacher Martha Elmes) held their first annual lantern parade at the Municipal Building Complex in Lyndon VT. Workshops were held at Lyndon Town School, Lyndon Institute, and with local residents during a community workshop-program. Workshop images can be found at Moonglow: Lyndon’s inaugural lantern parade. […]
ArtSynergy Public Art Program, Montpelier VT
Towards the end of 2017, I conducted a 10-day residency with the Montpelier Middle School together with a series of community workshops, as part of Montpelier’s ArtSynergy Project; a creative envisioning process to help support development of a Public Art Masterplan for the city of Montpelier. More information can be found at ArtSynergy, Montpelier VT Over […]
Germantown Friends School Lantern Festival, PA
On Saturday October 21st 2017, Germantown Friends School, PA, held their inaugural community lantern-parade, to culminate the yearly Fun-Day celebration. After months of planning, lantern building and preparations, the event was a tremendous success, and paved the way for an annual celebration of light. Workshops were held with faculty and staff, students from K-12th grade, […]
Geode: Installation at Champlain College
In September 2017, I worked with freshman students at Champlain College, VT, in collaboration with the Peace Paper Project, to create lantern structures for a visual light installation in the Champlain College Art Gallery. After making their hand-made paper from items of clothing, letters, paper fragments and natural materials, students created 3D structures from willow, […]
Presenter at the Arts Literacy Institute, 2017
In August 2017, the second Arts Literacy Institute took place at the beautiful All Souls Gathering Center, in Shelburne, VT. Over a period of 3 days, 25 teachers from across the state participated in an inspiring and enriching learning laboratory. Using ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ by William Kamkwamba as the focal text, participants told their […]
Moonshot Summer Teachers Institute, FL 2017
In July 2017, I was on the presenting team for the second Moonshot Summer Teachers’ Institute (a learning lab for educators) at the Vero Beach Museum of Art in Vero Beach, Florida. Hosted and coordinated by The Learning Alliance, the institute took place over 5 days and was attended by teachers and educators from the […]