Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
In May of 2024, I was hired by Buffalo Arts Studio to coached a team of high school, collage artists in the creation of a collaborative art installation for the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. The students collected cultural artifacts from women in their community at a live event where they crafted the 4x8 foot installation in real time.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House
As an art educator at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House, I worked closely with the Education Programs Manager to develop the youth arts curriculum and ensure successful program execution. Our programs included, block printing, collage and a Jr. Docent training that empowered students with public speaking skills as they learn to present curated material on Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture and design. Students learn about the history and significance of the site and create their own tour that they share with teachers and parents in a culminating exhibition.
Our Era x Instagram
Gen-Z magazine Our Era and Instagram teamed up to produce four cover stories featuring emerging creators who are using social media to bring awareness to mental health. As a part of the magazine’s launch, I was commissioned to host a journaling workshop at a wellness retreat in Los Angeles.
City As High School
Art, Activism and Entrepreneurship is a curriculum I built to be offered as an internship credit at City As, an alternative high school that caters to students at risk of dropping out. I meet with interns twice a week to develop creative leadership skills and empower them to explore entrepreneurship through the lens of art and activism. Once enrolled, students consider how their skills and interests can be both impactful and lucrative. In our time together, we investigate the influence of art from culture to capitalism, all while participating in hands on workshops led by industry professionals. The ultimate objective is to revitalize an interest in education and empower students to create unique opportunities for themselves.
Sadie Nash Leadership Project
As a Teaching Artist at SNLP, I’ve designed two art based curriculums for Summer Institute: an award-winning summer program where participants explore their leadership skills through workshops that foster critical thinking and a sense of community.
Journaling for Radical Joy: a 6 week creative writing class that explores the pedagogy of Pleasure Activism, and centers self expression as a tool for transformation. In our time together students reimagine activism through the lens of art, community, and collective joy. The course centers a journaling practice that encourages students to be present, intentional and innovative.
Being weird: a 6 week theater and improvisational class that encourages young girls to step out of their comfort zone and approach leadership through the lens of curiosity. In our time together we explore various storytelling methods and develop a community building practice that is rooted in empathy. Together, we work collectively to problem solve and build confidence through embracing the attributes that make us unique.
Dinner Date Diaries
Hosted in collaboration with local Brooklyn restaurant, Farm to People, the Dinner Date Diaries was a series of intimate journaling workshops designed to encourage meaningful connections. The experience incorporated writing, crafts and conversation, through which partners explored the nuances of relationships while dinning on nutritious and ethically grown food.
The Telling Room
Young Writers and Leaders is a free, nine-month after school literary arts program exclusively for high school students with international and multicultural backgrounds. As a virtual coach, I work one on one with a youth writer to support them in their writing process. Over the span of 3 months I help them identify and shape a story that is published in a professional chapbook at the end of the program.
Seeds of Peace
During my time at Seeds of Peace I facilitated arts programming for domestic delegations, as well as students from international conflict regions, including Israel, Palestine and Egypt. My curriculum incorporated choreography, creative writing and various forms of mixed media that encouraged connection and open conversations about identity.
Syracuse University
Video and audio captured on a class trip to NYC for an HBCU college fair.
As a Teaching Artist for the Intergroup Dialogue Program, I supported an art based, sociopolitical curriculum offered to students at Johnson Vocational Center. The program catered to at risk youth and was designed to encourage students to explore their identity and relationship to politics.
Given the nature of this work, developing strong relationships was essential. I relied heavily on bonding activities to curate spaces where students felt comfortable investigating complex ideas and sharing personal stories.