Art Facilitation
Art guidance in integrative creativity practices with an emphasis on personal and community well-being.
Art with Emily centers the creative process and technique across art mediums for all ages.
“Everyone is innately creative, and artistic practices build skills for individuals to be creative thinkers in the world. My art offerings inspire individual expression & community collaboration, and cultivate well-being for everyone.”
Art facilitation with Emily is designed to meet the unique needs & interests of individuals, groups, and families.
Guidance is available in a variety of art practices including—painting, drawing, sculpture, fiber arts, and abstract & mixed media art.
Offerings can be a single workshop, a class series, or open studio format, where all materials are provided for self-directed exploration.
Art facilitation with Emily integrates the national art standards, artist habits of mind, and research on the science of creativity, with trauma informed approaches, mindfulness practices, social emotional learning, & culturally responsive teaching.
“The families absolutely loved Emily and she brought so much value to our classes.”
More Information
-
I’ve worked in educational programming with people of all ages for 15 years. I have experience creating & facilitating arts programming for schools, community centers, teaching residencies, virtual classes, and classes in nature, across age groups.
Relevant Experience
Art Specialist & Teaching Artist in Residence
Bayview Foundation, Inc.
Conceptualized, planned, and facilitated a variety of arts and creativity projects aimed at increasing engagement, creative thinking, collaboration, and technical abilities in the arts. Community members explored the creative process through individual and community projects across mediums, with an emphasis on creative process and technique.
Art Enrichment Instructor
Rochester Public Schools
Designed curriculum aligned with national core art standards & culturally responsive teaching and lead art enrichment courses in elementary schools across the district as well as designing and hosting an open creative studio for families monthly.
Visual Arts Program Coordinator and Instructor
Millennium Middle School
Designed curriculum aligned with national core art standards in addition to new research on the science of creativity, fostering authentic expression, self and world exploration, and community impact through the arts. Classes I designed and taught included Drawing Fundamentals, Artistic Process, Art and Society, Digital Collage, and Color Theory.
-
Master of Science, Community Education & Engagement - UW Milwaukee
Studio Arts Classes: drawing, painting, sculpture, & ceramics - Laney College & Berkeley Community College
Art Instructor Training - Oakland Museum of Children’s Art
Art Instructor Professional Development - Art of Education University
Initiatic Art Practitioner Certification - Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy
Middle School Responsive Classroom Training - Responsive Classroom
Restorative Justice Circle Facilitator Training - YWCA Madison
-
Drawing Lab
Explore drawing fundamentals through a series of projects and technique specific lessons including character creation, story telling, landscape drawing, and map making.
Ages 5 years-adult, In person or Online
Painter’s Workshop
Practice abstract and realistic painting in both acrylic and watercolor through various projects that emphasize exploration as well as specific techniques.
Ages 4 years to adult, In person or Online
Exploring the Elements of Art Across Mediums
Explore the art elements line, color, shape, form & texture, learn about inspirational artists and practice with art mediums including collage, clay, watercolor, and oil pastels.
Ages 6-12 years, in person
Possibilities in Printmaking
Learn how to make prints and patterns out of all kinds of creative materials and on mediums including paper, fabric, and canvas.
Ages 5 years to adult, In person
Watercolor & Mixed Media Art
Explore abstract watercolor technique and build on foundational watercolor paintings with ink, pastel, and collage as single works or in art journal format.
Age 11 to adult, In person or Online
Art & Craft Studio
Try out weaving, creating with clay, and portraiture in an open studio format with technique lessons at the beginning of class and guidance available as needed.
Ages 5 years to adult, In person
If you’re interested in bringing art facilitation with Emily to your organization you can email emily@autonomousmuse.com
More participant art examples below
