THE ARTIST IS NOTHING WITHOUT COMMUNITY
MENTAL HEALTH
I worked as a Development Associate & Visual Art Coordinator with Nuçi's Space, a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Athens, Georgia. Their mission is to prevent suicide with a focus on musicians and artists.
While working there from 2020-2022, I painted a mural and designed signage for the Amplify Recording Studio, oversaw the curation and installation of 5 permanent murals, curated the rotating gallery of Athens music history, and I've designed their annual reports for 2020 and 2021.
In addition, I volunteered and worked as an intern from 2019-2020 and provided additional graphic services for web, print media, and social media.
As a community-focused artist, it is important that I offer my services to organizations and groups whose mission and values I believe in and support.
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
I began volunteering at Girls Rock Cincinnati as a band coach in 2022 during their summer Camp for girls and gender-expansive youth ages 12-18. Currently, I am a volunteer grants coordinator and assist where I can regarding finances, fundraising, events, and programming.
Girls Rock Cincinnati is a volunteer-led 501(c)3 nonprofit that organizes a music and creative arts summer camp for girls and gender-expansive youth ages 12-18. Their programming creates leadership opportunities, cultivates a supportive community of peers and mentors, encourages social change, and fosters life skills development.
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UNDERGROUND
DIY OR DIE
After graduating from Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia in 2016, I've been involved in a number of DIY/underground initiatives that support underserved artists and youth.
From teaching comics & illustration summer camps to organizing compilation zines, hosting events, managing a DIY studio, and assisting artists in selling their work, I'm a diehard believer in the culture of DIY and community-led projects.
When I'm not at work or making my own art, I'm out there volunteering and creating time for the things I'm most passionate about: access to art and music, and affordable resources and equal opportunities for artists.
My ongoing community project is Keep it Weird, sometimes a compilation zine, sometimes an online shop, but most of the time, it's free resource-sharing for visual artists. And since 2024, I started the Cincy/NKY Indie & Alt Comics Club at Indie Northern Kentucky, a zine shop in Bellevue, KY. The club meets monthly and is free & open to all, featuring comic discussions, live readings, book swaps, and a book club.
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From March 2022-May 2023, I worked full-time as a Creative Project Manager with ArtWorks Cincinnati. ArtWorks is an award-winning nonprofit that creates community-based public art that provides career opportunities for artists of all ages.
In my role, I managed partner relationships and project budgets and oversaw the implementation of public art projects (often murals).
PUBLIC ART