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After receiving my Master's of Arts in Painting from New York University in 2005, I founded an alternative art school in the historic Ninth Square district of Downtown New Haven called the Adae Fine Art Academy. At our brick and mortar location we provide individualized instruction in drawing and painting to children, adolescents, adults in the Greater New Haven area. We also operate a Mobile Art Studio that provides off site art lessons to elderly artists in the Alzheimer's and dementia wing of assisted living centers; artists residing in transitional living facilities for people with schizophrenia; young adults in mental health clinics; and children in after school programs. In addition to maintaining a rigorous studio practice, we curate annual exhibitions which showcase the artwork of our students. When we are not teaching we contribute to the discourse of public art in our community by creating murals. We design murals and collaborate with our students, local non-profit organizations, and residents in the community to install them. In the past six years I have designed and orchestrated the installation of sixteen murals. Thirteen in private businesses, public spaces, and green spaces in the Greater New Haven area. The other three were self funded by creating watercolor stop motion animation projects as our crowdfunding campaign videos on Kickstarter to raise a total of approximately $30,000 to cover travel, material, and installation costs for three international mural projects. We installed one mural at the APV School in the Garwhal Himalayas of northern India, another at La Escuela Chu-ul in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, and one at Fundacion Arte Del Mundo a children's literacy center in Baños De Agua Santa, Tungurahua, Ecuador. We love bringing people in diverse communities together to collaborate and experience firsthand the transformative power of art in public spaces.
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Individual and Collaborative Public Art Initiatives
See the watercolor stop-motion animation films that were created as Kickstarter videos to crowdfund international mural projects in India, Guatemala, and Ecuador.
Hear the StoryCorps Interview conducted by Sarah Fritchey of Artspace New Haven conducted at the New Haven Free Public Library. We discuss my public art practice rooted in healing and connection and public art initiatives as a tool for social justice.
Volcán Tungurahua Mural Project Documentary
In 2018 I orchestrated a collaborative mural project with Fundación Arte Del Mundo, a children's literacy center in Baños De Agua Santa, Ecuador. I assembled a team of 6 people to create the mural Bendiciones De Pachamama, vignette by Travis Carbonella:
The Women's Empowerment Mural Project Unveiling
Mothers, Daughters, and Sisters of the Firelight was unveiled on October 10, 2018. An 18 x 106 ft collaborative mural project I orchestrated with over 140 volunteers from the community. Here is a news clip from the Unveiling Ceremony.
Lake Atitlán Mural Project Documentary
In 2016 I orchestrated a collaborative mural project with children from Escuela Chu'ul in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala to create a mural featuring Huipiles, the vibrant embroidery pattern worn by the indigenous Mayan culture.
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Art Studio
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Commercial / For profit - Corporation
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2005
Institution/Business Type:
Art Studio
Legal Status:
Commercial / For profit - Corporation
Year Founded:
2005
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YALE UNIVERSITY - PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Museum - Other
Date: 01/2019-01/2019
Jesse Delia is the Community Programs & Outreach Manager of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Arts Council of Greater New Haven
Arts Council / Agency
Date: 02/2017-02/2017
Daniel Fitzmaurice is the director of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven and was formerly the director of Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven.
Library
Date: 06/2015-06/2015
Ashley Sklar is the Public Services Administrator for Adult Learning, Partnerships, and Communications for the New Haven Free Public Library.
ARTSPACE MAYNARD, INCORPORATED
Arts Service Organization
Date: 10/2006-10/2006
Sarah Fritchey is the Curator and Gallery Director of Artspace New Haven, she is a friend, colleague, and co-conspirator.
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