Custom Workshops & Lectures

Programs Designed to Educate, Connect, & Inspire

Art has the invaluable ability to transform and connect, and my work as a creator and educator is dedicated to weaving people and ideas together. From creating immersive installations to facilitating collaborative workshops, I use Indigenous traditions to catalyze connection between people, their communities and their history.

I tailor each of my programs specifically to the needs and size of your group or organization. Some themes I’ve spoken about and conducted interactive workshops on include historical connection, workplace diversity, patchwork, land acknowledgement, up-cycling, and more.

Previous participants have told me that my warm personality and open, welcoming style engender a productive space for exploration and connection.

Sample Workshops

For Large Groups & Organizations

  • Cultural diversity exploration with your staff or colleagues, or in your classroom.

  • Using creative art techniques to open dialogue around inclusion and diversity.

  • Facilitating creative dialogue around mental health and healing of historic cultural trauma.

For Small Groups & Individuals

  • Portfolio preparation for college and high school Visual and Performing Arts students.

  • Workshops and talks on herbalism, urban farming, and holistic Indigenous and African remedies.

  • Using meditation and other tools to explore our ancestral spiritual connections to nature.

For Artists

  • Mentoring rising artists on topics like grants, public art, project and proposal preparation, independent management, production and more.

  • One and 2-hour Virtual Meetings available.

Previous Programs

  • Award-winning public arts curator Debra Simon invited me to lead a group of GODIVA’s chocolatiers in a collaborative workshop as part of their annual “Make Happy, Be Happy Day” celebrations.
     
    Debra led an inspiring discussion on “How Creativity Drives Ingenuity In Business,” which was followed by my hands-on collaborative collage-making workshop. We repurposed vintage GODIVA packaging into new works of art. The final piece, shown here, was a compilation of mini-collages created by the participants.

  • During the closing weekend of the exhibition What We Leave Behind, I took part in a gallery walkthrough discussing how my work with discarded materials speaks to the connections between past and present as well as personal and collective histories.

    Following the talk, I led a hands-on workshop during which we focused on the significance of walking sticks in Indigenous cultures. Participants embellished their own using beads, feathers, shells and recycled materials.

  • During my tenure as the Art Educator in Residence at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, I hosted a number of creative workshops and events open to the public.

    In the workshop pictured, I invited participants to focus on the present moment to inspire new ideas about their personal history and storytelling. Each participant built and blended multiple layers to create an original artwork, making connections to personal goals, gratitude, and new outlooks for the year.

Let’s Collaborate

Each experience I curate purposefully fosters discovery, appreciation, understanding and respect, leaving participants with renewed capacity for engagement and connection. All of these qualities are deeply important to relationships with self, family, colleagues and community.

I’m proud to have worked with dozens of companies and organizations. Reach out to me and let’s create a custom program for your team!