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Week 8 – Preparation, Painting, and Programming

Following the previous week, Week 8 consisted of more camp preparation, along with a gallery installation and a final project. As the second session of Camp Creativity began the following week, I moved into the bulk of preparation. I sent … Continue reading

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Week 7 – First Summer Outdoor Series of the Summer

Week 7 of my fellowship at the McConnell Arts Center involved a variety of projects and preparation. I began the week finishing up my survey and evaluation project which I began a few weeks prior. This project consisted of analysis … Continue reading

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Week 6: Programming Preparation

My sixth week at the McConnell Arts Center involved more Arts Festival cleanup, organization, and preparation for upcoming events. As camps continued, I also worked the front desk while getting ready for our first Summer Outdoor Series and the next … Continue reading

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Week 5: Survey and Evaluation Techniques

My fifth week at the McConnell Arts Center consisted of post-Arts Festival tasks and front desk clerical work, as well as beginning a new project for the remainder of the summer. The MAC hosted three rental camps this week, so … Continue reading

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Week 4: The Worthington Arts Festival

My fourth week at the McConnell Arts Center primarily consisted of preparation for the Worthington Arts Festival, which took place the following weekend. As majority of the staff is relatively new, only our executive director had assisted in putting on … Continue reading

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Week 3 – Camp Creativity

Camp Creativity is finally here! My third week at the McConnell Arts Center was spent helping direct the first session of our summer camp. Camp Creativity enrolls forty children between 7 and 12, and rotates them through writing, acting, dance, … Continue reading

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Week 2 – Camp Preparation

My second week at the McConnell Arts Center primarily involved preparing for our summer camp, Camp Creativity, which took place the following week and preparing a submission list for an upcoming gallery exhibit, Worthington on the Walls. Camp preparation began … Continue reading

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Week 1: McConnell Arts Center

My fellowship position began two weeks early due to a scheduling conflict and my first week at the McConnell Arts Center involved a short orientation, then jumping right to work. The first day began with a building tour directed by … Continue reading

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