Anthony Marcellini Email & Phone Number

Detroit, MI, US

Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Serving as an independent contractor to planning and implement the launch of Progressive Art Studio Collective, an art and design studio, and gallery program, supporting artists with developmental disabilities and mental health issues, serving Detroit, Dearborn and South Oakland communities.

I have produced exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in museums and galleries for the past 18 years. The focus has almost always been on creating unusual or unconventional experiences with art for audiences.

Greater Detroit Area

• Managed the programs and exhibitions of the Soul Studio, an art studio program for adults with disabilities, part of the non-profit Friendship Circle. Managed a restaurant worker trainee program for disabled adults, at.
• Co-wrote and received major art grants from the NEA and MCACA, the first for Friendship Circle
• Produced 13 exhibitions and events, five of them at external professional galleries and sites
• Presented the Soul Studio program at a TEDx Detroit conference, and at a conference at Creative Growth Art Center, Oakland, CA, to 30 professionals from national and international art and disability organizations.
• Directed overall educational goals of the studio program to encourage more independence and intuitive exploration from participants.
• Launched the Covid Progressive Studio Group – a group of 30 progressive studios from across the US and Europe, who meet bi-weekly to discuss and share strategies on how each studio is responding to the pandemic.

Detroit, MI

Teaching the lecture course History of Modern Design, examining the social, economic, political, and cultural forces that influence modern design.

I have delivered papers at academic conferences and events in the US and Europe on artistic practice, philosophy, technology, and art history.

Greater Detroit Area

Taught the course Art Since 1960, an art history writing intensive and lecture course exploring the theory and practices that influenced global art production from 1960 to today.

Greater Detroit Area

Developed and taught the course Spaces Studio, a foundations course exploring 3D design, basic sculptural fabrication, woodshop skills, and digital photography.

Detroit, MI

Developed and taught the course Installation/Performance/Site, a class exploring and producing site/context-based sculpture, public art, performance art, and participatory projects.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Conceived and taught the seminar and workshop The Life of An Artwork: From Idea to Extinction, concerning the effects of digital reproduction and social networking on artistic practice.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Conceived and taught the course Performance: Art Out of Action.

Gothenburg, Sweden

• Visiting Lecturer, Department of Fine Arts (2009-2010)
• Taught within the Masters of Fine Art program, with a focus on context-specific practice and exhibition production.
• Worked closely with department head, Jason Bowman, to update and rewrite the curriculum of the MFA program.
• Conceived and taught the summer course Curating and Cultural Production Strategies: Galleri Experimentell.
• Lectured on art history, theory and artistic practice at MFA and BFA levels within the Department of Fine Arts.

Oakland, CA

• Taught students wood working, mold-making, general fabrication and construction skills.
• Presented lectures on contemporary art and basic aesthetic theory.
• Led students in class critiques.

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• Designed and fabricated furniture and other display materials for museums and Galleries.
• Designed and built crates for artworks.
• Transported and installed artworks for museums, galleries and private clients.

New York City

• Curated and produced exhibitions and public program from development to installation.
• Managed artist-in-residence program.
• Performed general administrative duties and composed project descriptions, press releases and interpretive materials.
• Managed artist assistants, interns and art handlers.
• Oversaw the shipping, receiving, packing and crating of artwork.
• Organized and lead gallery tours, tours of artist venues and historical sights.

Masters Of Fine Arts, Social Practice

The Social Practice concentration focused on researching and producing projects that engaged socially with audiences, communities or.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Sculpture, Drawing, Painting, Fabricaton, Exhibition Making, 3.812 - High Destinction