Kimberly Carmody Email and Phone Number

I am honored to be back at River Gallery. Having grown-up in Brattleboro and attended the school as a child from the day it opened—coming back to Vermont has brought me full circle. The legacy of River Gallery is built on generosity, joy, and being attentive to the natural impulse towards creativity + innovation. Looking towards the future, I hope to bring our programming beyond the walls of 32 Main St., out into the community to give even more people the opportunity to make art!

Co-Teach & support Sequencing Teacher Trainer Workshops. Sequencing painting is an approach to painting developed at River Gallery School by Ric Campman, Sequencing is a way for both beginners and more experienced art makers to enter the process of painting at a deep and direct level.

HMS Administrator July 2022 – Present Arts Coordinator of music, dance, drama, visual art & PE for grades nursery 3 through eighth. Meadow MoCA (HMS Museum of Contemporary Art) Co-founder, Teacher & Committee Member of a yearly, week-long celebration of the arts culminating in a fundraiser that auctions off student artwork… Show more HMS Administrator July 2022 – Present Arts Coordinator of music, dance, drama, visual art & PE for grades nursery 3 through eighth. Meadow MoCA (HMS Museum of Contemporary Art) Co-founder, Teacher & Committee Member of a yearly, week-long celebration of the arts culminating in a fundraiser that auctions off student artwork that teaches students entrepreneurship & philanthropy throug making, gifting & selling collaborative artworks.Develop & teach interactive and collaborative school-wide art projects.Install the art exhibition for the auction: framing, curating, hanging, pricing, writing titles & descriptions, deinstalling, packing sold artwork.After-school Enrichment: Re-envisioned and implemented programming from scratch after the pandemic for Aftercare & Afterschool Classes. Oversee hiring and management of a dozen staff members.Seventh & Eighth Grade Elective Facilitator: Oversee hiring and management of eight staff members, facilitate choice and voice for students to create classes based on interest.Professional Development: Plan and teach workshops for HMS faculty in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, inquiry-based learning, responsive classroom and sequencing painting throughout the school year.Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee Member (DEIJ) HMS Visual Arts Teacher September 2019 – PresentDevelop and write scope and sequence for visual arts for nursery through eighth grades and teach: drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, ceramic sculpture, sewing, cardboard construction, beading and found-object sculpture. Organize special programming: In March of 2023 Tibetan monk, Lama Tenzin Yignyen, made Avalokiteshvara, the sand mandala of compassion. Show less

HeART with Kimberly, an art school based out of my home studio, offered outdoor after-school and weekend art classes to children, teens and adults during the pandemic and provided people a much needed creative outlet and sense of community. Responsibilities included: overseeing daily operations, registration, fee collection & book-keeping; writing communications for website, social media and advertising; providing clear safety protocols for gathering people together in compliance with New York… Show more HeART with Kimberly, an art school based out of my home studio, offered outdoor after-school and weekend art classes to children, teens and adults during the pandemic and provided people a much needed creative outlet and sense of community. Responsibilities included: overseeing daily operations, registration, fee collection & book-keeping; writing communications for website, social media and advertising; providing clear safety protocols for gathering people together in compliance with New York state health protocols during the height of COVID-19; developing curriculum and teaching art classes:Open Studio Classes, in person and remoteSequencing Painting Workshops Plein Air Painting at Arrowood Farms Show less

BCS Sixth Grade Dean March 2012 – 2017Oversaw academic and social emotional life of 80 sixth graders.Handled confidential information, worked to resolve issues and identify solutions.Communicated with parents and students about all aspects of sixth grade life. 
Supported student council initiatives: variety show, flash mob, spirit days, etc. 
Planned, organized and implemented overnight trips Facilitated SOC (student of concern) meetings each trimester and… Show more BCS Sixth Grade Dean March 2012 – 2017Oversaw academic and social emotional life of 80 sixth graders.Handled confidential information, worked to resolve issues and identify solutions.Communicated with parents and students about all aspects of sixth grade life. 
Supported student council initiatives: variety show, flash mob, spirit days, etc. 
Planned, organized and implemented overnight trips Facilitated SOC (student of concern) meetings each trimester and recommended ongoing academic and social/emotional support strategies.Met weekly with deans to organize student performances, testing & parent initiatives. 
BCS Visual Art Teacher September 2008 – June 2019Developed and taught lessons for 140 students in drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, ceramic sculpture, sewing, cardboard construction and found-object sculpture. Lessons included: exploration of art materials, introduction to artists, cultural and art historical artworks & movements; introduction of how to see and talk about works of art. 
Exhibited student work, wrote student assessments, held parent/teacher conferences, hosted visiting artists, organized museum visits, managed arts budgets, ordered supplies. BCS Community Inclusion, Anti-Bias and Social Justice WorkCo-facilitated LGBTQ+ Affinity Group for 40 fifth through eighth graders, 2016 – 2019Co-facilitated White Anti-racism Faculty and Staff Affinity Group, 2017 – 2019Race in Curriculum Venture, Committee Member, 2017 – 2019BCS Global EducationDeveloped curriculum and taught on seven-day trips to Costa Rica with 20 seventh and eighth graders in collaboration with The World Leadership School. Emphasis on creating young leaders to solve the worlds’ most pressing problems; 2014, 2015, 2016.Taught on a seven-day trip at The Teton Science School in Wyoming with x seventh and eighth graders. Emphasis on local ecology, sustainability and leadership; 2015 Show less

Urban River Arts (URA) (501c3), Brooklyn, NY
 Founder, Executive Director, Principal Teacher of Children & Adults 2009 – 2014 Urban River Arts (URA) was a community-based, non-profit organization devoted to the artistic, emotional and social development of children and adults, according to each person’s needs and creativity. Responsibilities included: overseeing daily… Show more Urban River Arts (URA) (501c3), Brooklyn, NY
 Founder, Executive Director, Principal Teacher of Children & Adults 2009 – 2014 Urban River Arts (URA) was a community-based, non-profit organization devoted to the artistic, emotional and social development of children and adults, according to each person’s needs and creativity. Responsibilities included: overseeing daily operations, fundraising, curriculum development and teaching.URA Funding SourcesNYC Councilwoman Letitia James, District 35; 2010NY State Senator Eric Adams, 20th District; 2010Child Development Support Corporation (CDSC), Brooklyn, NY; 2009NYS Assemblyman Karim Camera: Assembly District 43; 2009The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The Illuminated Festival, Brooklyn, NY; 2013Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Atlanta GA; 2012Asia Society, Diwali Festival of Lights, New York, NY; 2011Rubin Museum of Art: Family Day Himalayan New Year Celebration,New York, NY; 2011Village Community School, New York, NY; 2011The Brooklyn Arts Council, ‘Memorial Mandala’, DUMBO Brooklyn, NY; 201The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Ghouls & Gourds, Brooklyn, NY; 2010Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and the New Art Dealer’s Alliance, ‘Your Art Here’ Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY; 2009 Fundraising EventsPortraits of Obama, Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn NY. URA fundraiser; 2010.Secret Cafe, URA Garden, Brooklyn, NY;. Hosted brunch parties with home-made seed to table menu; 2009, 2010.House Concert, URA Garden, Brooklyn, NY, Hosted singer Indra Rios-Moore; 2011. Fee for ServicesOngoing Open Studio Classes & Workshops, Brooklyn NY; served 180 students.Sequencing Painting Workshops, Brooklyn, NY; served 45 students. Brooklyn Children’s Center; Taught weekly classes in drawing, painting and sculpture to institutionalized children with mental illnesses, ages ten to eighteen; served 80 students. Show less