Laura Friesen Email & Phone Number

United States

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

4740 Kingsway Drive, Indianapolis, IN

Meridian Campus

Adapt and teach foundation curriculum for students in Fine Art and Design. Use appropriate technology to communicate, and keep detailed records of student progress. Meet with students to review their work, advise them on their projects, and help them set goals for semester. Advocate for students by connecting them to resources and support systems..

Schools And Community Centers, Central Indiana

Travel to schools around Central Indiana giving visual art and papermaking workshops to pre-K-12 students. Workshops range from one hour to residencies several days in length. Integrate art process with science: recycling, plant cycle,properties of water and fibers, etc. Each child forms their own sheet of paper. YA Teaching Artists maintain a current.

The Pyramids, Indianapolis, IN

Taught foundation level visual arts to college students and adult learners in applied design. Developed and piloted new assignments, created rubrics to evaluate, with the goal of aligning classes more closely to design problems in the field. Team member to orient new students during open house. Served on Faculty Development and Gallery committees.

3921 N. Meridian, Indianapolis, IN

Designed customized arts Integration plans for K-12 teachers and administrators based on Young Audiences programs. Managed Indiana portion of national grant to integrate writing and dance, from program design and implementation to grant-writing, documentation, publicity, evaluation and reporting over a three-year period. Team member organizing annual.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Taught Foundation-level drawing and painting in addition to courses on perspective and figure drawing. Coordinated National Visual Arts Competition, Scholastic Art Awards held on campus.

Designed and drew proposals for clients, painted backdrops and three-dimensional surfaces, created props, researched new tools and materials, maintained environmentally safe work space, supervised freelance artists, assistants and worked as part of team to transport and install finished project.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Provided decorative painting, scenic painting, and soft sculpture construction for theatres, event companies and residences. Designed, estimated and bid on range of work. Partial client list: Indianapolis Civic Theatre, Set Up & Co., Impact Group, Avant Garb.Taught adult painting classes at Indianapolis Art Center, worked with Artreach program, designed to.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Instructor in Drawing and Painting, Lectured in art seminars, Arranged for guest artists, organized several shows, developed special presentations to recruit diverse student body; participated in BFA thesis juries.

Mfa Degree; School Of Fine Arts, Painting, A

B.A, Art And French, A

Activities and Societies: Volunteered to work with youth at the Juvenile Detention Center, volunteered for Women and Infants Clinic (WIC).

Anatomy, Painting, A