Bianca has experience working with: children with learning, emotional and behavioral disabilities; at-risk individuals; and Spanish speaking individuals.

Contact: (435) 820-6611, E-mail: bianca.dumas@hotmail.com (Salt Lake City, Utah)

JulieAnn Henneman: Creative Writing (grades 7 - 12; adults)

JulieAnn is a local author and poet. She is the author of the novel Always Listen to the Ravings of a Madwoman and the author of a large body of poems and short stories. She currently teaches creative and intuitive writing workshops in Salt Lake City and specializes in working with adults and teenagers with disabilities and struggling with addiction.

JulieAnn has experience working with: adults and teenagers with emotional disabilities and behavioral disabilities; at-risk individuals dealing with community/home violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: laloba36@msn.com (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Website: www.julieannhenneman.com

DANCE/MOVEMENT ARTISTS

Peggy Gallagher: Creative Dancer & Movement Specialist (adults)

Some of the objectives of my work with adults are to encourage creativity, self-expression and social interaction, as well as to engage them in the pure joy that dance can bring. Dance explores expression of ideas through movement, creative problem solving, enhances body awareness, contributes to positive feelings and prolongs independence and quality of life. Utilizing a variety of dance styles and types of music, and incorporating the fundamental elements of dance, participants learn to engage with each other, their environment and themselves in new and fun ways.

A class, workshop or residency is always customized to the needs of the participants. For adults with intellectual or learning challenges, the class structure includes an introduction/warm-up, theme-based movement games to facilitate creativity, rhythm, spatial awareness, body awareness and motor skills; I also use props like balls, hoops, stretch bands, balloons, etc. to enhance the experience. For adults who are elderly, a class or workshop might focus on personal stories and histories; feeling-idea-movement development; inclusion of familiar music, ballroom or social dance, and a broadened facilitation of the social aspect of dance. Always, the main criteria are that participants have fun, and one of the best vehicles for that is dance – dance is for everyone!

Staying physically and mentally active reduces functional decline, keeps adults who are older vital, healthy and independent longer, promotes social interaction, lifts emotions, and heightens self-confidence. Dance, as well as being an outlet for expression, adds an element of pure enjoyment that is lacking in ordinary fitness programs. Classes or workshops can be adapted in content and format for work with those who have visual impairments, physical challenges and other groups with special needs.

Peggy has experience working with: adults with intellectual, learning and physical disabilities; adults with visual impairments; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 573-8081; E-mail: peggal@xmission.com (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Website: www.joyofmovement.net

Kathleen Haynes: Dance Educator/Choreographer (preschool; grades K - 12; adults)

My class for young children begins with warm-up, ends with relaxation summation, and may include dance games, story telling, singing, music, American Sign Language, improvisation and the sharing of discoveries in an atmosphere of playfulness. Classes for older children and adults center on improvisation and short compositional studies.

Movement exploration can help all ages to find constructive ways to express emotion, enhance imagination and develop critical thinking/problem solving skills. As there is no wrong answer to a creative movement problem, creative dance students grow in self-esteem and gain a strong sense of their own uniqueness. My purpose is not to “teach students to dance” but to teach students to love dancing.

My vision for a multigenerational residency is to bring the disciplines of dance and gerontology together to enhance the lives of multiple generations. My goal is to create a nexus between generational issues and movement that will take the form of elders’ life stories danced by several different generations together. As the choreography is based on the gestures the elder uses in telling the story, the storyteller also becomes the choreographer of his or her life history.

The benefits of my program are that it enriches the lives of both the young and the old; enhances interdependence, trust and respect among different generations; adds a powerful visual component to reminiscence therapy; creates a meaningful and enduring legacy that can be shared and passed on to future generations; transforms and uplifts elders’ worldviews through a self-affirming process of creation.

Teacher in-service sessions are three-fold. First is a class, just for teachers, exploring the elements of dance as well as how to use the academic curriculum as inspiration for dance. Second, written materials are provided so teachers will not need to take notes but can concentrate on class structure and content. The third component is a class for teachers and students together allowing teachers to have the experience of a real class and to help build a sense of community.

Kathleen has experience working with: children with emotional and physical disabilities; children and adults with intellectual and learning disabilities; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (435) 647-0618, E-mail: revrev@xmission.com (Park City, Utah)


Lynn Koshland: Dance & Movement Therapy (preschool; grades K - 3; adults)

Lynn earned a master's degree in dance/movement therapy, movement studies, and social work. She has worked with traumatic brain injury children and adults, older adults, pre-school aged children and children with emotional problems, at-risk children and adolescents, and visually impaired persons of all ages to utilize movement for communication, socialization, and emotional expressiveness. Lynn developed and runs PEACE through Dance/Movement Therapy, and early intervention violence prevention program for elementary aged children. The program uses movement and children’s literature for increasing self and group awareness and understanding of differences. The combination of using children’s stories, along with the dance/movement process, and movement improvisations provide opportunities for individuals to discover new solutions and ways of dealing with social problems.

Movement is a child's primary means of expression, play and self discovery, and it is a natural tool to help children use the 'media of dance' to develop a constructive means to express emotions, and build better communication and social skills.

A residency would involve warm-up, development of issues and themes of the day, which evolved out of the group’s movement process, or subjects in class work and closure. The overall goal is to provide success oriented experiences with increased body awareness through use of rhythmic actions, songs and instruments; enhancement of self-esteem using modeling, reflecting and bringing attention to what individuals like to do when moving; expressiveness with colorful props and instruments; and peer interactions/social skill development.

A teacher in-service would include the purpose and benefits of dance/movement therapy; hands-on classroom self-calming and focusing movement activities; the use of multi-sensory experiences (i.e. chiffon scarves, etc.) to stimulate language, expression of emotions and cooperation; and the process of closure and reflection.

All activities are adapted according to the needs of the group, whether they be physical, emotional or cognitive impairments.

Lynn has experience working with: children with physical disabilities; children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional and behavioral disabilities; children and adults with visual impairments; children and adults who are non-English speaking; victims of community/domestic violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 595-0954, E-mail: lynnkoshland@netzero.net (Salt Lake City)


Kathleen C. Mason: Dance Educator and Therapist (preschool; grades K - 12; adults)

Kathleen is a Registered Dance Therapist (American Dance Therapy Association) and Certified Special Education Teacher. She has degrees in Psychology, Theater Arts and Dance, and Special Education and, was a Fulbright Scholar at the Laban Center in Great Britain.

Kathleen has conducted school residencies in many parts of Utah and throughout the nation through Art Access/VSA arts of Utah, the Utah Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is a former faculty member of George Washington University, in Washington DC, Moorpark College, and Immaculate Heart College in California. She worked for many years as a Special Educator and Dance/Movement Therapist in Granite School District. Most recently she conducts dance/movement therapy sessions with interns, peer tutors, and students from the Special Needs programs at high school in Jordan District and dance workshops designed for Suzuki Music School string players.

A residency, whether for adults or children, would be directed toward enhancement of the growth and involvement of all participants through the development of themes, songs, chants, movement patterns and dance that have purpose and meaning for those involved.

A residency would involve dance/movement sessions geared to the needs and interest of the specific target group. Seminars or participation workshops for teachers, staff, care givers, other healthcare professionals, and/or parents could be scheduled to fit the needs of the sponsoring organization. If desirable, the participants could take part in a sharing or demonstration of their developing creative endeavors.

During a teacher-in-service, participants will be encouraged to see the powerful role that the arts can play in educational and therapeutic programs for people with disabilities. Emphasis will be given to exploring ways in which dance/movement experiences can foster inclusion and an appreciation of diversity. Teachers will have the opportunity to experience activities that they can facilitate to assist their student in obtaining basic skills, meeting educational goals, and developing an understanding of terminology and concepts that are common to many art forms. Specific movement problems will be presented that facilitate body image development, concept formation, motor skill development, awareness, expression, creativity, and socialization.

Kathleen has experience working with: children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities; children and adults with hearing and visual impairments; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; children and adults who are non-English speaking; victims of community/domestic violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 272-7296, E-mail: kcmason1@msn.com (Salt Lake City, Utah)


Debra Olson-Morrison: Musician & Movement Specialist (preschool; grades K-6; adults)

Please see Musicians


Rosalind Newmark: Creative Dancer & Photographer (preschool; grades K - 6 & 10 - 12; adults)

I love sculpting stories out of photographs, song and dance. Each form is delicious on its own, but a feast when served together.

I get excited about blending visual art, music and movement. Sometimes the combining of these elements results as a story in a final project. Other times, depending on the length of a residency and appropriate needs, the blending of these elements is used to help access a creative idea.

I enjoy sharing with teachers the methods of my madness. This entails a step-by-step break down of the “how” and “why” I choose my materials for developing a specific idea. An example being: how to use visual aids, song and stories to show rhythm in dance.

Rosalind has experience working with: children with hearing and visual impairments; children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional and physical disabilities; adults with behavioral disabilities; children and adults who are non-English speaking; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 328-4456 (Salt Lake City, Utah)


Albert “Nino” Reyos: Native American Dancer & Flute Player (grades K - 12; adults)

The focus of my presentations includes music from the Native American flute and Native American dance. Participants may have an opportunity to learn a dance. Descriptions of regalia will be presented along with stories of creation, and respect for animals and others.

The focus of an in-service for educators would include a brief overview of Native American peoples, i.e. characteristics, values and ceremonies. It would also include ways to work with and understand Native Americans in the mental health field. An historical overview of the plight of the Native American peoples will also be presented.

Albert has experience working with: individuals who are elderly.

Contact: 801-539-1905, E-mail: Nreyos@aol.com (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Website: www.twoshields.com


Joni Urry Wilson: Creative Dancer (preschool; grades K - 12; adults)

Teaching adults and children with disabilities to express themselves through dance is a challenging, yet ultimately rewarding experience for everyone involved. As a dance educator, I was thoroughly amazed week after week to see these bright eager faces watching closely to see my lips moving and my body dancing. The special educators and caregivers involved on a daily basis with participants were often stunned to see new lights going on in the minds of their students and new mobility in often static musculature. The children themselves were probably the least amazed at their own growth. After all, they truly know that they really can do anything. They knew all along that dance was a language they could use gracefully and expressively despite the challenges.

In a residency, careful integration will be made for age appropriate dance experiences. The goal is to provide a quality dance experience for students; to teach the basic elements of dance, time, space and energy; to express feelings through movement and to provide a forum for creative problem solving.

The goal of a teacher/caregiver in-service would be to invest the teachers with new ideas and goals to include movement education within their weekly plans and to secure confidence in the dance process by having them participate in the actual planning and activities.

Joni has experience working with: children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities; children and adults with hearing and visual impairments; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 897-3033 or (801) 274-3789, E-mail: joni.wilson@utah.edu (Salt Lake City, Utah)



MUSICIANS/MUSIC PERFORMERS

Cynthia Myers Carlton: Music Therapy & Guitar/Voice (preschool; grades K - 12; adults)

With a BA in Music Education, a BS in Music Therapy and a Masters Equivalence in ESL from BYU, Cynthia has found many ways in which a music program in the school setting can be combined with classroom core curriculum to affect academic performance. Whether it is a “music shaping session”, learning to read music and/or play an instrument, or integrating Social Studies curriculum with music history, music can be effective and an asset to any classroom or school.

Cynthia has conducted music therapy sessions with special needs students and mainstream elementary classrooms. Classes sing, dance and play instruments in a shaping format. This helps to release residual anxiety and energy and brings students back to calm states of mind. These session are best after testing, before vacations, and at the end of the school year.

Cynthia can approach a teacher in-service in one of two ways: 1) using music for classroom management and transition throughout the day; and 2) using music as a tool for ESL students in learning Language Arts vocabulary and content and how playing an instrument can affect any student’s reading ability (Cynthia has personally conducted studies and documented positive results in this area).

Cynthia has experience working with: children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities; children and adults with hearing and visual impairments; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; children and adults who are non-English speaking; victims of community/domestic violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 604-0253, E-mail: mainetrombone@hotmail.com (Roy, Utah)


Deonna Johnson: Music Specialist (grades 4 - 6)

The Orff Method of teaching students to perform and improvise music includes the use of voice, body percussion and movement in the transfer of music to percussion instruments. The goal of the program is to teach children to feel the beat of music and to learn to perform “in time” with a musical group. The students learn skills on xylophones, metallaphones, glockenspiels, and conga drums that allow students to understand music theory and learn musical performance skills. (Ms. Johnson can bring the instruments, if needed).

During a residency the students will learn to notate and perform rhythms, learn and perform melody patterns and vocalize folk songs. Voice and body percussion will be used to give the students the necessary skills that transfer to the xylophones and drums. Students learn melodies and song games in preparation for musical performance. At the conclusion of the workshop week, the students will be able to provide a musical performance in groups of twelve for a school-wide audience.

A teacher in-service is designed to give elementary school teachers an overview of the Orff-method of musical training and to give teachers methods to accomplish state-core music goals. The teacher in-services is a hands-on workshop giving teachers the opportunity to play the instruments using the Orff-method principles and gain necessary skills to teach a successful instrumental music curriculum.

Deonna has experience working with: children with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities; and children with visual impairments.

Contact: (435) 878-2530 or (435) 668-7476 E-mail: deonnajohnson@juno.com (St. George and Enterprise, Utah)


Marcia Knorr: Music and Creative Movement (preschool; grades K-12; adults)

Music is a language that is an excellent way for persons with disabilities to express themselves, interact, gain confidence and build contact with peers without disabilities. Marcia presents residencies of fun and interactive music that will involve everyone through singing, rhythm, movement and interactive dance activities. Marcia performs with multiple instruments and her approach to music is fun and cooperative.

Marcia works with persons with disabilities utilizing music, movement and interactive musical responses. She sings with participants, introducing simple rhythm instruments, teaching some easy dances and movement exercises to accompany the music. With higher functioning students she will create new songs using concepts, words and motions suggested by the participants. She plays various musical instruments, including guitar, banjo, hammered dulcimer, bowed psaltry, jaw harp, and mountain dulcimer. Students are given the opportunity to hear the various sounds and music created by each instrument. Workshops would be interactive and fun for the participants using music to teach movement, exercise, singing and performing.

A staff or teacher in-service would include suggestions on how to incorporate music into programming with songs, movement and creative exercises. Participants would learn new techniques for involving those with special needs with musical experiences and would make music fun and rewarding for all. Tips and tunes to make the musical experience fun!

Marcia has experience working with: children with behavioral disabilities; children and adults with intellectual, learning, and physical disabilities; children and adults with hearing and visual impairments; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; victims of community/domestic violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 771-0971 E-mail: m_jknorr@juno.com (Layton, Utah)

Robb “Little Owl” Martin: Native American Music, Performing and Storytelling (preschool; grades K-12; adults)

Please see Mime/Theatre/Story Telling


Debra Olson-Morrison: Music Therapy & Movement-based Music Education (grades K-9)

Debra earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Utah, and is a Board-Certified Music Therapist. She has experience working as a music therapist with a wide variety of populations, including child, adult and geriatric psychiatric, autistic, at-risk youth, and developmentally delayed, in a wide variety of settings. Debra currently works with children with severe emotional disorders at a residential treatment facility. She has been involved in teaching group and private lessons for under-privileged grade-school children, and currently is Music Director/Coordinator for the Latino and Children’s congregations at an area Cathedral Church. Debra is currently working with children with sever emotional disorders at a residential treatment facility and is also working towards a doctorate in social work at the University of Utah.

A residency would consist foremost of the importance of using music and movement as expressive and meaningful communication/language. Debra would engage the students/residents in a variety of experiential exercises, and stress the importance of creativity and finding enjoyment in the process. Depending on the population and the intended goal for the residency, Debra would focus on sensory integration, adapting movement and music performance to meet resident’s capabilities, and improving overall social, behavioral, cognitive, emotional and physical functioning.

Debra enjoys leading in-services and experientials on music therapy, and adapting music for a variety of populations. She aims to teach non-musicians how to be more comfortable using and teaching music and/or movement techniques with special populations. Debra can also lead drum circles as a way to use music and art for community building.

Debra has experience working with: children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional, and behavioral disabilities; adults with physical disabilities; children and adults who are victims of community/domestic violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 364-2635, E-mail: debraolsmor@hotmail.com (Salt Lake City, Utah)


Rosalind Newmark: Creative Dancer & Photographer (preschool; grades K - 6 & 10 - 12; adults)

Please see Dance/Movement


Albert “Nino” Reyos: Native American Dancer & Flute Player (grades K - 12; adults)

Please see Dance/Movement


Brad Wheeler: Music & Rhythm (grades K - 9)

Over the past three years, Brad’s “Blues in the Schools” program has handed out more than 5,000 harmonicas to elementary, special needs and at-risk youth. Through the history of the Blues, its music, and its principles of improvisation, “Blues in the Schools” has enable children to develop skills that allow them to express themselves through music, as well as helped them to deal with the pressures and trials of daily life.

Students are taught fundamental harmonica skills, including basic tablature reading, as well as improvisational techniques. Students are also taught the construction of Diddley Bo guitars (homemade multi-string cigar box slide guitars, an early American folk instrument dating back to the late 1800’s).

In an extended residency, students will learn basic songwriting and live vocal and harmonica performance skills.

A teacher in-service would include training on the implementation of the “Blues in the Schools” program, as well as ideas for implementation of music in all areas of the core curriculum – social studies links, language arts links, art/music links, and opportunities to improve social and performance skills.

Brad has experience working with: populations not currently listed.

Contact: (801) 389-9835, E-mail: badbradwheeler@yahoo.com (Ogden, Utah)

THEATRE & STORY TELLLING

Patricia Droubay : Mime Arts (grades K - 9; adults)

Mime is taught to diverse special education populations and the elderly. Workshops compliment the unique abilities and instructional levels of students. Lessons include theater games and mime technique skills.

The intent of an artist-in-residency program is to introduce individuals with disabilities to the art of mime. The students are provided the opportunity to express their feelings and thoughts within an artistic medium. Success in one or more areas of the arts leads students to become more self-directed, self-aware, and self-actualized. Using the arts to think and problem solve allows individuals to be active initiators of their own learning.

The mime in-service provides each participating teacher with a packet of mime lessons that can be incorporated into a language arts curriculum. The lessons relate to the concepts of focus, shape, cause and effect, emotions, and storyline. The mime instructor invites teachers to actively participate in learning mime activities.

Patricia has experience working with: children with behavioral and physical disabilities; children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional disabilities; children and adults with hearing impairments; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; children and adults who are non-English speaking; victims of community/domestic violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 295-6718 or (801) 698-9364, E-mail: patricia.droubay@granite.k12.ut.us (Bountiful, Utah)


Anneliese J. Konkol: Storyteller (Adults)

As a nationally known storyteller, I have shared my stories with children and adults of all ages and special populations. The art and craft of storytelling conveys warmth, humor, insight and wisdom within social and ethnic contexts. Storytelling plays a large part in the development of the mind and imagination, and in addition, has great impact upon language development and communication. Germanic “folk art” storytelling holds at its core audience participation and this is an integral part of my stories. Time and again students are guided to open and change both behaviorally and in their ability to grasp concepts by participating in the magic of a story.

Teaching the art of storytelling to educators is extremely rewarding. If educators are also good storytellers, students will reach far beyond a base curriculum. After all, teaching is simply telling stories around particular subjects. When storytelling talents are improved, students better understand the subject and teachers see increased appreciation for their time and efforts.

Anneliese has experience working with: children with disabilities, children who are “at-risk”, and adults with disabilities and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 392-5510 (Ogden, Utah)


Robb “Little Owl” Martin: Native American Music, Performance and Storytelling (preschool; grades K-12; adults)

Robb is a Native American flute player who can also share a great deal about Native culture, history, and stories. He has many items to display that show Native American arts and crafts of today and the past. Robb comes dressed in full traditional Plains style regalia and explains the significance of as well as telling his story of the “washichu” teeth. He has some knowledge of the Sioux language as well as many traditional Sioux stories.

Robb’s main goal is to teach his culture to younger generations so it is not forgotten. He tries to get any audience involved through active drumming, playing songs on his flute, and making animal sounds with his flute.

In the past, Robb has worked in elementary classrooms, told stories at the Olympics, played the Native American flute at a senator’s convention, and has played for people at the commemoration of the Bear River Massacre in Idaho.

For teachers, Robb can teach them Native American history in a new way. He would also explain why he believes his history and culture need to be taught as well as give ideas of projects that teacher can take back with them to the classroom.

Robb has experience working with: children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities; children and adults with hearing and visual impairments; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; children and adults who are non-English speaking; victims of community/domestic violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 250-7380 or (801) 520-4770, E-mail: littleowlflutes@hotmail.com (Salt Lake City, Utah)


Lora Schmidt: Storyteller/Children's Theatre Specialist (grades K- 6; adults)

Lora Schmidt combines her love of storytelling with a background in theater to engage students in a lively program of stories, songs and plays -- many of which students make up right on the spot! Lora's stories teach lessons in patience, courage, loyalty, and tolerance -- important values in today's world.

An Artist Residency would include folk and fairy tales and theater movement games are used to encourage the children to participate in the creative process. Younger children engage in simple repetitive movements and words to go along with the stories. Older children act out the stories. The children may then create their own stories and plays or draw pictures of characters they would like to portray. Together the children and instructor improvise short plays. Older children may also practice problem-solving skills through the use of pantomime. An environment in which the children feel safe to explore ideas is maintained at all times. Each residency is tailored to the age and ability level of the participants and a session lasts from one half hour to fifty minutes.

In-service instruction includes techniques for effectively using stories in the classroom to involve students. Ideas for games that encourage creativity and teamwork are explored, as well as ways to use drama to enhance the child's experience at school.

Lora has experience working with: children with learning and physical disabilities; children and adults with intellectual and emotional disabilities; and children and adults who are impoverished/homeless.

Contact: (801) 523-1275, E-mail: storyweave@earthlink.net (Draper, Utah)



VISUAL ARTISTS

Edith Davis: Visual Artist, mixed media and paint (grades K - 6)

Good things come in itty-bitty packages. To get the viewer to step a bit closer in order to inspect my collages is the direction I aim for. An intimate connection with art begins with curiosity and a willingness to involve oneself in another’s world. Having too much of an eye for detail and the subtleties of things, I decided to put my obsessive-compulsive nature to good use by creating “come closer” art. Collage is an endlessly fascinating and playful medium and it allows me to do what I like best, tinker. Experimenting with shapes, colors, and the rhythms of design is just good old-fashioned fun. My hope is that viewers will find as much delight and joy in my artwork as I had in making it.

I’ve worked with large groups of children on collaborative projects and have taught various aspects of art; including the basic elements of art, painting, drawing, pottery, sculpture, and art history for the elementary aged students.

A possible teacher in-service would require an almost custom-made curriculum based on the group involved. A detailed and thoughtful discussion and planning session between both parties would be needed.

Edie has experience working with: children with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities; children who are Spanish speaking; and children who are impoverished or homeless.

Contact: (801) 898-3593, E-mail: violaswamp@comcast.net (Salt Lake City, Utah)


Louise Fischman: Visual Arts (drawing, painting, ceramic tile, glass mosaic and paper mache sculpture) (grades K - 12; adults)

I have designed and facilitated art projects in schools and community settings in Utah since 1985. I have a BFA degree and I am also a licensed art educator. For the past 17 years I have developed and implemented a therapeutic art program for patients at Primary Children’s Medical Center.

In the past I have specialized in painting murals in schools and other settings. However, in recent years I have come to love working in the ceramic tile and glass mosaic mediums, especially in community settings where everyone can contribute regardless of ability level or experience.

A residency would begin with an introductory slide presentation relating to the chosen art medium. This would include some history of the art form as well as students’ examples from other settings and professional works. We would then discuss themes and begin the design process, which involves drawing before embarking on the painting and glazing process. Students would either work on individual projects or collaborate on a group installation. The residency would conclude with an open house or a community event to honor the artists and celebrate their talents.

A possible in-service would include a presentation of a lesson on the chosen art form and I would have the teachers create a piece of their own. I would also instruct on how the art concepts we are learning relate to the state core curriculum. When the teachers have tried the medium themselves, they can be much more effective in assisting their students as they work, and the teacher in-service is usually a fun break for the teachers and fosters a community spirit as well.

Louise has experience working with: children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; and victims of community/domestic violence.

Contact: (801) 364-8546, E-mail: louise@studio768.com (Salt Lake City, Utah)


Robin Friedman, BFA, MSW & CSW: Educator & Expressive Arts Therapist (grades K -12; adults)

Robin has a Masters degree in social work and is a licensed educator. She is a committed advocate for creative expression, personal growth, healing, wholeness and community building. She uses a variety of unique approaches for people of all ages and diverse abilities to help empower cultivate and freely express their creativity.

Workshops often involve a multi-modal experience that integrates a variety of modalities, which may include: visual arts, image, movement, drama, sound, music/rhythm and creative writing, or mask making. Combining her skills in the expressive arts with her background in counseling and over 15-years of teaching experience, Robin offers a unique blend of practical knowledge and creative insight that will inspire play, joy and active imagination.

For residency and teacher in-service possibilities, please contact Robin with specifics concerning the population in question.

Robin has experience working with: Children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral, and physical disabilities; Children who are impoverished/homeless and have experienced community or domestic violence; adult with hearing impairments; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 599-1411, E-mail: spiritsongarts@yahoo.com (Salt Lake City, Utah)


Wayne L. Geary: Visual Arts (painting, murals, clay, mosaic, papier-mâché, silk painting) (grades K – 12; adults)

I have conducted residencies and workshops for the Utah Arts Council and Art Access since 1984. Most of my residency activities involve mural paintings. Other residency activities may include collage projects, clay sculpture, photography, papier-mâché sculpture, and drawing/painting classes. More recently, I have worked with glass mosaics and glazed ceramic tiles. Another activity has been the creation and decoration of plaster cast masks, a project that has been highly successful.

I am currently very interested in collaborating with other artists such as musicians, dancers and poets. I am also interested in participating in a mentor program, where a special needs artist or special education teacher would receive individualized instruction and collaborate with me on an art project. Then, hopefully, he or she could pass on the information and experience to someone else.

Typical teacher in-service activities might include mural painting workshops, drawing/painting instruction, slide show/lecture, and the use of Polaroid photography to teach visual concepts. Teachers would glaze their own tiles, going through the whole process, from making designs, to applying glazes, to firing the tiles. This could be a workshop or in-service lasting about an hour and a half.

Wayne has experience working with: children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless or non-English speaking; victims of community/domestic violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 364-8546, E-mail: wayne@studio768.com (Salt Lake City, Utah)


Roberta Glidden: Drawing & Painting (grades 4 - 12; adults)

I have been a full time artist/teacher/gallery owner all my adult life. Being a painter gives one a supercharged look at the world where common reality becomes exciting arrangements of moving shapes of color and pattern like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope. I like to lead others to a place where they can see the beauty that surrounds us even in ordinary experience.

What I look for is engagement on the part of the students. I present serious art projects like oil painting a still life or drawing from a model to challenge the more experienced ones. I emphasize the aspect of adventure and experimentation with many art materials.

I encourage teachers to present open-ended projects where they take the role of fellow students. I like to access the materials already available and work up exciting lessons. I introduce serious projects like drawing from life, color coordination based upon art history lessons. I prefer using materials already on hand.

Roberta has experience working with: children and adults with intellectual, learning, behavioral and physical disabilities; children with emotional disabilities; children with hearing impairments; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; children and adults who are non-English speaking; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 394-5688, E-mail: rglidden@mailaka.net (Ogden, Utah)
Website: www.robertaglidden.com


Carol Rae Grundmann: Art Therapy (pastels and watercolors) (grades 7 – 12; adults)

Self-expression leads to self-discovery. Art provides a fun and non-threatening way to gain insight into self, relationships and one’s life journey. All of life’s experiences are stored as imagery within the mind and these are expressed through the right brain in creative, non-verbal expression. It is like walking through a dream made of paint, collage or clay. Looking at colors, shapes and symbols allows subconscious thoughts to surface and buried feelings to be released. One does not have to be accomplished at art to benefit from art therapy and it is adaptable to all ages. Expressing and interpreting one’s own work connects individuals to their authentic self and builds their self-esteem.

Carol has experience working with: adults with intellectual, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; and victims of community/domestic violence.

Contact: (801) 561-1421 Email: cgcurls@xmission.com (Sandy, Utah)


Paul Heath: Visual Arts (grades K – 3 and 10 - 12; adults)

I am a lifelong resident of Salt Lake City and my work reflects my affinity and fondness for local points of interest and nostalgic niches. I have exhibited locally and have worked for several years as a free-lance computer graphics artist, silk-screen artist, and have been selected to complete several public art projects. My current work is acrylic painting on plywood assembled 3-dimensionally. My teaching experience has been with children at Neighborhood House and at Kidshop at the Salt Lake Art Center.

In a residency, my teaching emphasis is broad-based, encompassing drawing, painting, silk-screening and sculpture. I teach students to celebrate the ordinary and encourage students to recognize that art and ideas are all around us every day. I am also able to conduct tile/glaze projects, which are perfect for more permanent projects to be integrated into schools and help to bolster community and/or school spirit.

A teacher in-services may involve a discussion of modern issues of art, a slide presentation of past and present work, start-to-finish training in techniques such as silk-screening, and proposals for on-going art programs to be implemented by teachers.

Paul has experience working with: children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; and victims of community/domestic violence.

Contact: (801) 532-0494 or (801) 631-7048, E-mail: paulheathart@yahoo.com (Salt Lake City, Utah)


Arlo Johnson: Visual Arts (drawing, cartoon, murals, painting) (preschool; grades K – 12; adults)

Arlo Johnson works as a professional artist out of his West Valley studio, producing oil paintings on a variety of subjects. Because of his love of art and belief in its ability to help all students achieve, he frequently presents in schools from Idaho to Southern Utah. His residencies range from demonstrations of the creative process and interconnectedness of music and art in an assembly format to hands-on drawing workshops in special needs classrooms.

Basic types of residencies with Mr. Johnson have included: “ The Alphabet of Art”, where students are introduced to the concept of using basic shapes as the basis for drawing a variety of subjects; drawing with perspective using horizon lines and vanishing points to draw more realistically; and collaborative murals, where students participate in the generation and painting of a thematic mural.

Teacher in-services have included utilizing basic shapes to teach art, arts as a bridge for cross-curricular connections, crayons as an artist's tool, and music and art connections.

Arlo has experience working with: children with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities; children with hearing impairments; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; victims of community/domestic violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 968-8101 or (801) 520-7653 E-mail: darlojohnson@yahoo.com (West Valley City, Utah)


Gordon S. Johnson: Visual Arts (painting & portraits) (adults)

I wish I could recognize in others the love I had for art as a youth. I was an apprentice to a painter who shared his knowledge of mixing color. I am forever grateful to him. Perhaps I can leave something that others will appreciate.

Basic knowledge of color and how it happens is the starting point for a budding artist. Without light there is not color, so the artist is really painting what light is doing to objects he or she is seeing. In the late 18th Century the three primary wheel was discovered and used until the late 20th Century. Now a double primary color wheel is needed to further explain the mixing of paints to achieve complete balance in a finished painting. Therefore, a residency would focus on instruction in the use of the double primary color wheel.

A staff in-service would include basic approaches to a completed painting. In conjunction with the double primary colors, distance can be created on a flat surface by properly using color values. The use of perspective aids this as well. The understanding of composition allows the artist to arrange the placement of things in the best possible position. In order to complete a painting, it is important to practice by creating small studies of things, such as the blending of sky, clouds, trees, mountains, rocks, grass, water, etc. Aspects that pose problems need practice until they improve, then a completed painting will be a joy.

Gordon has experience working with: adults who have hearing impairments and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (435) 722-9135 or (435) 722-4296, E-mail: cscc@ubtanet.com (Roosevelt, Utah)


Marty Kendall: Ceramics (preschool; grades K - 6; adults)

Marty has traveled the world studying different ceramic techniques. His classes emphasize different methods used to make pottery. Problem solving is the core of any project; it is his hope to share the easiest way for someone to make the form they have in mind. Students start with a basic project and learn techniques thousands of years old.

Residencies are geared toward making students realize how broad ceramics are and how others approach it. Slides are shown of the work of various artists, to generate ideas for projects. The time frame of a residency allows for a broad range of projects and techniques to be explored. After learning the basics, students have a chance to make whatever comes to mind.

A teacher in-service helps educators understand how they can easily build a ceramics area and get a handle on building techniques, firing, and glazing. Marty also shares several class layouts and curriculum for running wheel throwing and hand building classes.

Marty has experience working with: children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities; children and adults with hearing and visual impairments; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; children and adults who are non-English speaking; victims of community/domestic violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 360-6138, E-mail: freeyerheel@hotmail.com (Provo, Utah)


Rosalind Newmark: Creative Dancer, Photographer (preschool; grades K - 6; adults)

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Greg Parascenzo: Digital Photography, Painting, Drawing, Collage, Mono Print Making, Assemblage and Performance Art (preschool; grades K – 12; adults)

As I look outside of my window, an indescribable beauty unfolds before my eyes. There is a beckoning to be in the beauty of the moment. Whether cut through by telephone lines or an open blue Utah sky, there is beauty. The intersection of tree branch and roof, down spout and above, invites perception to open, beauty unfolding . . . perhaps a walker passes by through this moment, becoming a part of this moveable landscape. In becoming an observer, perception reveals an organic sense of wonder. The tendency to evaluate product/object dissolves into creative genesis. In trusting this unfolding, an open expression of artfulness emerges into its own creative play and delight. Is it possible to discover, to wander into an authentic visceral based creativity? Let’s find out!

Participants won’t become millionaires from this perspective/school of art, but they may become happier people as their own beauty and perceptions unfold.

Gregory has experience working with: children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities; children and adults who are non-English speaking; victims of community/domestic violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 322-3805 (Salt Lake City, Utah)


John Schaefer: Digital Photography (combining photography with computer technology) (grades 4 - 12; adults)

We tend to look at photographs and perceive them as real. The beauty of light drawings is in the abstraction of our perceived reality. Providing perhaps a closer approximation of what is real, and an opportunity for the artist to partake in reality and its myriad levels. Seeing the unseen. Honing visual experiences, photography, video, seeing, we can partake actively in our own existence. This empowers individuals and builds self-esteem, changing their lives forever.

The residency uses instant media technologies (still video, computers, radio) to greatly increase the communication and language skills of participants. Participants will use photography as a starting point. Through these experiences, which are designed to greatly increase communication skills and awareness levels, the participant will become empowered to think critically. The residency is extremely flexible and can be tailored to meet an organization's timetable, budget, numbers of participants, etc. A high-visibility community exhibition is mounted at the conclusion of each residency.

A teacher in-service provides teachers with the confidence and ability to utilize the latest educational technology in the classroom and to empower today's teacher to compete with Nintendo and MTV for a child's interest/mind. Areas of focus are video, the VCR, still video and photography. There is also an emphasis on the computer. The user-friendly workshop experience is designed to encourage and enable the teacher to begin to grasp the enormous potential for the use of technology in the classroom. The workshop deals with practical classroom applications, integrating and utilizing technology in the curriculum to maximize learning and enjoyment.

John has experience working with: children and adults with intellectual, learning, emotional, behavioral, and physical disabilities; children and adults with hearing and visual impairments; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; children and adults who are non-English speaking; victims of community/domestic violence; and individuals who are elderly.

Contact: (801) 359-3291(phone and fax), E-mail: john@mediadivide.org (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Website: www.mediadivide.org


Suzanne Storer: Ceramics (pre-school; grades K - 3; adults)

I spend most of my time working in my home studio. It is most satisfying to me when I can share with others what I have learned during this life-long association with clay. Applying this knowledge towards helping other people has immediate interpersonal satisfactions.

Clay is an especially appropriate medium for people who have developmental and physical delays and impairments. In a residency I use clay in an environment that entices the students to play enthusiastically while working on some of their developmental delays. I continually modify the experience to meet each child's needs.

A logical outgrowth of the residency is a similar type teacher in-service. I show the teachers, by example, just what can be done with clay to accomplish their goals. Clay can be used to decrease tactile defensiveness, to increase sensory integration, to stimulate motor and language development, and to vent aggression constructively. During an in-service, I also give teachers/staff concrete ideas of how they may continue to use clay with their students.

Suzanne has experience working with: children with intellectual, behavioral and physical disabilities; children with hearing impairments; children and adults who are impoverished/homeless; and individuals who are elderly.

Please note: Suzanne prefers teaching programs within 30 miles of Ogden.

Contact: (801) 479-5035, E-mail: suzannestorer@gmail.com (Ogden, Utah)