2012-327 Arts - Chapel Hill Carrboro Children's Museum $1,500

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Kidzu Children's Museum 2012-2013 OCAC Application Narrative:Building Community Through Mosaic III Appendix A: Facilitator Biographies Jeannette Brossart is a professional mosaic artist from Durham,NC,who has worked with Kidzu in recent years.She has had several successful projects including the Town of Chapel Hill's Artist@ Work residency in 2009,a large scale public art recycled mosaic mural in Uptown Charlotte,sculptural mosaics selected for exhibit in various locations around the state,and workshops for children and adults mostly at John C.Campbell Folk School and the Scrap Exchange.Ms. Brossart has demonstrated knowledge and skills for creating mosaics,and has the enthusiasm and desire to share her interest with others.Her art often utilizes recycled or repurposed materials and innovative methods to showcase the medium.She was recently accepted into the CAPS program,a Creative Arts in Public/Private Schools pre-screened and selected roster of artists approved for working with children in the community.Ms.Brossart continues to look for opportunities to learn and grow in her art and has had some key learning experiences this year,including a workshop with an internationally known,community-based mosaic muralist and a course at The Mosaic School in Ravenna,Italy. She is delighted at the prospect of continuing to facilitate mosaic programming with Kidzu. Melanie Hatz Levinson,Curator of Exhibits,joined Kidzu Children's Museum in 2007 to oversee the development of Kidzu's first original exhibit,"KidZoom:The Power of Creativity."She now maintains KidZoom as a"living exhibit" and also organizes and facilitates partnership programs,particularly arts-based programs,both within the museum and thoughout the community.Ms.Hatz Levinson is now co-directing the master planning process for our new facility.She is an art historian by training.Before moving to the Triangle Area,she spent 10 years as a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.Ms.Hatz Levinson has also worked as an arts educator and consultant with Metropolitan Moms,a museum-based educational program for young children and families in New York City.She holds a BA in Art History from the University of Michigan and two Masters'Degrees in Art History,from Columbia University and from New York University's Institute of Fine Arts,respectively. Please see enclosed resumes for more details about these team members. 6