Orange County NC Website
5 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Ryan Jackson <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Ryan Jackson <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 212 Cobble Ridge Drive <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br /> Phone: 9196361910 <br /> Email: rcjackson@nc.rr.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2011 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: C.H. City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Choose not to disclose <br /> Ethnic Background: Other <br /> Age Range: 35-59 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> I hold a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Memphis and have taught <br /> photography and digital imaging in TN, NY, and NC. Former member of the Durham Arts <br /> Council Staff organizing and recruiting instructors, exhibiting local art, reviewing grant <br /> applications, and maintaining area budget/facilities. <br /> Would love to be part of the Orange County Arts Commission. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> N/A <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Arts Commission <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I hold a BFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology, an MFA from the University of Memphis <br /> and have taught art, photography, digital imaging, and web design/development at the college <br /> and university level in Tennessee, upstate New York, and in North Carolina. I am a former <br /> member of the Durham Arts Council having recruited and organized instructors, reviewed grant <br /> applications, collected and exhibited works by local/community artists, wrote grants in support of <br /> art education programs, and maintained area budget and facilities. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I would like to help make sure art is not forgotten or over looked and that artists in all phased of <br /> their practice, receive the support and resources they need to express their vision, ideas, and <br /> passions. <br /> Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br /> With my 30+ years in art, my experience is not rooted in a single discipline or belief. Instead, I <br /> think of viewpoint as a stew with ingredients born from the five states I have worked in, the three <br /> countries I have lived in, the eight colleges/universities I studied at, and the seven <br /> colleges/universities I have taught at. I am beholden to no philosophy or media and appreciate <br /> the creation of what has not previously existed and I would like to help foster that process of <br /> creation. <br />