2018 Arts Festival Reading
Role: Co-Chair, Management, Programming, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing
Presented by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, this weekend-long festival featured handcrafted items and art from over 100 regional and local artists, live music, demonstrations, hands-on workshops, local food & beverages. Local partners included Yocum Institute for Arts Education, Walk In Art Center, and Belly Kitchen & Drinkery. Photo credit: Chris Kendig Photography
2017 & 2018 spring iron pour
role: co-planner, visual identity, programming, marketing
Presented by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in partnership with Albright College, this annual event features a visiting artist-led iron pour, live music and performances, local food, and craft beverages provided by Sly Fox Brewing Company. Video credit: Reading Magazine
2015 pearl street passage
Role: Planning, Curatorial Committee, Programming, Marketing, Project Management
For the first four days of DesignPhiladelphia 2015, Pearl Street was transformed into an interactive exhibition and performance space by ten teams of architects, designers, fabricators, and artists. Key partners included Asian Arts Initiative, Friends of the Rail Park, Philadelphia Center for Architecture + Design, and Groundswell Design Group. Project supported by ArtPlace America and the John S. & James L. Knight Foundation. More on Pearl Street Passage here. Video credit: Urban Engineers
featured press
Philly Voice / Pearl St. Passage shifts the conversation on public space; installation spotlights local artists, designers and architects, by Aubrey Nagle
2013-2015 designphiladelphia
role: planning, programming, management, communications, public relations
DesignPhiladelphia is the signature event of the Philadelphia Center for Architecture + Design. Over the course of nine days each October, universities, designers, architects, cultural institutions, and retailers at the heart of Philadelphia’s creative economy showcase their work and present over 130 events and exhibitions on topics spanning across design disciplines. More on DesignPhiladelphia here. Photo credit: Chris Kendig Photography
featured press
Al Dia / DesignPhiladelphia Looks to Shift Everything, by Aja Beech, 2015
Keystone Edge / Getting pumped for DesignPhiladelphia 2014, by Lee Stabert, 2014
Flying Kite Media / DesignPhiladelphia 2013 will be a feast for the senses, by Lee Stabert, 2013
2013 hidden city philadelphia festival
role: graphic design, communications, press LIAISON
For six weeks the Hidden City Philadelphia Festival celebrated the power of place through the imagination of contemporary artists, inspiring people to explore the city’s history and imagine new futures for its urban landscape. Artists of diverse disciplines and media created site-specific work that illuminated abandoned, obscure or inaccessible sites throughout the city.
featured press
Uwishunu Philadelphia / Our Guide to the Hidden City Festival’s Ten Incredible Projects on View at Nine Sites through June 30, by Kristina Jenkins
Next City / Explore the Unexplored Philadelphia at the Hidden City Festival, by Patrick Kerkstra
Philadelphia Inquirer / At Hidden City Festival, forgotten bits of Phila., by Aubrey Whelan
2012 popup place at provenance
Role: Site Coordinator, Surface Designs for exhibition & photobooth
The opening event for DesignPhiladelphia 2012 featured a sustainable fashion show by So Re Fa, interactive sculptures and installations, projection art, and /adaptations/, an exhibition of sustainable furniture designs curated by Ginni Stiles.
featured press
Core77 / DesignPhiladelphia 2012: PopUp Place Festival Kick-Off, by Ilyssa Kyu
2011 Designing & Building Reclaimed
role: concept, programming, presenter
This multi-faceted event, held during DesignPhiladelphia 2011, featured a presentation and slideshow of how Provenance Architecturals reclaimed an ipe boardwalk into flooring for the Barnes Foundation, followed by a panel discussion of local designers and architects who used reclaimed materials in their work. The evening also included the opening reception for an exhibition of artworks and furniture made of reclaimed materials by local artists and designers.