Graphic Design Personal Statement

I have had a passion for art since childhood. Over the past three years i have sought to use this enthusiasm to good effect. I focused on discovering new talent and learning about the process of creation and also the curating of exhibitions. This lead to me creating a pop up exhibition for students at Central Saint Martins in a vacant space on the Portland estate in

In her speech “How art gives shape to cultural change” (2009) Thelma Gordon, a curator of art for Studio Museum in Harlem and the Whitney Museum, provides insight into how curators, art, artist and museums are catalyst for culture and change. Her speech guides viewer through her exhibitions and events in history that resulted in the rewriting of history and personal growth. She studied art and artist at a time when museums included fewer people of color and is an advocate for cross-culture dialogues, creativity, innovation, and defining culture through exhibitions. She believes in using art and the museums to change the way people think about themselves and culture and realizes the effect art has on people internationally and in a community.

I want to be a part of Arts 360 because I believe this will allow me to greater understand, and expand my understandings and opportunities in the art field. I find my love of art to continually grow as I experience and learn more about various aspects of the field. I want to grow in my understandings of arts administration. I would like the exposure to see the various jobs and tasks that are within arts related fields. I really want the opportunity to network with people from diverse artists and creators. Also, I love that this program will allow me to meet other peers who share a love and appreciation of the arts. The art field is so competitive, so to join a group where everyone wants to succeed at their craft is

Through internships I have had the opportunity work with largest medical group in western Montana, Providence Medical Group, and with The University of Montana health care center, which serves 15,000 students. I completed market research that aided wide rebranding efforts. My ability to collect and analyze market data to develop strategies and make informed decisions will be useful as I establish and maintain and update a filing system for the accounting department and assist in maintain a contact database.

Last week I visited the George Caleb Bingham Gallery to see an artist’s work. Her name was Mary Margaret Sandbothe and her collection of art was at the MFA Thesis Exhibition. Now, I am not one for looking at art and being able to interpret it easily, but when I arrived to see her work I was pleasantly surprised. I was in awe of artwork at first glance.

poster for Verizon’s Corporate Social Responsibility; this project consisted of creating and formatting my ideas to come to life. This project helped me execute, and reorganized new ideas that I had for the poster. Also, I have gained the skill of independency; this internship was more of being independent, and being productive, despite I always finished the work on time or

My degree path has prepared me for this internship. As a business marketing major I have knowledge of many key business concepts as they have been taught to me by one of the top universities in the country.

The internship took a different perspective, it was a collaborative effort that brought people of various disciplines together to accomplish a greater task. I worked with a collaborative of students with majors ranging from film and geography to computer science and mechanical engineers. To be working with a group of intelligent and civil minded people made the process more productive. Having experienced students working together allowed us to learn from each others strengths and ultimately accomplish a greater

I worked on marketing through social media for the organization and helped spread the word about what VYDC does. This experience was completely different from my internship last summer because I got to do hands on work with advertising instead of just learning about what marketing is. It was amazing to see the impact social media can do for an organization, and how our society revolves around the

Minimum of two years commercial experience in print design, with experience in an advertising/design agency highly desirable.

At this internship I have been able to apply my scholarly knowledge to my working experience. The main classes that have helped me in this work experience is Career in Professional Development I & II, Business Ethnics, Management of Organizations, Principles of Marketing, Financial Accounting, and Managerial Accounting.

I am a studio art major so critical thinking and response is a part of everything. It is this basis for every painting, drawing and creation.It’s also a part of looking at others art and getting inspiration. I am sure of my career but as of now it would be between a scenic artist or selling my art on my own, or both. With Scenic painting Critical response is also huge. I did TTAP (Theater Theater Technology Apprenticeship Program) at the Omaha community playhouse through Metro my Junior and Senior year of highschool. I personally worked with the scenic artist there hands on painting and creating the look of each show for the 2 years. So say when working on A Christmas Carol set, What do I notice? Some of the set pieces need to be touched up from previous damages, They changed the scrim on scrooge's shop to show Marley's face, and the sets getting old. What

I took my first ever painting class when I was in my 40s. I was motivated to learn to paint because I thought it would be helpful to my daughter who wanted to go to art school. At the time, I wanted to help and encourage her, but as it turned out, painting helped me. I feel ever so slightly selfish, but now I paint for myself.

Focusing more on marketing and business management I feel this internship program has helped me tremendously not only in that aspect, but also in meeting new people throughout my experience that can help me upon the completion of my degree.

The top thing I would like to gain from this internship is an opportunity to learn the finer details of digital marketing, while working on creative projects that I’m genuinely passionate about. My time as an intern at GKIDS has provided me with the insight into digital marketing for independent distribution companies. I want to continue working within the independent film industry and learn more about social analytic reports, new social strategies and InDesign techniques while providing my own unique strategies and solutions for social media management.