Arts Education

Racquel Banaszak: Banaszak is an Anishinaabe visual artist and public historian. She is a muralist and mixed media artist who seeks to bring healing and joy to Native communities through her artistic practice. As a communications specialist for Native Land Digital, she advocates for Indigenous communities through digital storytelling and mapping. She is pursuing her master of heritage studies and public history degree at the University of Minnesota. She earned her bachelor of science degree in visualization from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and studied Indigenous visual culture at the Ontario College of Art and Design.; Andrea Brown: Brown joined the Jerome Foundation in 2016. She came to the Jerome Foundation after five years at the Walker Art Center, where she was associate director of strategic marketing, and prior to that associate director of digital marketing and marketing manager. She worked in the New York office of the American Academy in Berlin before taking a seven-year detour into software at Marketing Bridge/Gage Marketing where she was lead account supervisor. Brown has a BA in American studies from Smith College.; William Ellis: Ellis is an aspiring artist working in the realms of resin, wood, and metalwork. He graduated from Minneapolis Community and Technical College in 2004 in jewelry construction and gemology and has recently begun putting his talents to work in those fields.; James Gambone: Gambone is an award winning film and TV writer, producer, director, and distributor with more than 31 years? experience. He?s directed talent like Martin Sheen, Mike Farrell, Hang Nor, and Eddie Arnold. He?s also been voice talent in more than 50 commercial spots he wrote, produced, and distributed for clients. Gambone also is an alcohol ink painter/artist. While serving as board chair for CLIMB Theater for sixteen years, he had the opportunity to help evaluate the talent of many young actors and actresses. He manages two companies and teaches online in the Graduate School of Public Health at Capella University.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is an arts advocate, college English instructor, and fiber artist from east central Minnesota. She holds a PhD in English from Marquette University and specializes in drama and rhetorical writing. She has served on the boards of two Minnesota regional arts councils and has served several times as an artistic evaluator and organizational grants reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is also a judge for the Minnesota State Arts Board supported Poetry Out Loud competition and a board member for Partner Solutions International; Grace O'Neil: O'Neil is a Minnesota native who grew up in programs funded by the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a pianist and digital artist. She works as a publicist for film in the Minneapolis area. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSB in marketing and a BA in broadcast journalism.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is continuing her career as a published author, and also works with local nonprofits and municipalities as a grant writer and visionary for what is possible in the arts. Prosser recently expanded into playwriting, and her first play was performed as a staged rehearsal to an audience of more than 100 people. Her current project includes a series of children's books. She teaches classes and mentors at her local community art studio. She was a successful entrepreneur for 30 years in the healthcare industry.