The Lubeznik Center for the Arts was my arts worker bootcamp.
ming tours school children through Yvette Mayorga's installation 'High Maintenance'
ming and former Lubeznik Center for the Arts Curator, visual artist, Lora Fosberg posed in front of artwork by Bernard Williams on view at LCA in the 2018 exhibition "Waiting For A Sign."
ming's takeout box test print for hands-on education programming at LCA.
Young student creates styrofoam self-portrait print of her own.
ming leads gallery tour of "Warhol: Icon & Influence".
Activity Sheet designed by ming for "Warhol: Icon & Influence" programming.
Child poses with two Andy Warhol prints, this is the first exhibition ming contributed to during her 18months at LCA.
Young LCA visitor shares sketch of Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup can.
Installation day as Curatorial Assistant of the group exhibition "Waiting For A Sign."
Under the Education Department, ming leads gallery tour for local high school students.
Details of accordion book made by ming as teacher example for LCA's after school arts education programming.
The LCA Gallery Shop, where ming gained retail experience, assisting customers and helping stock local artisan goods.
LCA's 1st Friday programming.
LCA's Teen Arts Council, where ming supported and mentored high school aged artists through creating a portfolio and applying to college.
Welcomed in 2018 as an intern during my gap year, this community-centered role was a crash course on nonprofit arts spaces. From intern I was promoted to Programs Assistant and worked across the Curatorial, Marketing, and Education departments lead by LCA’s Director Janet Bloch.
During my eighteen months, I conducted dozens of gallery tours, developed exhibition research, the center’s fist exhibition catalog, educational programs, installed local artist galleries, gained retail experience in the Gallery Shop, assisted in the center’s annual arts festival and fundraising auction, among many other meaningful tasks. At LCA I shadowed then curator, visual artist, Lora Fosberg; contributing to exhibitions “Warhol: Icon & Influence,” “Waiting for A Sign,” “Nature vs. Everything,” and “The Chicago Imagists: Before & After.” I was exposed to the possibilities of arts education by LCA’s former Education Director, Hannah Hammond-Hagman and worked closely with Marketing Director, Kyle Murphy.
Flip through the ‘Waiting For A Sign’ exhibition catalog. This group show explores the use of signage, text, and iconography featuring the likes of Cheryl Pope, Bernard Williams, and Kay Rosen, among others. Curated by Lora Fosberg, the exhibition didactics, and catalog were written and designed by ming joi.