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Susan Armington
www.susanarmington.com
armington007@gmail.com
Intercultural and ESL Teaching
-Instructor,
Minnesota English Language Program (MELP), University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Summer 2010) Taught
Advanced Oral Skills.
- Artist in Residence,
"Talking SuitcasesTM" project
(2003-2010)
Taught workshops on art and
storytelling for non-native speakers of English at:
Hmong American Partnership (2008-10)
Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE), Minneapolis, MN(2010)
Frost Lake Elementary, St. Paul, MN
Marcy Open School
West Bank Community Development
Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (2007-8)
Korean Service Center Minneapolis, MN(2008)
Buffalo High School, Buffalo, MN (2007, 2010)
Hancock Elementary School (with ArtStart) , St. Paul, MN
(2005)
Intermedia Arts: El Colegio, Southwest
High School, Work Opportunities Center, (2003-7)
- Teaching Specialist,
ESL, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (1990, 1993, 1996-7)
Taught Oral Skills,
Reading/Composition, TA Training, English for Japanese
speakers
- Foreign Professor,
Foreign Language Center, University of Tsukuba, Japan (1993-95).
Taught Conversation,
Reading, Writing, Advanced English,
- Lecturer and
Teaching Associate, ESL, Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY. (1986-90)
Taught Academic Writing, Oral Skills,
Grammar, English for Japanese Scholars. Teacher
training demonstrations. ,
Projects in Community and the Arts (Selected)
Walker Art Center – guest artist,
for “Open Field”day. (2010)
Designed and led public art event to create giant
outdoor map of the Twin Cities for visitors of all ages.
University
of St. Thomas,
Department of Service Learning,
St. Paul, MN (2009)
Designed and led workshops on “The
Power of Story “ , St. Paul, MN (2009) for
Service Learning faculty and staff to give shape to and
articulate their vision and mission.
Minnesota
Campus Compact
Minneapolis, MN (2008-2010)
Designed and led workshop on “The
Power of Story “for Service Learning staff and
faculty from colleges across the state ,to help
visualize and articulate their mission.
Hmong-American Partnership,
St. Paul, MN (2008-2010)
Artist and director
-Talking Suitcases project.
Led workshops for Hmong youth and
Hmong and Vietnamese elders to create and share art
objects and life stories across cultures and
generations.
West Bank Community Development Corporation,
Minneapolis, MN, (2007-2008)
Artist and director
- Talking Suitcases project.
Led community building workshops for
Somali, Oromo, Ethiopian, Vietnamese, Euro-American, and
African American neighbors to create and share art
objects and stories about their lives across cultures,
languages and generations.. Additional focus –
cross-cultural dialog on key safety issues and setting
priorities for changes in the neighborhood. . Funded
by West Bank Community Development Corporation, COMPAS
Community Arts grant, and the Carolyn Foundation.
Korean
Service Center,
Minneapolis, MN, (2007-8)
Artist and director
- Talking Suitcases project:
Led workshops with Korean elders creating art about
their life stories. The art and stories were presented
first to the Korean community, then featured in the
Minnesota Women’s Press, and later at the University of
Minnesota’s Nash Gallery. Now on permanent exhibit at
the Korean Service Center. Funded by Metropolitan
Regional Arts Council and Korean Service Center.
Center for Grief,
St. Paul, MN, (2007)
-Workshop co-leader
- Talking Suitcases: Exploring Grief
and Loss through Art.:Led weekend retreat with grief
therapist Karen Heegard for participants to explore
personal issues of grief and loss through art and story.
United Theological Seminary,
New Brighton, MN, (2005-6)
Artist and director
- Talking Suitcases Exploring Hope and Loss through Art.:Week-long
art workshop, with interactive public presentation and
follow-up art exhibit. Also, facilitated “Talking
Suitcases” interfaith dialog workshop at the Islamic
Center in Fridley, MN
Intermedia Arts,”Immigrant Status” Program,
Minneapolis, MN( 2003-2007)
Artist and co-leader
of Residencies in Talking Suitcases art &
storytelling at Southwest High School, El Colegio,
Intermedia Arts, Work Opportunities Center, St. Paul
Jewish Community Center, White Bear Alternative School,
Hastings Elementary, Hmong youth group. Immigrant and
community artists, youth, elders, and the general public
have attended workshops in making art about their life
experiences. Also, performances of my “Talking Suitcase”
art piece.
Lake
Country School, Staff Retreat, Minneapolis, MN
(2006).
Artist and Workshop Leader.
Created and led staff development and community
–building workshop “Mapping our Lives” for staff of Lake
Country School at their Annual Retreat.
The Weisman Museum of Art, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Artist and workshop
leader - Interactive writing and art workshop for
diverse youth on the subject of “home” centering around
“Geography of Home” my map painting of the Twin Cites
made of the words and languages of people who live here.
Phipps Center for the Arts,
Hudson, WI.
(2/06, 2/02)
Artist and Workshop Leader - Art-making
residencies for Middle Schoolers: Talking Suitcases
(art about Palestinian, Saudi, and Israeli personal
stories) & Pictures at an Exhibition (Art
inspired by Music) relating to companion exhibits at the
Arts Center.)
Compleat Scholar Program, University of Minnesota
College of Continuing Education, St, Paul, MN.
(2004)
Instructor and Organizer -Music from
Art; Art from Music; Explorations of Mussorgsky’s
Pictures at an Exhibition with pianist Julia Elkina
and Professor Michael Kac. Created this course and
facilitated it. (2004)
Catholic Charities, Minneapolis, MN.
With Catherine Reid Day. Staff development workshops
for community- and team-building through 2-D and 3-D
image-making.
Elderhostel, University of Minnesota, Buffalo, MN
( 2001-2))
Art & Healing workshop as part of the
Spirituality & Healing week.
Hospice Program, Methodist Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
(2001)
Artist and Facilitator for workshop for hospice
workers' retreat. Designed and led an art-making
workshop: Reflections on Personal Loss.
Conference Presentations
Minnesota
TESOL Conference, Talking Suitcases Finding Authentic Voice in
English
Pre-conference keynote, MN (Fall 10)
Eastside Arts Council conference. “Talking Suitcases in the classroom” St.
Paul, MN (09).
Program in Peace Studies, Arcadia University.
“Talking Suitcases and Conflict Resolution.” Philadelphia,
PA. (09)
Minnesota
Education Association (MEA) Conference.
“Bringing Social Studies Alive through Art” St.
Paul, MN (09)
Teaching Artist Conference.
Keynote and Teaching Artist Demonstration
Bloomington, MN (09)
2008 Minnesota Council of Social Studies Conference, “Bringing Social Studies Alive
through Art.” Mille Lacs, MN.
2007 ESL, Bilingual and Migrant Education Conference,
“Talking Suitcases”
Minnesota Department of Education and Hamline
University, St. Paul, MN.
Education
- Mentoring with Professor Joyce Lyon,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2003-4)
- Studio arts & art history courses,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (1999-2002)
- Women's Art Institute, Minneapolis
College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN (Summer 2000)
- WARM (Women's Art Registry of
Minnesota) 2-yr. Mentorship with Maria Santiago
(1997-98)
- M.S. Linguistics/TESL, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY
- B.A., Honors Comparative
Literature, Literary Translation, Brown University,
Providence, RI.
Honors & Awards
Artist Initiative Grant,
Minnesota State Arts Board (2009)
Changemaker of the Year, Minnesota Women’s Press ,
for “impacting the lives of women and
children.” (2008)
COMPAS, Community Arts grant for Talking
Suitcases project with West Bank Community
Development Corporation (2008)
COMPAS,
Medtronic Arts Award for Talking Suitcases project
with United Theological Seminary (2005)
Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board
(2004).
Artist Residency at Anderson Center, Red Wing MN.
(6/01)
Jerome Fellowship for the WARM Mentorship Program
(1997-1998)
Cornell University
Graduate Fellowship
Cum laude, Brown University
Publications about my work
Schmid, Christina, “ The Edge of Resaon”
Shedding Light at The Phipps Center for the Arts in
Quodlibetica, at www.quodlibetica.com.
2010.
Diane and Betty Farrell, Entering Cultural
Communities: Diversity and Change in the Nonprofit Arts,
Rutgers University Press, NJ (2008). Pp:
29-32
St. Martin, Michele “Talking Suitcases tell unique
life stories” Minnesota Women’s Press,,
May1, 2008.
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