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Ben Asaykwee

Literary Arts; Performing Arts: Actor/Actress, Music

Ben Asaykwee is an actor/composer/playwright whose favorite past-time is making people laugh.

Julie Lyn Barber

Literary Arts; Performing Arts: Actor/Actress, Dance, Music, Theatre, Vocal

Dr. Barber is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Western Kentucky University. She has received IAC grants to perform with the Hot Jazz Preservation Society in Indiana State Parks, and to write and produce a new musical, Indiana Squirrel Stampede and two new children’s plays, The Elves and the Shoemaker and The Frog Prince. She has written many stage adaptations of fairy tales in the British panto style, which have been produced locally at the Minnetrista Faeries Sprites and Lights Festival (Muncie, IN), Nettle Creek Players (Hagerstown, IN) and IndyFringe (Indianapolis, IN). Two of her plays have won inclusion in the juried festival, DivaFest of Indianapolis: the ten-minute fable, Tamlane, and the one-act musical parody, Madwomen’s Late Nite Cabaret. As a stage director, her experience ranges from opera to children’s theatre, directing outreach productions for the Bloomington Early Music Festival of Indiana, and the Marjorie Lawrence Opera Theatre in Carbondale, IL. Other directing credits include Working (American Heritage Theater Project, Portland, OR), Clue: The Musical (Farmland Dinner Theatre, Farmland, IN), and Guys and Dolls (Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY) She has served as music director and choreographer for many schools and theatre companies in Oregon (American Heritage Theater Project, Cathedral School, Valley Catholic High School) and Indiana (Taylor Theatre, Muncie Civic Theatre, Monroe Central High School, Farmland Dinner Theatre), recently music directing Guys and Dolls at the Round Barn Theatre in Nappanee, IN, and choreographing The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Western Kentucky University. She is an AEA membership candidate, and has performed the role of “Berenice” in Cabaret Poe every October since 2009 with Q Artistry (Indianapolis, IN). She has played numerous roles in theatre and musical theatre productions in Canada and the United States, including Vancouver B.C.’s Theatre Under the Stars, Portland Oregon’s Northwest Classical Theatre Company, and Portland Center Stage. While in Portland, she co-founded the American Heritage Theater Project.

Ryan L Bennett

Literary Arts; Media; Performing Arts: Actor/Actress, Radio/Television, Spoken Word, Storytelling, Theatre, Vocal; Visual Arts: Film, Performance Art, Performers and Writers, Photography

Artist, Activist, and Visionary, this New Generation Renaissance Man is an alumnus and long time supporter of Asante Children’s Theatre. Recently named one of four Indianapolis Arts Council Art & Soul 2018 Featured Artist. Ryan is an Onyx Festival veteran and Playwrite. He is the Creative Executive Officer of Kai Entertainment, established in March of 2011, whose motto is “Media that Matters”. Mr. Bennett is also the Business Manager of Act A Foo Improv Crew, “Un-Scripted, Un-Rehearsed, and Un-Believably Funny”. At the age of 16, Ryan produced the 10-year news Magazine style show 360 Degrees through Indiana Black Expo’s flagship youth program Youth Video Institute. A graduate from Full Sail University with a degree in recording engendering; Ryan is an internationally published photographer, producer, director, and Academy Award-winning crew-member. He has worked with television and film companies in Los Angeles, California, the Senior Producer of Globalvison, a documentary company in New York City, New York, producing Barack Obama: The People’s President and The Battle of Durban II: Israel, Palestine & the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. In his soul he believes that LOVE CONQUERS ALL; and it is his mission to spread love and knowledge to the world.

Valeria DeCastro

Multi Arts; Performing Arts: Actor/Actress, Dance, Music, Spoken Word, Storytelling, Theatre, Vocal; Visual Arts: Crafts, Film, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, Performance Art, Performers and Writers; artistic director

Education INDIANA UNIVERSITY – Department of French and Italian May 1999 Earned a Masters degree in Italian language and literature. Overall GPA: 3.78 INDIANA UNIVERSITY – Department of French and Italian December 1996 Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Italian Language FUND. UNIVERSIDADE DE BRASILIA – Department of Music, Brasilia, BRAZIL 1982-1987 Studied Composition and Music Education Pedagogy UNIVERSIDADE DE GOIAS – School of Music Goias, BRAZIL 1980 – 1981 Studied Music Education for Children Summary of Skills and Qualifications Cross-disciplinary training with strong holistic pedagogical approach to teaching at professional and college level. Well trained in psychophysical methodologies from around the world. Extensive professional experience as a teacher, performer and artistic director in several countries. Strong background in music, theatre, contemporary dance, Italian literature, Commedia dell’Arte, film studies and videography, with training in mask and clown techniques, mosaic and yoga. Large understanding in means of promoting culture and working with diversity with lifelong experience teaching children and adults. Creative, detail-oriented and flexible. Committed collaborator capable of multi-tasking in a team environment. Reliable, able to perform tasks independently and maintain a high level of productivity on a time-sensitive schedule. Languages: Portuguese – native; Spanish – fluent; English – fluent; Italian – fluent; Art related: singing, guitar playing, composing, theater directing and acting, mosaic techniques, filmmaking, screen writing, contemporary dance, live performance, happening technique Teaching and Teaching Arts (see under: Other experience in interactive artistic and educational activities) Experience with Children: my own children, Music Together, public and private schools, as well as daycare institutions Performing: (see under: Performances and concerts) Props and Stage designer: Mac – Musical Arts Center – Opera Department at Indiana University Outreach: member of the Executive Committee for the Brazilian Association at IU – BAIU – -1994 – 2009 Management: Century 21 – 2003-2005 – Handled contracts, negotiations, and closing processes. Worked with buyers in determining their needs, gathering information and finding suitable properties. Coordinated inspections. Advised sellers with negotiation and provided current market information. Prepared comparative market analysis and designed exclusive strategy to market property. Experience in Education 2005-Present Program Director and Music Teacher Bloomington Music Together LLC Bloomington, IN www.bloomingtonmusictogether.com Teaches classes and also perform classroom teaching duties. Assists instructors in preparation and presentation of classes. Communicate with parents regarding facility activities, policies, and enrollment procedures. Confers with teaching staff regarding child’s behavioral or learning problems, and recommends methods of modifying inappropriate behavior and encouraging learning experiences. Purchases instructional materials and serves as an account and office manager. Prepares informational materials for publicity or distribution to class members and to promote institution programs. Speaks before schools and community groups and coordinates promotional and educational events. Reviews and evaluates facility activities, interviews, hires and trains new teachers. Outreach programs: Minority Hispanic communities at St Paul Christian Center – Bloomington, IN Mathers Museum Sing along monthly program – Bloomington, IN Meet the Instruments and pre-school programs at the Wonderlab – Bloomington, IN 2015 Rogers Elementary school Bloomington, IN Inclusion Aid 2014 – current Substitute Teacher for the MCCSC Bloomington, IN Holds a valid Indiana Substitute Teacher Permit. Substitutes for schools in Monroe County ages K-12. Works with inclusion and assistant need students 2013 – January – April Music and Movement Teacher in bilingual context La Paz Community School Guanacaste, Costa Rica Developed and introduced a bilingual music and movement program at the school. Trained classroom teachers. Helped organizing a music performance for the end of the semester. Thought classes and performed classroom teaching duties for children age 3-8. 2012 Music and Movement Teacher in bilingual context Centro de Aprendizaje Educarte by St. Joseph School Guanacaste, Costa Rica Developed and introduced a bilingual music and movement program at the school. Trained classroom teachers. Helped organizing a music performance for the end of the semester. Thought classes and performed classroom teaching duties for children age 1,5 – 3. 2011 Program Developer and Director of Children’s Musical – “Wild Things” Maple Bear Canadian School Brasilia, Brazil Directed the children’s musical program for children age 8 – 12 at the Maple Bear Canadian School of Brasilia. Developed curriculum integrated program based on a story of Maurice Sendak “Where the Wild Things Are”. Worked In conjunction with teachers and volunteer parents to coordinate students work and create the “Wild Things” musical. The students were divided in areas of their interest and participated actively of the process writing the script, creating the scenery, lights, costumes, make up, dancing and acting, playing instruments, creating the music, making posters to advertise and creating a design for the represent of the show. Students were also responsible for doing interviews, documentation and press release for the musical. Created a musical community inside the school involving school staff, teachers, parents and students. 2011 Music and Movement Teacher in Bilingual context Maple Bear Canadian School Brasilia, Brazil Developed and introduced a bilingual music and movement program at the school. Trained classroom teachers. Helped organizing a music performance for the end of the semester. Thought classes and performed classroom teaching duties for preschool, K- 4th grade 2010 Program Director and Music Teacher Music Together do Cerrado Goiania/ Brasilia, Brazil Opened a new Music Together center in Brazil. Directed the center and thought music classes for mixed age children 0 – 5 years old. 2009 Unionville Elementary School – Teacher AID Class Size Monroe County Community School Corporation Bloomington, IN Assisted a third grade teacher in a classroom. Responsible for grading and helping students with their assignments and projects. Worked with small group of special need children (more than 10 % of them are identified as such) to enhance their skills in spelling, math and language as well with their ability of inclusion in the classroom. 1997-2003 Italian Language, Assistant Instructor Department of French and Italian, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Taught college level Italian language. Developed syllabus. Prepared and reviewed quizzes and exams, Tutored grammar and conversation for students in Italian. 1995 – 97, 2002 Portuguese Language Instructor Kelly Business School, Indiana University Bloomington, IN Taught and tutored Portuguese for college level students. Developed syllabus, quizzes and exams. 1995 – 97, 2002 Portuguese Language Instructor Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Indiana University Bloomington, IN Tutored Portuguese for college level students. 1996 – 98, 2001 Portuguese Language Instructor Center of Global Change, Indiana University Bloomington, IN Taught Portuguese language via interactive video technology. 1996-98, 2001 Multilingual language Interpreter and Translator Bureau of Translation, Indianapolis, IN Translated documents, instruction manuals, texts and audiotapes from English to Italian. Worked as an interpreter for Italian and Portuguese in congresses and conferences Interdisciplinary educational activities: 2016 – Teatro Vida – Directed the musical “Os Saltimbancos” for the Portuguese department at IU. 2015 – Teatro Vida – Co-directed the play “O alto da compadecida” for the Portuguese department at IU 2014 – Teatro Vida – Co-directed the play “A farsa de Ines Pereira” for the Portuguese department at IU 2011 – Wild Things – Directed the children’s musical program for children age 8 – 12 at the Maple Bear Canadian School of Brasilia. Developed curriculum interdisciplinary program based on a story of Maurice Sendak “Where the Wild Things Are”. Worked In conjunction with other subject teachers and volunteer parents to coordinate students work and create the “Wild Things” musical at the Maple Bear Canadian School of Brasilia, Brazil 2008 – co-directed a presentation for the Learning Festival at University Elementary School on the Brazilian “Caipira” dance. 1997-2003 – used film as a Final Oral Exam project for foreign language students – Department of French and Italian, Bloomington IN (VCR format) 1995 -Taught music workshop for fifth grade students at the Elba Ramalho Public School – Trancoso, Brazil 1993 – Co-taught a summer course for children on Mosaic Techniques at the School of Education at IU 1988 – Taught dance for senior citizens at the Centro Cultural Galpaozinho – Brasilia – Brazil 1986 – Joined the Performance Group – Weather Report directed by Maura Baiocchi – Brasilia – Brazil 1985 – Joined the Performance Group – Weird Body directed by Maura Baiocchi – Brasilia – Brazil 1979 Directed the Children’s Musical Os Saltimbancos – (musical adaptation of the “Musicians of Bremen” by Chico Buarque) – Teatro Galpaozinho – Brasilia, Brazil 1978 – O Museu da Emilia – (children’s play written by Monteiro Lobato) – Directed the play – Teatro Galpaozinho – Brasilia, Brazil Director Workshops and Seminars 2015 – Yoga & guided meditation 500 hours certificate – “Institute of Holistic Yoga – Satyananda Ashram” in Miami, FL. 2010- Taanteatro residency workshop in theater and dance with Maura Baiocchi and Wolfgan Paneck– SP, Brazil. 2008 – Directors weekend – Music Together Directors Seminar, Princeton, NJ 2008 – Working with babies in a mixed age class, Chicago, IL 2007 – Teaching Music Together in preschools, Chicago, IL 2006 – Movement and rhythm for Children, Chicago, IL 2006 – Planning a Music Together class, Chicago IL 2005 – Introducing Music Together: How Children Grow Musically and How You Can Help, Princeton, NJ 2005 – Teaching Music Together: Understanding and Enhancing the Young Child’s Music Development, Princeton, NJ 1989 – Italian Diction for Theater – Centro Teatro Attivo – Milan, Italy 1988 – El mondo della Commedia – Centro Teatro Attivo – Milan, Italy 1990 – Workshop in Modern Mosaic with Cinzia Prestigiacomo, Milan – Italy Honors and Awards High Scholastic Achievement at Indiana University during the year preceding Founders Day 1997; Certificate of Merit for outstanding submission for the Indiana University Student Essay Contest Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program 1996 Certificate of Appreciation in promoting international awareness via interactive video technology On behalf of Indiana University, 2000-2001 Graduate Minority Fellowship for graduate study at Indiana University 2001

Molly Dykstra

Graphic Arts; Literary Arts; Performing Arts: Actor/Actress; Visual Arts: Film, Illustration, Mixed Media, Murals, Painting, Performers and Writers, Photography, Textiles, Visual Arts Instructor

Inspiration is the guiding light for Molly Anne Dykstra. Her intuition guides her use of materials and themes to create art which is both elegant and spontaneous. Her work is intensely personal, inviting the viewer to consider alternative ways to perceive the mundane. Adept at mediums from rock sculpture to fiber art and traditional oil painting, she chooses different paths to express her take on often inexplicable themes. Ms. Dykstra is a self-employed, Indiana based artist. Among her awards are the Elle Siskind Award for Drawing and Best in Pastel (2016) at the Indianapolis Art Center and Best in Show (2017), First Place (2018), Third Place (2017) and Awards of Merit (2017, 2016), at the Annual Juried Show at Ivy Tech Community College, Honorable Mention, Professional Category in Embellished Fabrics (2017) and Sculpture (2016) at the Indiana State Fair. She has worked on several public art installations, including four murals funded by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (2017-2013), the Seeds of Light installation with Arlon Bayliss (2016), A Piece of Our Heart at Community North Hospital (2017) and the Shelters and Abodes installation at Ivy Tech Community College (2015). She is also a teaching artist, offering classes and workshops through the Garfield Park Arts Center. Her exhibitions include her solo show, Meanderings, at the Garfield Park Arts Center (2017) and group show, Catalyst, at the Gallery at the Julian M. Carson Learning Resource Center. Ms. Dykstra’s other work includes illustrating the children’s book, All About Benjamin Franklin, for Cardinal Publishers Group and Blue River Press in 2016. She also has multiple IMDb credits for her work on Star Trek Continues, a web-based series, which included work in the swing gang, art department and as an extra. Her other IMDb credits include graphic design and concept for Leaves of Eden (2015), and work as an extra for The Life and Death of Sir Elizabeth (2013).

Vandi Enzor

Performing Arts: Actor/Actress, Dance, Music, Radio/Television, Storytelling, Theatre, Vocal; Visual Arts: Crafts, Film, Performance Art, Performers and Writers, Photography

Vandi Enzor recently moved to the Indianapolis area after graduating with a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from The University of Akron. Prior to pursuing a graduate degree with a focus on opera, Vandi attended Shorter College and graduated with a BFA in Musical Theater and minored in theater and piano. Vandi has performed professionally as a classically trained opera singer, in church and sacred music, as a jazz musician, in musical theater and straight theater, and as a stage combatant. She has done some film, and hopes to continue exploring film more in the future. Vandi has narrated over 40 audiobooks and currently teaches private voice and piano lessons at Meridian Music School in Carmel, Indiana. Vandi enjoys working with sound, lighting, hair and makeup design, in PR, stage managing, and many other technical aspects of live theater. She has been Artistic Director for M3 Theater Camp for the past two years and has written 3 plays. Some of Vandi’s favorite roles have been Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel, Bastienne in Mozart’s Bastien und Bastienne, Gaby in Romberg and Eysler’s The Blue Paradise, Jill in Bradshaw’s The Worst One Ever, and Penelope in the short film Penelope’s Revenge. Vandi also greatly enjoyed performing at the Vianden International Music Festival in Luxembourg in 2016, at the Crittenden Opera Workshop in Washington DC in 2017, and singing in the world premier of the ballet Snow White and the Magic Mirror. Vandi hopes to continue growing as an artist and performer in the future; her greatest passion is a collaboration of all aspects of the arts and sharing something with the world that connects with people and creates a lasting impact.

Marcia Eppich-Harris

Literary Arts; Performing Arts: Theatre; Political Artist; playwright

Marcia Eppich-Harris is the artistic director and founder of Southbank Theatre Company in Indianapolis. She holds a PhD in Shakespeare and Dramatic Literature and taught at the college level for over fifteen years. She is a playwright, lyricist, and composer, and her writing includes plays, musicals (composer/lyricist), fiction, poetry, scholarship, and reviews. Her creative writing is influenced by the literature and history of the ancient Greeks and Romans, the British Medieval and Renaissance periods, as well as current events. She focuses thematically on politics, philosophy, the arts, gender, family, and culture.

Sharon J. Hamilton

Literary Arts; Performing Arts

A nonfiction writer and playwright, Hamilton makes sense of social and emotional challenges using the family as context. She also performs her works and uses writing as therapy to confront powerful issues and conflicts.

Angelita Hampton

Artist of Color; Black/African American; Literary Arts; Political Artist; Visual Arts: Crafts, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper

My main creative work is as a mixed media artist. In the styles of contemporary expressionism or surrealism, I primarily treat subjects of social justice, employing imagery and text, while combining digital paint with hand drawn paper sketches, photography, watercolors, and collage. I enjoy the process of creation through experimentation and layering, and prefer producing prints created as a series of the same base image, reimagined in a variety of expressions, as part of an examination of the concepts of wholeness and separateness. I create art designed to challenge perceptions of race, gender, sexuality and social status through black portraiture and female figure in conjunction with popular images and ideology from American history and Black culture. A large portion of my work is created as public art, which I describe as being in a style of protest posters, designed with the intended effect of empowerment and the issue of a call to action. I often use traditional colors of American red, white, and blue, juxtaposed with images of brown and black people and images of social injustice. I also create using warm and rich earth tones with bright yellow and orange accents, as well as art with vibrant pinks, blues and greens.

Shari Lynn Himes

Literary Arts; Visual Arts: Film, Graphic Arts

Himes produces and directs film and touring theatre productions illustrating the diverse black experience. She has produced and directed one seven-time award winning short film and has written and staged two plays for Indiana State Museum’s Legacy Theatre. Her play, “Life on the Avenue,” was showcased at the 2004 American Association of Museums conference.

Emma Jean Huffman

Literary Arts; Performing Arts

Huffman is a professional storyteller, poet and author who specializes in monologue and monodramas. Her books include, Shackles In America, Thank God My Soul is Protected, and Honey I have Something to Say. She is also an educator, and inspirational and motivational speaker.

Charles McMillian

Literary Arts; Performing Arts: Theatre; Visual Arts: Crafts, Earthworks, Film, Jewelry, Murals, Painting, Visual Arts Instructor; Behavioral Arts Facilitator

I utilize my artistic gifts to encourage self expression with K-12 students. I facilitate behavioral art with others who are recovering from traumatic experiences, and those in criminal diversion programs.

Marti Meeker

Performing Arts: Theatre

Marti is a retired Lighting Designer and Stage Manager who still does specialty work for certain individuals. She spends her time in retirement traveling and writing plays.

Matt Panfil

Multi Arts; Performing Arts: Spoken Word, Theatre; Visual Arts: Constructions/Collage, Film, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, Painting, Performance Art, Sculpture; Installation

MATT PANFIL Curriculum Vitae Education Attending Herron School of Art and Design (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) with expected M.F.A. in May 2018 (attending 2016-2018) B.A. in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in Blooomington, IN (attended 2009-2011) Attended Santa Fe University of Art and Design (formerly The College of Santa Fe) MOV (Moving Image Arts) Film School (attended 2007-2009) Visual Art Exhibitions & Recognition Juried alumni exhibition, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (2011) Exhibitions for RAW Artists of Chicago and Indianapolis showcases (2011-2014) Solo gallery exhibition in Upland Brewery Room, Murphy Building, Indpls, IN (2013) Gallery exhibition in Broad Ripple Art Center, Broad Ripple, IN (2013) Juried exhibition, ORANJE Art Festival at Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indpls, IN (2014) Juried exhibition, TANJERINE Art and Music Festival, Indpls, IN (2014) Installation exhibitions, NOPAL Cultural Center’s Dia de Los Muertos Festival, Eiteljorg Museum, Indpls, IN (2014-2015) Exhibitions for Fountain Square Brewery’s Hop Your Face festival, (2014-2015) Exhibitions for The 5547 Project Gallery in Irvington, IN (2013-2014) Visual art display, do317 Lounge (rotating exhibition), Fountain Square, IN (2014) Exhibition and live visual art performance, Indy Music Festival, Indpls, IN (2014) Exhibition and live visual art performance, Vibe on Wednesdays, Indpls, IN (2015) Exhibition at Acceleration Art Studio in Fountain Square, IN (2015) Exhibition at Art Bazaar in Broad Ripple, IN (2015) Juried exhibition at Vonnegut Night/Vonnegut Historical Society, Broad Ripple, IN (2016) Juried gallery exhibition at Primary Colours, Murphy Building, Indianapolis, IN (2016) Collaborative installation exhibition, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN (2016) Voted Best Local Visual 3D Artist by NUVO Magazine’s “Best of Indy” (2016) HEALTHNET interactive art installations (2017) Awards & Publications Writing Poetry (“Misery is Real,” “Kali Yuga Blues”) published by the Pine Grove Literary Review, a branch of the Pine Grove Writers’ Collection based out of Portland, Oregon (2011) Short story “Sounds of Silence” published by the Saturday Evening Post in their Great American Fiction Contest 2013 anthology, of which I was one of eight finalists. Attended publication event in New York City (January, 2013) Selected as short fiction reader for an event at Indy Reads Books in downtown Indianapolis (2014) Short fiction and poetry published in two issues of KNACK Magazine, literature and arts magazine based in Santa Fe, NM (2014) Winner of Khaos Company Theatre’s 2015 Dionysian New Play Award. My debut One Act dramatic play “MetaStasis” voted winner out of seven finalists, performed for a full theatrical run in KCT’s 2016 season (2015-2016) Film Awarded Iris Film Festival Honorary Mention for Editing for 2010 short film “The Crystal Prophetess” (2011) Winner of “Best Line” Award for 48 Hour Movie Project in Indianapolis, IN (2012) Winner of Downtown Indy’s “We Welcome All” video contest. Voted winner out of four finalists, awarded a grand prize of $5000, and video featured on front page of Downtown Indy’s website (2015) Teaching & Leadership Experience Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign Art Director in Indianapolis, IN (2012-13). Organized posters and presentation material, as well as attended PowerShift event in Washington, D.C. Created two short promotional films for the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign in Indianapolis. Worked as call agent for National Park Service via InfoSpherix Corp. in Carmel, IN (2005-2008). Sold park permits and made park reservations, dealt with customer service issues and inquiries. Worked as a certified SAT/ACT/grammar/essay tutor for Wyzant, Inc. Tutored adults and youths in English, SAT and ACT prep, etc. (2011- 2015) Qualified standardized test (ISTEP grades 5-8) grader for DPLOYIT (2012-13) Painting instructor for Mimosa and a Masterpiece in Indianapolis, IN (2012-14) Instructor for youth collage-making classes for Regeneration Indy (2015-2016) Campaign videographer and media facilitator for Bernie Sanders’ campaign office in Broad Ripple, IN. Interviewed volunteers and produced video for Bernie Sanders’ primary presidential campaign (2016) TA Fellowship for Alternative Photographic Processes class at Herron School of Art and Design. In conjunction with Professor Stefan Petranek, aided students in the classroom, hands-on work with producing photographic chemical solutions and exhibiting students’ work in university displays (2017-2018) Co-founder and art curator for HEALTHNET, a communal art/music creative space near Fountain Square (2017) Film-related Highlights MOV (Moving Image Arts) Program at The College of Santa Fe in New Mexico (2007-2009) Cast, directed and co-produced numerous student projects as well as working on several others. Served as Boom mic operator, camera operator, first AD, etc., wrote two feature-length scripts. Internship at Mosaic (2009) Summer internship for Mosaic, full-service multimedia/marketing company in Zionsville, IN. Handled various film equipment, filmed Grand Opening party. 16mm and Digital Production Courses at Indiana University (2010-2011) Shot four 16mm films using the Bolex and Bolex Reflex; planned, organized, budgeted and edited all projects. Wrote, directed and produced a 15-minute musical, involving location scouting and securing approval for scenes. Editor for Team Hollywood Team Concepts, Inc. (2011) Employed by Team Concepts, Inc. as film editor for a team-building exercise for the Kelley School of Business. Edited a short film shot by Executive Partners in three hours. Videographer for Live from Bloomington (2011) Shot footage of local music event Life from Bloomington at the Buskirk Chumley Theatre, Bloomington, IN. Camera operator for Fort Wayne Lincoln Mercury car commercial (2011) Shot demolition sequences for upcoming Ford commercial in Fort Wayne, IN. Videographer for RAW: Artists in Indianapolis (2012-2014) Filmed and edited videos and interviews for RAW: Artists subdivision in downtown Indianapolis. Video editor for Youth Build Indy webseries (2012-2013) I have filmed and edited numerous videos for non-for-profit organization Youth Build Indy and Courage to Encourage in downtown Indianapolis “Pro” wedding videographer for American Wedding Group (2014-) I currently film weddings for the nationally recognized organization American Wedding Group Videographer for SAE International (2015) I filmed content for SAE International’s website at the JW Mariott in Indianapolis. Videographer and video editor for ROCHE International client (2015) I filmed a client proposal video for a British ROCHE employee living in Indianapolis. Videographer for HOSA National Conference (Health Professionals Conference) (2016) I produced a promotional video for HOSA’s national Future Health Professionals conference in Indianapolis, IN. Videographer media facilitator for Bernie Sanders’ campaign office in Broad Ripple, IN (2016) I produced a campaign election video for Bernie Sanders’ office in Broad Ripple, IN.

Crystal V. Rhodes

Literary Arts; Performing Arts

Rhodes is a published author, produced playwright, public speaker and freelance writer. One of her dramatic presentations is titled “Civil Wrongs.” She also offers writing workshops.

Jerry Shepherd

Literary Arts

An Indianapolis native, I have been writing short stories, novels and plays for more than 50 years. Along with writing all those years, I have taught writing at several Indianapolis-area colleges. My writings, including four published novels, ranging in genre from mainstream to suspense, fantasy, children’s and satire. Many of my writings are set in the milieu of 1950’s Indiana.

Joshua Silbert

Performing Arts: Music

Because of love of all kinds of music, I have always enjoyed being the Swiss army knife of whatever creative project I am involved in. -I compose customized music for independent films or commercial projects. -I regularly perform with a wide variety of bands (event bands, original pop/rock projects, jazz combos, etc). -I am a Music Director for various events and fundraisers around the Indianapolis area. -I am a songwriter utilizing numerous influences and technology. -I have arranged and recorded hundreds of songs, in both the independent and commercial world. -I work on “both sides of the board” at numerous recording studios around the Midwest. -I am fluent with Finale, Reason, Abelton Live, Final Draft, a student of Pro Tools -I am also a screenwriter

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