Art Educator

BFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ma
Major: Art History
Concentration: Museum Studies/Sculpture/Ceramics
Internships: American Silver Museum, Meriden, CT / Campus Gallery, Amherst, MA

Relevant Experience
Website Design US Patent Pending Entrepreneurship
Art Educator Certificate Florida K-12 Historical Interpreter Fashion and Fabric Design
Certified Picture Framer Florida Food Prep License

Over fifteen years of experience in a variety of arts related managerial and teaching roles. Developed unique instructional curriculums and hands on programs and products for adults, children and specialized groups. Very successful at developing art enrichment programs for public and private sectors. Proven skills in fundraising, marketing campaigns, budgeting and event planning for both non-profit and for profit ventures. Successfully engaged the community with unique and relevant programming for diverse audiences. Strong artistic/design abilities allowing for resourceful and creative ideas for both product and project development. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated leadership and project management experience. Life-long learner.
BFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ma
Major: Art History
Concentration: Museum Studies/Sculpture/Ceramics
Internships: American Silver Museum, Meriden, CT / Campus Gallery, Amherst, MA
EDUCATION
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Hillsborough County Schools Tampa, Florida
Elementary Art Educator K-5 / Cypress Creek Elementary Florida Certificate Art K-12
Relevant Experience
Website Design US Patent Pending Entrepreneurship
Art Educator Cert. K-12 Historical Interpreter Fashion and Fabric Design
Certified Picture Framer Florida Food Prep License Community Volunteer
Created both brick and mortar and e learning lesson plans during a pandemic while operating under a new set of restrictive rules and procedural requirements. Engaged students with limited supplies and resources, language barriers and special needs by utilizing a dynamic and animated teaching style designed to inspire an appreciation for the arts.
Lee County Schools Fort Myers, Florida Elementary/Middle Art Educator K-8 / The Alva School Temporary Florida Certificate Art K-12
Developed and implemented creative and effective lesson plans for grades K-8. Managed middle school art project earning second prize at Lee County Fair amongst all Lee County Schools. Effective and/or Highly Effective ratings on all classroom observations. Worked in conjunction with special departments and educators to provide artistic opportunities to enhance academic learning experiences.

House of Seven Gables Home of Nathaniel Hawthorne – Salem, Massachusetts
One of the country’s oldest historical landmarks consisting of nine buildings th th th
encompassing the history and art of the 16 , 17 and 18 centuries. Assistant, Children’s Educational Programs / Historical Interpreter
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Conducted public and private tours detailing 16 , 17 and 18 century art, decorative art,
architecture, family histories and literature. Produced, directed and performed historical reenactments of 17th century maritime village life. Conducted specialized hands on children’s educational workshops. Provided training and continued education for tour guides and historical interpreters.
East Kingston Elementary – East Kingston, NH Rural K-5/SAU16
Playground and Nature Habitat/Outdoor Classroom Director
Managed committee of 24 teachers, volunteers and community sponsors. Liaison to teachers, contractors and school board committee. Developed learning opportunities and outdoor classroom projects designed to encourage awareness of our natural surroundings and maintain the habitat through Earth Day and ongoing science based curriculums.
Key Achievements:
– Raised over $35,000 in funds in 6 months.
– Implemented many successful hands on art workshops as fundraising and community
awareness programs. Project was completed on time and under budget.
– Painted interactive murals in school library and auditorium.
Wadsworth Athenaeum – Hartford, Connecticut America‘s oldest public art museum, established in 1842.
Assistant, Museum Services
Coordinated museum event planning for world class art museum including: Exhibit openings, educational programming, symposiums and lectures, museum rentals and corporate events. Liaison with museum cafe, caterers, rental vendors, facilities and security departments for all internal meetings and all museum public programming and private events.
Key Achievements:
– Robert Mapplethorpe Opening
– Robert Longo Opening featuring R.E.M.
– Chateau Rothschild Wine Label Design Exhibit

Art Soup – Rowley, Massachusetts
Creative lounge and decorating center offering children, adults and families an inspiring place to express their creativity by painting on pottery, wood, glass or furniture.
Owner / Operator
Owner and operator of a creative lounge and decorating center generating nearly $250,000 in yearly revenues.
Key Achievements:
– Developed exclusive class offerings and painting instruction resulting in 40% repeat
business. Expanded to three times the square footage of original location to
accommodate increasing customer base after only 6 months of operation.
– Collaborated with multiple schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations to provide
outreach programs including large scale tile installations and community
development projects.
– Designed customized dinnerware line for The National Geographic Museum retail
store. Designed several customized tabletop accessories for The Celebration Fantastic. Multiple artistic licensing agreements with The Essex Collection, an upscale dinnerware manufacturer and distributor.
Droll Designs – Salem, Massachusetts www.drolldesigns.com
$2 million producers of upscale tabletop dinnerware and accessories. Droll Design
products are sold by over 500 specialized boutiques and national retail stores including Bloomingdale’s and Neiman-Marcus.
Senior Design Instructor
– Painting Instructor and special projects manager for upscale hand painted ceramics company. Assisted in preparations for retail industry trade shows nationwide.
Key Achievements:
– Promoted to Senior Design Instructor after first 3 months of employment.
– Developed painting instructional training manual describing composition, painting
styles, color charts and design interpretation for over 200 images.

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• DESIGNER BIO
• Cheryl Bourque began her career as assistant to the designers at Droll Designs, an exclusive, hand-painted ceramic / pottery enterprise. Their products sell world-wide in unique and elite boutiques and national upscale retail markets including, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman.
• Her talents and experience lead to the creation of Art Soup in Rowley, MA. Her studio allowed customers to paint their own home accessories including pottery, glass and wood products on a walk-in or class basis. Soon after, her studio expanded to a larger location to include customized in home faux finishing, decorative painting services and an exclusive finish ware line of tabletop accessories. Her successful art programs for children led to multiple collaborations with schools, libraries and local organizations to create large scale tile installations and murals.
• Her studio’s success subsequently led to multiple designs created for National Geographic Museum Stores and The Celebration Fantastic catalog featuring the designs of Claire Murray, Limoge and Michael Simon fashions. Cheryl also designed exclusive lines for restaurants, boutiques and began licensing her designs to The Essex Collection, a New England based decorative accessories wholesaler. She was commissioned to design a tabletop place setting for their “Millennium” collection which was marketed and sold nation-wide in upscale boutiques and big chain retailers including TJ Maxx and Marshall’s. Her designs have also been featured in Cigar Aficionado magazine.
• By leveraging her experience in the contemporary studios industry she created a line of paint your own pottery kits for the craft and hobby industry that were sold in her studio, upscale catalogs, boutiques and national chains. Cheryl’s success and experience in the ceramics industry has created numerous consulting opportunities with startup studios. The proliferation of contemporary paint your own pottery studios in the Northeast is due in part to her entrepreneurship. Her studio served as an incubator for the industry’s leading ceramics supply company, Gare, Inc. Gare maintains that her studio was the model for other contemporary studios to follow.
• Cheryl resides in southwest Florida with her husband and their four children. Her recent design projects include several copyrights for fabric designs and a patent pending interchangeable sandal design for children called Zooshuu.
• Relevant Experience
• Website Design US Patent Pending Entrepreneurship
• Art Educator Cert. K-12 Historical Interpreter Fashion and Fabric Design
• Certified Picture Framer Florida Food Prep License