EMIE HUGHES

 EDUCATION:
2020, Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA) – Certificate, Nonprofit Management
2013, Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA), GPA: 3.8, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa – B.A., Theater Arts, Psychology minor

2012, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health (Stockbridge, MA) - 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

AWARDS:

2013: Emil R. & Tamar Weiss Award in Creative Arts, Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Blue Jar, LLC                                                                

Founder, Artistic Director, CEO: 2/1/20 – Present

  • Artist member of Aston Mills Arts (Aston, PA)

  • Create and sell original artwork and reproductions in retail spaces and online outlets

  • Design websites for artists, small businesses, and nonprofits

  • Support clients with social media marketing, newsletters, website upkeep, third-party integrations, and more

  • Teaching Artist at Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education (DiAE)

Greenmore Farm Animal Rescue (West Grove, PA)

Director of Development & Marketing (P/T): 11/1/19 – 6/1/20

·       Managed the capital campaign for The New Adoption Center

·       Raised over $22K through campaigns and individual outreach

Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education (Wilmington, DE)

Fundraising, Marketing, Social Media Consultant (P/T): 11/1/19 – 7/15/22

·       Assisted with fundraising appeals (year-end, Giving Tuesday, Spring Appeal)

·       Created marketing strategies to highlight DiAE’s positive impacts on its communities

·       Assisted with social media accounts, increasing DiAE’s online presence

New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (New York, NY)

Development Associate, External Affairs, Development & Alumni Relations: 7/18 – 2/19

·       Organized and executed 13 + department events annually

·       Managed ticketing and seating for the annual Tisch Gala

·       Acted as a front-line fundraiser for alumni prospects

·       Managed weekly newsletters, social media, website content, and year-end appeals

New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (New York, NY)

Administrative Aide, External Affairs, Development & Alumni Relations: 11/15 – 7/18

·       Managed the Tisch Parents’ Council and organized events

·       Processed gifts (checks, credit cards, stocks, wire transfers, pledges)

VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS:

2023:

May - June: Featured Artist, Solo Exhibition, Kendall at Longwood (Kennett Square, PA)

May - June: Stages of Blue II Solo Exhibition, Rehoboth Art League (Rehoboth Beach, DE)

February - March: Featured Artist, Solo Exhibition, Main Line Art Center (Haverford, PA)

2023 Chester County Studio Tour (Chester County, PA)

2022:

July: Stages of Blue Solo Exhibition, Blue Ball Barn at Alopocas Run State Park (Wilmington, DE)

6/15 – 7/18: Summer Teaching Fellow Exhibition, Duke Gallery, Community Arts Center (Wallingford, PA)

5/1 – 5/31: Let Me Tell You Group Exhibition, Chris White Gallery (Wilmington, DE)

2022 Chester County Studio Tour (Chester County, PA)

2021:

·       Created & facilitated Community Cyanotype Exhibition, Delaware Art Museum

o  Facilitated workshops with community members of the Delaware Art Museum’s Happy Hours (8/5/21 & 8/19/21)

o  All works created by the community during these workshops were installed in the main museum hallway from 10/20/21 – 1/1/22

·       Featured artist at “Brunch, Brushes, and Blooms,” Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington, DE)

2020: Featured visual artist in the annual “Gifted” Show, The Art Trust (West Chester, PA)

2019: Featured visual artist in “CeramiX,” Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington, DE)

2015: Featured visual artist, Rabbithole Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE:

2023

April: Created, produced, and performed Fertile Ground, White Noise, and a Care Dance, Aston Mills Arts (Aston, PA)

March: Created, produced, and performed Fertile Ground, White Noise, and a Care Dance, Masher Space (Philadelphia, PA)

2020

Curated, produced, and performed in Works in Progress Dance Performance, Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington, DE)

2017

  • Curated multidisciplinary arts evening, ART is COOL - a salon at Soundance (Brooklyn, NY)

  • Presented original dance film work, Dreams Unspoken, Co-Director/Producer, Boundless in Brooklyn, 48-Hour Dance Film Festival (Brooklyn, NY)

  • Presented original dance work glacier sister, Estrogenius Festival 2017, Kraine Theater (New York, NY)

  • Presented original dance work glacier sister, Triskelion Arts (Brooklyn, NY)

  • Presented original dance work glacier sister, Women in Motion Spring Salon (Brooklyn, NY)

  • Presented original dance work glacier sister, Underexposed at Dixon Place, Dixon Place (New York, NY)

  • Performer in Blood Trees, Exponential Festival 2017, Center for Performance Research (Brooklyn, NY)

2016

·       Transcriber for CAST, STAGE, AUTHOR by Yanira Castro/a canari torsi (NY, NY)

·       Performed original dance work red ked, Women in Motion's Spring Salon (New York, NY)

·       Guest artist at University of Hartford, Improvisation & Choreographic Process (Hartford, CT)

2015

·     Performer in this is our nine to five: we're trying not to move, AUNTS at Fourth Arts Block (NYC)

·     Residency at RedHorse Studio/Susan Rethorst (Philadelphia, PA)

·     Presented original dance work GET IN THE POT, Work-in-Progress Series, Dixon Place (New York, NY)

·     Performer in Name Is Yoko by Ayano Elson, WorkUp 1.2, Gibney Dance (New York, NY)

·     Presented original dance work, GET IN THE POT, Spoke the Hub (Brooklyn, NY)

·     Presented original dance work GET IN THE POT, Five Myles Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)

·     Performer in Court/Garden, Yanira Castro, 2015 River to River Festival, Federal Hall (New York, NY)

2014

·     Presented original dance work We Are Water, Brandywine River Museum of Art (Chadds Ford, PA)

·     Presented original dance work goddesses with a tape measure, The Living Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)

·     Presented original dance work dirge without music, Movement Research's Open Performance (New York, NY)

·     Presented original dance work i only love you, Bowery Poetry Club (New York, NY)

2013

·     Performer in Dead Nature, Savages concert, Terminal 5 (New York, NY)

·     Performer in The New Ecstatic by Sarah Skaggs, Danspace Project (New York, NY)

·     Performer in Dances for Airports by Sarah Skaggs, 9/11 Memorial Site (Shanksville, PA)

·     Presented original dance work Opus Feminna, Weiss Prize Performance, Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)

·     Presented original dance work We Be, American College Dance Festival, Gala Selection Concert (Penn State University, PA)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)

Choreographer in Residence: September & October 2022

·       Teach classes in modern dance & improvisation

·       Create new dance work for Dickinson’s Fall Dance Performance

Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington, DE)

Teaching Artist: 9/20 – 8/21

·       Teach classes in cyanotype techniques to all ages

·       Workshops include Classic Botanical Cyanotypes, Wet Cyanotype Techniques & Botanical Canvas Bags

Main Line Art Center (Haverford, PA)

Teaching Artist: 10/21 – Present

·       Teach classes in cyanotype techniques to all ages

·       Past workshops have included Classic Botanical Cyanotypes, Wet Cyanotype Techniques, Botanical Canvas Bags, and Family Workshop Sun – Printing

Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education - DiAE (Delaware)

Teaching Artist: 4/21 – Present

·       Teach classes in cyanotype and movement to students in Delaware public schools

·       Past workshops have included Classic Botanical Cyanotypes at Dover High School

·       Attend regular professional development sessions with other Delaware teaching artists 

Community Arts Center (Wallingford, PA)

Teaching Artist: 4/21 – Present

·       Teach classes in cyanotype techniques to all ages

·       “Specials” Teaching Artist & Full Day Camp teacher for 2021 Summer Spree art camp

·       Taught campers ages 4 – 13 in cyanotype workshops 3 weeks of Summer Spree

·       Classroom teacher for “green” group at 2021 Summer Spree

University of Hartford (West Hartford, CT)

Visiting Teaching Artist: 2015 – 2018

·       Taught workshops to undergraduate students in modern dance, improvisation, and creativity

·       Used dance history and technology to develop skills around composition and artistic process

MISCELLANEOUS TEACHING:

7/17/21: Guest Speaker, PA Girl Scout Troup (Doylestown, PA), Sun-Printing

7/7/21: Teaching Artist, City Fest Arts Work (Wilmington, DE), Dance & Sun-Printing

6/16/21: Teaching Artist, Makers Off Main Summer Camp (Doylestown, PA), Sun-Printing

10/10/20 – 10/15/20: Substitute art teacher, Upland Country Day School (Chester County, PA)

10/12/19: Teaching Artist “Girls Can Do Anything” 2019 Conference (Wilmington, DE), Dance

VENDOR SHOWS & MARKETS:

2022

·    Vendor, Kennett Holiday Village Market, The Creamery (Kennett Square, PA)

·    Chester County Studio Tour 2022 (West Chester, PA)

·    Aston Mills Arts Fall Show (Aston Mills, PA)

·    Aston Mills Arts Fall & Spring Open Studios (Aston Mills, PA)

·    Vendor, Craft & Mercantile Spring Market (Exton, PA)

·    Vendor, Clover Market Spring Market (Collingswood, NJ)

 2021

·     Vendor, Kennett Holiday Village Market, The Creamery (Kennett Square, PA)

·     Vendor, Delaware Art Museum Holiday Market (Wilmington, DE)

·     Vendor, Cherry Street Pier First Friday (Philadelphia, PA)

·     Vendor, Main Line Art Center Holiday Market (Haverford, PA)

·     Vendor, Carousel Park Fall Craft Market (Wilmington, DE)

2020

·       Vendor, The Craftery Market at The Farm Bakery & Events (Quakertown, PA)

2019

·       Vendor, Rockwood Park & Museum Fall Craft Market (Wilmington, DE)

·       Vendor, Spring Essentials Craft Market, Wilmington Brew Works (Wilmington, DE)