Passionate educator with over 6 years of experience working in Elementary Education. Skilled in professional communication, relationship cultivation, and project management. Enhanced student experiences by integrating the arts, adhering to standards, and impacting overall performance goals. Implemented custom curriculum for a diverse population virtually and in person. Positive advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in learning environments. Tactically skilled in collaborating with teams to execute goals. Successful problem solver with the ability to analyze problems to provide cre
Mermaid Museum in Berlin, MD
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Owner, glass artist, Stardust Artworks. Studio Artist at the Art Glass Center at Glen Echo. Member of the National Capital Area Glass Guild, Glass Art Society, Creative Crafts Council.
Coming Together Mural
The artist-designer was given support and resources to explore the values and needs of citizens who visited the business owners’ restaurant as well as being aware that the pedestrian walkway was shared by an adjacent building - a seven-story mixed- residential condominium building that also supported a small art community of five art studios and gallery space. Both agreed that there was a great need to connect the neighborhood business and building art studios which were effectively invisible to the public. The design and materials chosen for this project were the direct result of this collaborative planning effort. It was important to address ways to help engage the community with the art design process and build a welcoming environment.
What was previously a dark neglected walkway is now a transformed, well-maintained, safe, and inviting environment with a landscape area and a fine art mural that exemplifies the partnership between an artist and a business owner. Residents now regularly use this area as part of their jogging traveling paths, as well as a favorite location to visit. A marriage proposal was also witnessed there last May, as reported in Arlington Magazine.
This project, entitled Coming Together, has helped with the revitalization, preservation, and redevelopment of the area. In this effort, fine art was a universal language that assembled the participants with different perspectives and ultimately birthed a space of beauty that all could be proud of for a long time. While the mural and its title were developed to convey a global feeling, its execution was truly a local one.
What was previously a dark neglected walkway is now a transformed, well-maintained, safe, and inviting environment with a landscape area and a fine art mural that exemplifies the partnership between an artist and a business owner. Residents now regularly use this area as part of their jogging traveling paths, as well as a favorite location to visit. A marriage proposal was also witnessed there last May, as reported in Arlington Magazine.
This project, entitled Coming Together, has helped with the revitalization, preservation, and redevelopment of the area. In this effort, fine art was a universal language that assembled the participants with different perspectives and ultimately birthed a space of beauty that all could be proud of for a long time. While the mural and its title were developed to convey a global feeling, its execution was truly a local one.
Medium: Acrylic on metal
Year: 2018
Details: 4.03
Pete Danelski is a director and producer, based in Washington, DC, making work all over. Pete creates theatre and performance through a variety of means and forms. Directing, associate and assisting credits include Folger Theatre, Theatre J, Gallery Players, Rorschach, The Performance Interface Lab, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Round House Theatre and DeSales University. Original projects include The Lower Depths Project, woolgatherings, as well as Every Hour/Chekhov in 8—developed with support of the Drama League of New York City.