{"id":4478,"date":"2021-01-25T14:24:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locallearningnetwork.org\/?p=4478"},"modified":"2021-01-25T14:24:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:24:06","slug":"introducing-suzanne-kolodziej-new-york-folk-arts-education-network-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/locallearningnetwork.org\/introducing-suzanne-kolodziej-new-york-folk-arts-education-network-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Suzanne Kolodziej, New York Folk Arts Education Network Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Local Learning and New York Folklore are pleased to welcome Suzanne Kolodziej as the Folk Arts Education Network Coordinator for New York State. This position will amplify the network\u2019s public work and reach, and work to address underserved and underrepresented identities and perspectives in arts education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4481 \" src=\"https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/SK-Image-1.jpg?strip=all&resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Suzanne is inspired by children\u2019s innate creativity and loves to promote opportunities for children to \u201cthink visually.\u201d In teaching art, she emphasizes expression, experimentation, and exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She earned her bachelor\u2019s degree from Michigan State University, a M.A. in Art Education and a M.A. in Historical Textiles and Costume, both from the University of Illinois. In addition, she holds a certificate in Art Museum Studies from the University of Illinois, earned through an internship at the George Eastman Museum and funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She retired from Cornell University in 2015 after 12 years in Education and Outreach. She worked at the Cornell Theory Center developing a virtual worlds museum program and then, at the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, running the outreach department for the East Asia Program. The East Asia Program was a National Resource Center (NRC), supported under the auspices of Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the U.S. Department of Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presently, at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, she is a Teaching Artist, Museum Educator, and Program Assessor in the Expanded Learning Collaboration with the Rochester City School District. 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