Brooke Gibbons

Curator, Arts Manager, Artist, Workshop Facilitator

Website: BrookeGibbons.com Email: Brooke@hellourbanist.com Instagram: brookeisfarout

CURRENT POSITIONS

Charlotte Art League, Charlotte NC

Assistant Director

Curator/Chair of Exhibitions

LOOM Gallery, Ft Mill SC

Art Director/Curator

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

“ART HOUSE” Charlotte Art League, November 2017

“NO ARTISTS LEFT BEHIND” Charlotte Art League, May 2017

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

“BEYOND SKIN AND STREET” (2 works) Charlotte Art League, July 2016

“MEMBER’S SALON” (multiple works) Charlotte Art League, September 2015

“SUMMER ART CAMP” (1 piece + installation) Charlotte Art League, August 2015

“HERITAGE” (3 works) Charlotte Art League, February 2015

TEACHING EXPERIENCE and PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

Creative Studio Sundays (yoga, meditation, writing, and art journaling series) Charlotte Art League: Charlotte NC, June 2016-Present

Metrolina Association of the Blind Art Course for the Visually Impaired Charlotte Art League: Charlotte NC, October 2015-December 2015

Various Art Journaling, Mixed-Media and Collage Art Classes Charlotte Art League: Charlotte NC, February 2015-Present

Introduction to Mixed-Media Painting
Process Painting
Writing-As-Art
Introduction to Collage
Analog Collage
Memoir Art Journaling

Summer Art Camp Charlotte Art League: Charlotte NC, Summer 2015

Camp Kitsch Creative Art Retreat (art journaling, mixed-media painting) Private Residence: Troutman NC, May 2014

Creative Archiving through Recipe Journals: A Vintage Collage Journal Workshop Elemental Healing: Charlotte NC, April 2013

Intro to Creative Art Journaling for Middle School Girls Center for Creativity and Healing: Charlotte NC, March 2013

SELECT CLIENTS

Hearth N Soul, LLC (art event facilitation, creative director, web design) 2017

Center for Creativity and Healing (photography, marketing, design) 2013

The Swap Brigade (graphic design, photography, consulting) 2012

CONTRIBUTING WORK

Four Magazine: Photographer

Speak Up Magazine: Community Connections Coordinator

IndieNC Blog: Guest Blog Content Writer/Photographer

Foam Magazine: Online Blog/Photo Contributor

Goodwill of Southern Piedmont Blog: Guest Blogger/Photographer

CLTBLog: Guest Blog Content Writer

Farthing Collective: Content Creator and Contributor: “The Jenny List”

My Indie Charlotte and Brooke Is Far Out: Blog Founder/Photographer/Content Writer

OTHER WORK/EXPERIENCE

Vice President and Secretary of the Board Charlotte Art League 2015-16

Resident Studio Artist Charlotte Art League 2015

Sustain Charlotte Awards (judge) 2015

Vinyl Expressionz Jewelry Launch Party (collage boards) 2015

Spread Magazine Launch Party (collage fashion boards) 2014

Cosmic Ephemera Online Shop (vintage paper kit curator/seller) 2011-2014

Hello Urbanist Founder, Boutique Creative Development Agency 2010-2015

FEATURED IN

Four Magazine, interview and portfolio 2014

Creative Loafing Charlotte, interview 2011

EDUCATION

Node Center for Curatorial Studies: International Curatorial Program for Contemporary Art; Exhibition Design; Documenting and Archiving

City of Charlotte: Community Planning Academy-Cerfiticate

University of Texas at El Paso:  Sociology with a concentration in Urban & Cultural Studies

 Additional Studies

Blog Society: Digital Bravery Marketing Course