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Ava Kashar (she/they; Producer) is a Gallatin senior from New York studying Psychology Through Embodied Art. She wants to use her major as a way to help and be with people. She volunteers as a creative movement teacher for children of immigrant families, mentors through NYUs Queer Union, and, before Covid, volunteered with the Guggenheim’s Learning Through Art program at P.S. 86. She works in videography and filmmaking, currently creating for Earth Celebrations.
In her free time, Ava dances and makes films. Most recently, she co-wrote, produced, directed, and acted in a horror short, “Let’s Eat Before You Go.” Of the utmost importance to her are the artistic process, its effect on culture and relationships, and her beautiful dog, Polo. She is delighted to be a part of this year’s festival and is excited to showcase Gallatin’s artistic talents to the WWW!
Camille Menaged (she/her; Producer) is a senior in Gallatin studying Creative Approaches to Dance Pedagogy for the 21st century with a minor in Nutrition. Born and raised in Panama City, Camille became passionate about the cultural and educational impact of the arts creation and production at a young age. She is interested in the infinite and innovative ways to create dance performances with the use of technology. She is training with Youth Ballet Company in Panama. She is the vice president of the NYU Ballet Collaborative, where she teaches and choreographs virtually. As an artist for GAF, she will present her work in conjunction with Fred Lu: creating coding that uses modern computer vision and motion capture for dance performances. As a GAF producer, she believes that artists and students living at this period of time should make the most to not only mirror our society, but to act as catalysts by transcending what we consider to be limitations.
Caroline Meredith (she/her; Producer) is a junior at Gallatin studying cultural criticism and arts administration. A Southern Californian, Caroline just concluded her time as the editorial and social media intern for The Civilians, the Brooklyn-based investigative theater company. Previously, she worked as the editorial intern for American Theatre magazine, where she received multiple bylines. As a general management intern, she assisted Martian Entertainment with The Play That Goes Wrong Off-Broadway and the 2019 Broadway transfer of The Lightning Thief. In addition, she worked as a student editor and contributor for Confluence, Gallatin’s online platform for student writing, art, and research. She is thrilled to present the versatile roster of performances at GAF 2021, and she hopes the hiring team at Williamstown Theatre Festival will take notice.
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Cheyenne Bryant (she/her; Curator) is currently in her junior year at Gallatin. Her concentration, Healing from Sickness: Curing/Mending Colonial Trauma Through Art, Education, and Play, explores the healing capabilities of art-making and practice and its restorative power to add to community empowerment and autonomy. Cheyenne aspires to cultivate inclusive art spaces for young children that encourages their sense of self and imagination through active, hands-on learning. During her free time, she loves to eat green tea ice cream, knit chunky scarves, and sunbathe in Central Park!
Clarice Lee (she/her; Curator) is a senior at Gallatin whose concentration focuses on the sublime in Western and East Asian art history. Born and raised in South Korea, she seeks to reconnect with her own cultural history through her studies and is most passionate about exploring the ways to deconstruct the dominant Western narrative in public art spaces. Clarice previously held internship positions at art galleries in both Korea and New York. Through GAF, she is excited to work with artists and her fellow curators to celebrate the unique scholarships of Gallatin students and foster community. During her free time, she loves to take naps, eat ramen, and hang out with friends.
Jacqueline Yeon (she/her; Producer) is a junior at Gallatin studying Music Composition and Documentary Film with a minor in Integrated Digital Media. Having grown up in three different countries and moved 12 times in her short lifetime so far, she thought often about social connectedness and the importance of empathy as a means of survival. Mixing that understanding with her artistic interests, she wants to create a culture of compassion for others and self through multimedia storytelling. Putting her passion into work, Jacqueline serves as a director at Humans in Harmony, an arts nonprofit. She is grateful to be participating in GAF where everyone is part of the joint creation of the next moment.
Jasmine Buckley (she/her; Curator) is a junior at Gallatin studying curatorship and access to art institutions and education. She is a curator and graphic designer born and raised in the Bronx, New York. Jasmine has worked at New York’s CJ. One Gallery. In addition to curating for the Gallatin Arts Festival, she is a co-curator for an upcoming Gallatin Galleries exhibition that addresses visible and invisible experiences of the climate crises. Jasmine is passionate about bringing underrepresented narratives and histories into art institutions. She seeks to do this by curating exhibitions centered around these experiences and expanding the opportunities of receiving art education to encourage young emerging artists and curators to do the same.
Jesse McLaughlin (he/him; Curator) is a senior at Gallatin studying compassionate performance practices. He is a multimedia artist born in Bronxville, New York, during the final game of the 1998 World Series. His dad was very distracted. Jesse received acting training from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts and currently interns for Movement for Everybody, all-level movement classes that focus on physical freedom, release, creativity, and human-to-human connection. His recent interests include chimerism, hotlines, and the mysterious life cycle migration of the American eel.
Olia Zhang (she/they; Outreach and Marketing) grew up in the island city Xiamen, China. Working as the outreach and marketing coordinator of GAF 2021, she is a current senior at Gallatin interested in human and social transformation with a minor in global urban education. She’s passionate about education reform and social movements. Before COVID, she worked in a live music venue, a youth co-op, many film sets, arts and civic education projects. She owes a lot to the liberating, bonding and healing power of arts and community. She encountered GAF a few years ago walking by the Gallatin building and picking up a pamphlet of GAF, which catalyzed her decision to transfer into here. Inspired by the wonderful arts and lovely souls in GAF, she wants to connect the past and present of GAF and visiblelize the individuals and creative community it wholeheartedly celebrates despite the COVID-related hardships.
Sophia Takvorian (she/her; Curator) is a New Yorker and a senior at Gallatin concentrating in art history, social and cultural analysis, and art therapy. She’s interested in curation, art education, and public programming. Sophia is also a writer and works at a local archival museum in Brooklyn. She is an educator and curriculum writer for Sprout Up, a organization that provides science education to first and second graders in New York City schools. This spring, she’s excited to bring everyone together through the arts festival to commune over art. She believes deeply in the healing effects of art as well as collective care and hopes to continue building a creative practice and pedagogy around these beliefs. In her free time, she enjoys reading, spending time with friends, and gardening.
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