Creativity EVERYWHERE.

Residencies for ALL Schools.

Offering creative experiences that honor the story of every student.

A master teaching artist, Ginger has worked with all ages, grades and group sizes - from preschool through college level - on projects ranging in a diversity of subjects and themes. She can connect with the state and national standards, weave into current classroom conversations, and help create space for witnessing every participants voice…all through her Create + Connect process.

Ginger offers her customized residencies to schools and organizations of any size and location. Students works can range from individual pieces, to collaborative, to entire wall-sized murals.

Ginger is available locally in Asheville and is also a part of the TAPAS program through the Asheville City Schools Foundation and anywhere through other grant programs or privately funded projects. She is available to travel to other cities to deliver her one-of-a-kind residencies.

Grades K-12+ / Any number of students

Curriculum collaboration opportunities includes SEL, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Science and more.

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“Ginger’s Create + Connect residency not only created space for students to access their creative voice and share their story, but was a much needed offering for the nurturing of my own development as a teacher.”

- High School Teacher

  • Nurture and develop social emotional needs

  • Feel seen, worthy, appreciated and empowered

  • Discover new ways to process curriculum subjects

  • Share stories and conversations BEYOND WORDS

  • Allow space for meaningful discussions to emerge

  • Celebrate every student’s visions and reflections

Create + Connect Residency Workshops offer students to opportunity to…

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Residency Options + Details

  • K - 12th grade+ / 3 hours (can be split into 3 days)

    Ginger works with students to create original works of art in the form of Self Portraits. She references the works of Romare Bearden who used collage to depict many chapters of his life and can weave this proces into many curriculum subjects and themes.

    Students dig deep into their essence, their lived experience, their stories and circumstances to create a thought provoking work of art using found imagery, collage and lush explosions of color.

    These Self Portraits have a profound effect not just on the creators of the works but also on those that view the images. They transcend barriers and boundaries in order to express and celebrate our shared humanity. Teachers/Leaders are encouraged to participate on their own work alongside the students.

    Costs dependent on class size and scope / All materials included

  • 2nd - 12th grade+ / 1 hour

    Ginger guides entire classes/groups through a Create + Connect Circles experience that offers time and space to process and explore feelings and emotions. It can be used as a weekly practice to promote positive mental health and well being.

    Notebooks and supplies are provided for each participant to continue the practice throughout the year.

    Costs dependent on class size and scope / All materials included

    *Ginger can also train teachers to use this process as a tool in their classroom

  • 1st - 12th grade+

    Ginger can work with students to create larger scale collaborative community portraits that can become wall murals.

    For example, she worked with four classes of second graders to explore community and connection through collage - using Romare Bearden’s work as inspiration as well as her own.

  • Beginning at $300. All options are dependent on timeframes, scale, structure, scope and number of participants.