Project Management + Creative Community Engagement

Projects include:

The Neighborhood Developers - 1005 Broadway

Art Consultant to facilitate community engagement and oversee art commissions for new construction
January - June 2023 facilitated workshops for over 90 people ages 6 - 102 years to gather community input to inform a public art commission; developed RFQ + RFP; identified a selection committee to select final artist; served as artist liaison during installation and execution

City of Chelsea

Community puppet + mask-making workshops for Día de los Muertos Festival, 2022. Hired and trained local young people as artivists.
Creation of giant calavera puppet in collaboration with local seniors at the Chelsea Senior Center.

Now + There

Lot Lab Developed and facilitated flag-making workshops with Boys and Girls Club of Charlestown for public art installation. WBUR Press

Joy Parade Developed and facilitated flag-making workshops for city-wide parade inspired by Augment, an installation by Nick Cave.

Upcycling UNLESS : Seeking More Sustainable Art & Consumerism - series of tote bag making workshops at the Prudential Center in response to Stephanie Cardon’s public art installation. Read article about the motivation to create the project here.

City of Cambridge

Glocal Challenge Volunteer Presentor + Mentor - 2018/19
River Festival - Citywide Arts Festival, Climate Change Pavilion 2019, 2020

Art Education + Curriculum Design

Clients include:

Nuvu, Designed and led intensive studio on Stop-Motion Animation

Digital Ready, Design Fellow. Facilitate Design Engineering studio to develop career and workforce skills to young people ages 16 - 23

Catalyst Conversations, Lead Arts Educator. Create content for a series of 3 STEAM educational videos for highschool teachers and students.

City of Cambridge STEAM Initiative, Lead Arts Educator developing curriculum and projects for OST programs, STEAM Habits of Mind and lead professional development

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Curriculum Development for teachers and students in Hong Kong. Presented project at AGU 2018 fall conference, Washington, DC.

Cambridge + Acton Public Schools - Curriculum Development, Teaching Artist, Professional Development

TERC & Tufts University, Arts-Based Research Assistant observing STEM Literacies in Makerspaces

Acera: Massachusetts School of Leadership, Science and Creativity - Teacher Professional Development, Curriculum Development, MakerSpace Teacher

Watch a video on the Future of Art & Tech featuring Kyle, with Cambridge Innovation Center + Venture Cafe, May 2020

Read Through the Lens of a Community Partner, an article written by Kyle for the Institute for Arts-Integration & STEAM