Zachary Gresham

Experience

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  Lawndale Art Center

  Dec 2008 - Aug 2009

  Education and Volunteer Coordinator

  • Scheduled, documented, and conducted tours of exhibitions with all visiting groups in addition to managing all volunteers, volunteer communications, and tracking of volunteer hours for grant reporting. • Developed educational and interactive programs for visiting groups and events such as Bayou City Arts Festival and Houston Museum District Day. • Assisted the Director of Exhibitions and Programming in handling the transportation of art, gallery preparation, and installation and documentation of exhibitions. Show less

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  Symphony Of Southeast Texas

  Jan 2009 - now

  Cellist

  Perform with the symphony during education, pop, and Master Series concerts throughout the season.

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  Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

  Sept 2009 - May 2011

  Family Programs & Kinder Foundation Education Center Assistant

  • Coordinated internally and with external partners to execute programming, including weekly in-gallery experiences, workshops for families, parents and homeschool students, outreach programs to area hospitals (Texas Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and Shriner’s Hospital for Children), and membership and development events targeted to families. • Compiled program statistics for grant reports in conjunction with the development department, and worked with the publications department to produce printed and digital marketing collateral. • Provided administrative support to the family programs office, including tracking budgets, material purchases and preparation, updating the program calendar, and processing teaching artist timesheets. Show less

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  Houston Ballet

  Jun 2011 - Sept 2012

  Schedule Coordinator & Student Affairs Liaison

  • Built, distributed, and managed the Academy class and rehearsal schedule for the year-round and summer intensive programs, including over 125 classes per week. • Served as the primary information center for all upper-level students and Houston Ballet II students as they performed both in Houston and around the world.

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  Art League Houston

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2017

  Director of Education Programs

  • Oversaw all aspects of education and outreach programming, including the recruitment, hiring, training, and supervision of all instructors, teaching artists, and staff, as well as manage the budget for these programs. • Created the Summer High School Studio Art Intensive, a rigorous, in-depth studio art experience for area teens that consists of studio classes, art history discussions, site visits, portfolio reviews, open studio time with visiting artists and curators, and a culminating exhibition at Art League Houston. • Forged new partnerships with the Houston Chapter of the MS Society and the Montrose Center, while expanded exhibition opportunities in the community for Healing Art, a weekly art-making program for adults with chronic illnesses and physical disabilities. • Through the ArtBound! In-School Artist Residency Program, worked with principals to establish partnerships with Houston Independent School District (HISD) Title-1 elementary schools with little or no access to visual arts education. This resulted in relationships with nine schools (104 classrooms) and connected over 2,500 students in 2nd through 5th grade to arts-integrated curriculum.• Oversaw all aspects of the Art League School, from setting student registration and enrollment goals to payroll to the production of all marketing collateral. Increased enrollment from an average of 200 students per quarter to 350 students and expanded class offerings by 40% by hiring new instructors, establishing professional development opportunities for instructors, and expanding to an online registration system. Show less

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  University of Houston

  Jan 2016 - now

  Instructor for ARLD 6395: Arts and Health in Practice (Spring 2025), a graduate seminar course that explores the practice of arts in medicine in the fields of health and human services and ARLD 6330: Arts and Technology (Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022), a graduate seminar course that explores the intersection of art, technology, and management with arts institutions, entrepreneurial endeavors, and individual artists of all disciplines. Graduate Research Assistant for the AYA Colorectal Cancer - Sexual Health & Reproductive Concerns (SHARE) Study with Dr. Chiara Acquati, Ph.D., MSW, Assistant Professor; prepared study materials, assisted with study recruitment, data collection management, and conducted stakeholder interviews. Responsible for data analysis, disseminating information, and designing future steps with the assistance of study PI and Co-Is. Lecturer for ARED 3305: Art in Elementary Schools (Spring 2016, Fall 2016), an undergraduate course that provides pre-service elementary classroom teachers with the basic concepts of current art education theory and practice.

  • Instructor, MA in Arts Leadership

    Aug 2016 - now

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Mar 2022 - May 2023

  • Lecturer, Curriculum and Instruction – Art Education

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
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  MD Anderson Cancer Center

  Jan 2021 - now

  • Oversee the Arts in Medicine program and to provide psychosocial and educational art programs and services to pediatric patients and their family members. • Connect pediatric patients and their families to visual arts, music, theater, and dance through one-on-one experiences, community collaborations, and large-scale projects.• Lead and manage a full-time Arts in Medicine Coordinator and Music Therapist.• Direct the financial, operational, administrative and strategic planning functions through supervision of staff and volunteers, safeguarding of assets, and adherence to financial compliance.• Established community partnerships with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston Ballet, Houston Symphony, DaCamera Chamber Music and Jazz, FotoFest, and Young Audiences Houston.• Served as an evaluator and qualitative interviewer for NIH-funded research protocol, Mechanisms of Active Music Engagement to Improve Health Outcomes of Children With Cancer and Parents (PINPOINT). Show less

  • Program Director, Arts in Medicine

    Nov 2024 - now

  • Program Manager, Arts in Medicine

    Jan 2018 - Nov 2024

  • Teaching Artist, Integrative Medicine

    Jan 2021 - Jun 2022