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Next up in this semester's Finding Your Voice lecture series is artist Jayson Musson.

Jayson is a Brooklyn-based artist known for his wildly popular video series Art Thoughtz and its protagonist, Hennessy Youngman (played by Musson), who attempts to translate contemporary art to an uninitiated, urban audience.  He...

They say that to teach is to learn twice. My experience teaching a class in the UArts Masters of Industrial Design (MID) program last semester proves the saying true.

I love the hands-on and direct ethos of the program. The MID program is focused on preparing students for careers driven by design thinking and collaboration.

Smyrski Creative Teaching

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Finding Your Voice / Smyrski Creative

Since 2008, I've hosted a series of talks at Rutgers University Camden Campus called Finding Your Voice. The talks are an inspirational series of informal presentations by young professionals about keeping a sense of purpose, creativity and committed integrity in today’s work environment. This year's talks include...

Smyrski Creative Memphis City Schools

As a teacher and resident of a city with an education system that is in serious trouble, the IteachIam project in Memphis, Tennessee truly hit home. Like many public school systems in the country, The Memphis City Schools are in the midst of many challenges, including poverty, poor test scores and lackluster attendance. I could easily empathize with students,...

I recently spoke on a panel hosted by the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage entitled Engaging Millennials: Beyond Social Media (or How Twitter Will Not Save Your Cultural Organization). Along with a group of fellow millennials, I spent an afternoon with representatives from 30 Philadelphia area arts organizations talking about ways to effectively engage new...