Education

Minneapolis College of Art and Design -
Botanical Watercolor (2020)
During the COVID-19 pandemic this class quickly switched from an immersive in person experience to finding natural inspiration from in and around our homes. Students explored watercolor techniques while observing the diversity of plant form, color, and texture.

CommonBond Communities -
Artist in Residence (2019, 2020)
Residents of Riverview and Norwood Square Communities participated in this ten week workshop on Nature Inspired Watercolors. Ending in a culminating exhibition that empowered artists to share their interest in being lifelong learners. This program provides arts programs to seniors living in affordable housing communities.

Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Creativity Academy (2020, 2019, 2018)
Fostering creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration for six schools across the Twin Cities. Resident Artists focus on centering art curriculum around artwork found within the museum and relevance to student lives. Each year ends in a culminating exhibition of student work displayed at the museum.

Learn more here - https://new.artsmia.org/stories/young-artists-make-their-mia-debut-through-the-creativity-academy/

Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Family Day (2019)
Love Our Lakes was a free workshop that highlighted Minnesota's 10,000 lakes through art. Chelsea lead an Agates with Watercolor workshop. Participants learned about agates, a special type of rock with beautiful patterns. They painted the rock formations with watercolor and salt.

Minneapolis College of Art and Design -
Botanical Drawing (2019)
This class was taught on site at the University of Minnesota Biological Science Conservatory. As a introductory level drawing class participants learned to draw living plants through up close observation.

Minneapolis Institute of Art -
Art + Nature Camp (2019)
A week long summer camp that immersed students in art making and natural education. Students learned about creative processes that use natural materials at the center of art making. Students explored and examined the natural world through up close investigation.

Eagan Art House -
Big Art Mini Camp (2019)
In this two day summer camp students explored making art both large and small. The camp was infused with natural and ourdoor education. Students worked on independent and collaborative drawings, paintings, and sculptures.

Silverwood Park -
Painting on Canoes (2019)
A watercolor workshop where participants bravely took to the seas. Participants navigated water crafts while also navigating outdoor landscape paintings.

Artistry Summer Program -
Kindergarten Workshop (2018)
Fifty kindergarteners were inspired to create a story about an underwater world through natural education. They discovered the reaction between wax crayons and watercolor paints.

Simpson Housing Services -
Collaborative Arts Project (2016)
Lead by artist Melodee Strong. This program provided uplifting and empowering arts classes to children transitioning out of homelessness. The art projects focused on themes such as, family, music, and home.

Minneapolis College of Art and Design -
FLOW Community Mural (2015)
Lead by artist Melodee Strong. The community and local artists came together to create a mural that represents North Minneapolis. Families and youth attended planning sessions that inspired the mural design. Artists pulled the design together. In collaboration artists and the community worked together to complete the final mural.