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Anitra Redlefsen is a Teaching Artist whose specialty is designing and implementing custom art experiences that are tailored for a person's or group's goals, interests and abilities. She conducts sessions in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media which are based upon the Ohio Academic Content Standards for the Visual Arts and other subjects in the curriculum. Anitra does commission work, exhibits her work locally, is a conference presenter, and a Teaching Artist with Young Audiences of Greater Cleveland. Selected to participate in the Kennedy Center "Artist as Educators: Planning Effective Workshops for Teachers and Artists" training in 2005, she is currently one of 14 Ohio visual artists on the roster for conducting these teacher workshops. Anitra is a substitute teacher for the Medina County School district, and is writing and illustrating a book about her passion--- pomegranates. Anitra holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Visual Art and a Masters of Science in Human Resource Development and Training.

Program Offerings

»The Writer's and the Visual Artist's Toolbox - Sharing Tools of the Trade
In this program, students learn that writers and visual artists share important tools for creating their work.

»The Writer's and the Visual Artist's Toolbox - Sharing Tools of the Trade Across Cultures
In this program, participants learn that writers and visual artists share important tools for creating their work.

»The Writer's and the Visual Artist's Toolbox - Sensory Words and Art Elements
In this program, students learn that both writers and visual artists have various tools that they use to create literary and visual works of art.

»The Writer's and the Visual Artist's Toolbox - PhotoSynthesis
In this program, students expand their knowledge of the pre-writing and pre-creating process by learning specific reasons why writers and artists create works of art and what resources they use to develop their ideas.

»The Writer's and the Visual Artist's Toolbox - Frida!
In this program, participants explore the life and work of Mexican visual artist, Frida Kahlo.

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