DANIEL M. O’CONNELL
1450 North Street, Pittsfield, Ma. 01201 (413) 443-5275 Oconnellarts@verizon.net
Artist / Educator / Administrator
Artist - Curator - Educator K-14 - Fundraiser - Administration - Tech Support - Leadership
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Extensive
experience in management, education and administration. - Able to improve training procedures, enhance client satisfaction, and
boost creative involvement.
- Successful
track record in creative, fast-paced environments requiring highly resourceful
management skills.
- Outstanding
leadership and time management skills.
- Excellent
communication skills, both written and verbal.
EXPERIENCE
Management ( City of Pittsfield )
- In charge of the daily operations of student interns, teachers and volunteers.
- Controlled operations under budget constraints.
- Planned, organized, and scheduled workloads for volunteers, fine art workshop teachers, members of public mural team, performers and municipal workers.
- Analyzed reports, evaluated findings, and initiated actions to eliminate
inconsistencies, achieving 100% passing rate on reviews by 8 administrations.
* Appointed Commissioner of Cultural Affairs under 6 mayoral administrations.
* Raised $ 3.4 million dollars to build and create programs in regional arts center.
Artistic Direction / Instruction ( City of Pittsfield )
- Developed training and design for in-house workshop programs and public mural programs throughout the community. Oversaw actual construction of Arts Center.
- Coordinated First Night Celebrations, Summer Arts Festivals, Performing Arts
Series and High School FM “ Arts and Education “ public radio programming.
- Mentored many personnel one-on-one and taught classes of up to 12.
- Oversaw Public Mural Program and coordinated Art in Public Places Program.
- Coordinated “ Art in Our Schools “ student scholarship exhibitions over 20 years.
- Coordinated hundreds of curated and juried exhibitions in community gallery.
- Developed regional Writers Room and oversaw programming for local authors.
Artistic Direction / Instruction ( Berkshire County Sheriff’s Department )
. Taught classes in Art Instruction to middle and high school students attending
Juvenile Resource Center. Coordinated mural painting and special event projects.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Volunteer Service, V.I.S.T.A. VOLUNTEER, City of Pittsfield, Ma. 1976, 1977
Artistic Direction / Administration, Berkshire Artisans, Pittsfield, Ma. 1978 – 2005
Elementary Teacher of Reading and Art, Hillcrest Ed Center, Lenox, Ma. 2005 –2006
Teacher / Muralist, Berkshire County Sheriff’s Dept., Pittsfield, Ma. 2007- 2012
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Degrees, B.F.A. ( Painting ) University of Iowa, Iowa City, Ia. 1972
M.A. ( Art / Education ) University of Iowa, Iowa City, Ia. 1975