{"id":1270,"date":"2022-11-24T22:07:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T22:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/team\/ellen-mueller\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T16:18:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:18:21","slug":"ellen-mueller","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/team\/ellen-mueller\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellen Mueller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ellen Mueller (she\/her\/hers) has been working at Arts Midwest since 2022 and is the Director of Programs. Before that, she was the director of various programs at both public and private institutions of higher education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Arts Midwest, Ellen spends her days directing and implementing a portfolio of regional arts programs in collaboration with a stellar team of program managers. These programs include <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/world-fest\/\">World Fest<\/a>, Midwest Culture Bearers Award, <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/artshere\/\">ArtsHERE<\/a>, Walking Together, Cultural Sustainability, Native Nations Research, <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/national-leaders-of-color-fellowship\/\">National Leaders of Color<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/jazz-road\/\">Jazz Road<\/a>, and other programs in development.. She works with Communications and Development to collaborate on promotional campaigns and reports for all programs. She does this by using communication and assessment skills that she has gained in her time leading departments at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvwc.edu\/\">West Virginia Wesleyan College<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcad.edu\/\">Minneapolis College of Art and Design<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellen has also published four books: <a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/ushe\/product\/elements-and-principles-of-4d-art-and-design-9780190225148?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;\">Elements and Principles of 4D Art and Design<\/a> (2016, Oxford University Press), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Remixing-and-Drawing-Sources-Influences-Styles\/Mueller\/p\/book\/9780367735234\">Remixing and Drawing: Sources, Influences, Styles<\/a> (2018, Routledge Focus), <a href=\"https:\/\/ellenmueller.com\/product\/some-social-practice\/\">Some Social Practice<\/a> (2020, Creative Commons), and <a href=\"https:\/\/sunypress.edu\/Books\/W\/Walking-as-Artistic-Practice\">Walking as Artistic Practice<\/a> (2023, SUNY Press). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-little-more-about-ellen\">A little more about Ellen:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellen\u2019s favorite thing Arts Midwest does is the <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/resources\/ideas-hub\/\">Ideas Hub<\/a> because it is a treasure trove of incredibly useful well-researched information for both organizations and individuals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellen\u2019s favorite Midwestern artist is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dyaniwhitehawk.com\/\">Dyani White Hawk<\/a> (Si\u010d\u00e1\u014b\u01e7u Lakota) whose work was recently featured in the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/whitney.org\/exhibitions\/the-biennial\">Whitney Biennial<\/a>. She is creatively energized by walking and biking outdoors, especially near bodies of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Ellen isn\u2019t working, she can be found in her art studio developing new bodies of work. Ellen \u200b\u200bhas exhibited nationally and internationally as an interdisciplinary artist exploring issues related to the environment, hyperactive news media, and corporate management systems. She creates experiences that engage with social and political issues through drawing, collage, sculpture, video, zines, and other socially engaged works. Mueller has received grants from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arts.state.mn.us\/\">Minnesota State Arts Board<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midatlanticarts.org\/\">Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wvculture.org\/\">West Virginia Division of Culture and History<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puffinfoundation.org\/\">Puffin Foundation<\/a>. Artist residencies include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucrossfoundation.org\/residency-program.html\">Ucross Foundation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sfai.org\/\">Santa Fe Art Institute<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/neslist.is\/\">NES Artist Residency<\/a> in Iceland, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ox-bow.org\/\">Ox-Bow<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/signalculture.org\/residency.html\">Signal Culture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/playasummerlake.org\/\">Playa Fellowship Artist Residency<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuenstlerhaus-lukas.de\/\">K\u00fcnstlerhaus Lukas<\/a> in Germany (full scholarship).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can connect with her on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ellenmueller\/\"> LinkedIn<\/a>, or on her<a href=\"https:\/\/ellenmueller.com\/\"> website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ellen Mueller (she\/her) is the Director of Programs at Arts Midwest. 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