≈≈ Carolina is currently a nonprofit director in the Columbia Gorge region, a recent maker of audio stories, and now finishing a collection of prose & poetry on the in-between experience—a common phenomena for the multi-cultural set. She has worked in media and nonprofits in both Brazil and the USA. Carolina's nonprofit work has often focused on underserved youth, at first through art education with museums and art organizations, or as co-founder of an inner city cultural center to name a few. All of her work revolves around questions of equity, place, and belonging, through civic engagement, art and everyday life. Carolina was actively involved in creative movement building of independent music and art in 90's of São Paulo, Brazil — a foundational experience she draws from to this day.
Carolina (que era Carol no Brasil) é diretora de ONG, criadora recente de histórias em áudio, hoje terminando um livro sobre residir entre mundos — um fenômeno comum para multiculturais. Carolina trabalhou em mídia e ONG's no Brasil e nos EUA, sempre explorando acesso, equidade, lugar, e pertencimento. Seus meios são engajamento cívico, arte, e o dia a dia. Carolina fez parte do movimento de música e arte independente nos anos 90 em São Paulo – uma referência que continua presente em sua vida até hoje.
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ARTIST TIMELINE
2020 Artist Residency Hypatia-in-the-Woods
2019 Artist Residency Caldera Community
2019 Artist Residency The Sou'wester
2019 Third Coast International Audio Festival & Conference Volunteer Cohort
2019 Artist Talk: ScaleHouse Voices
2018 Artist Residency Caldera
2017 Grant: Regional Arts and Culture Council Project (Interview for audio work I See You)
2014 Screenings by invitation: Indie Festival, Matilha Cultural (São Paulo, Brazil)
2013 Screening: Cinemateca Brasileira, São Paulo, BR
2013 Screenings: Official Selections: Chicago International Movies and Film Festival, In-Edit Brasil, CBGB Festival, Curitiba International Film Festival, 7˚ Festival CineMúsica
2013 Award: Silver Documentary Feature at JamFest Film Fest
2013 Screenings by invitation: Reciprocity, Blackwater Records
2005 Award: Women in Film Emerging Latina Filmmaker
2003 Screenings: Chicago Women's Film Festival, Chicago Anarchist Film Festival
2002 Award: Chicago Emmy Outstanding Achievement for Informational Programming
2001 Short Film featured in a Miranda July Chainletter Tape
2001 Segment producer for Public Television
2000 MFA Teaching Assistant Full Scholarship
90's Art Director for MTV Brasil + music + zines
(2020 featured in documentary Faca Você Mesma: Riot Grrrl movement in Brazil)
NONPROFIT TIMELINE
2018 - ongoing: Executive Director for CultureSeed, a nonprofit in the Columbia Gorge, the largest national scenic area in the United States and a rural region with pronounced economic disparities. CultureSeed offers underserved youth long-term Outdoor Immersion and Outdoor Mentorship with a focus on Mental Health. Recent interview, and another interview.
2011- 2013 Communications Director for Mozambique based Permaculture Reference Center
2008 - 2010 Communications Director & Food Security Program Coordinator for Chicago based international relief NPO
2007 Signature Leadership Evanston Program Scholarship
2006 - 2007 Co-founder & Executive Director for Chicago based inner city cultural center
2007 Volunteer co-founder inner city farmer's market
2002 - 2005 Art Educator for inner city Milwaukee nonprofit
90's - Art Educator Museum of Modern Art, São Paulo (BR)