https://rebeccacosenza.com Rebecca Cosenza Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:04:32 +0000 https://rebeccacosenza.com en https://rebeccacosenza.com/home Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:37:03 +0000 Rebecca Cosenza https://rebeccacosenza.com/home <img width="3024" height="3024" width_o="3024" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4fdec95eeb8beb58b502127c2759829ce918c38ef8665e506c99adaf84f5d69/IMG_0611.jpg" data-mid="193870711" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c4fdec95eeb8beb58b502127c2759829ce918c38ef8665e506c99adaf84f5d69/IMG_0611.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="3024" width_o="3024" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be67b9e4e1053c8cf7f87dcfe6eab62079bfd1838dd79386c724f1c3e39bb63e/IMG_0645.jpg" data-mid="193870709" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be67b9e4e1053c8cf7f87dcfe6eab62079bfd1838dd79386c724f1c3e39bb63e/IMG_0645.jpg" /> https://rebeccacosenza.com/About Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:32:25 +0000 Rebecca Cosenza https://rebeccacosenza.com/About REBECCA COSENZAresearcher, performance maker, educator <img width="750" height="750" width_o="750" height_o="750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cf73cc12e113772ea27a7a2dc2bb689d3af791748023e68ded52eebf79def0a/IMG_0946.jpg" data-mid="193895911" border="0" data-scale="74" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/7cf73cc12e113772ea27a7a2dc2bb689d3af791748023e68ded52eebf79def0a/IMG_0946.jpg" /> ︎︎︎ Rebecca Cosenza (b. 1997) is a Jamaican–Italian American researcher, artist, and educator. She completed the Independent Study Program at Associação Maumaus. Cosenza is Research Manager of the Wíhaŋble S’a Center for Indigenous AI, a National Endowment for the Humanities–designated Humanities Research Center at Bard College and pod of the Abundant Intelligences Research Program. She is also Studio Manager for Kite (Oglála Lakȟóta), the artist, composer, and scholar whose work merges Lakȟóta knowledge systems with performance, sound, sculpture, and computational media.&nbsp; Rebecca lives in Hudson, NY, but works worldwide, most often in Berlin, Vienna, and Lisbon. For inquiries about commissions, collaborations, and current exhibitions, please contact Rebecca here. https://rebeccacosenza.com/Studio Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:01:34 +0000 Rebecca Cosenza https://rebeccacosenza.com/Studio &nbsp; SELECTED WORKS Recipe for Toast with Variations With Without Museum Smells like the Sun (Indijlla Asna): Portraits from Shiripuno Self Portraits Paintings Works on Paper https://rebeccacosenza.com/CV Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:04:32 +0000 Rebecca Cosenza https://rebeccacosenza.com/CV EDUCATION 2023 &nbsp;Maumaus Independent Study Program Lisbon, Portugal 2017 Bachelor of Arts in Cross Cultural Relations and Visual Studies; Minor in Flamenco, summa cum laude Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, MAThesis [Re]Encountering the Portrait: Poetics of the Painted Look advised by Kathryn Boswell and Jacob Fossum, High Honors 2016 Ethnographic and Linguistic Field School, Ecuador Appalachian State Ethnography Lab2016 Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain International Relations, Spanish Culture and Language, Visual Studies2015 Instituto Lorenzo de’ Medici, Florence, ItalyVisual Studies, Food and Cultural Anthropology, Art Restoration and Conservation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEApril 2025 - Manager for Wihanble S’a Center for Indigenous AI, Bard College, Hudson Valley, NY November 2024 - Coordinator for Wihanble S’a Center for Indigenous AI, Bard College, Hudson Valley, NY June 2024 - Executive Assistant for Bard College Fisher Center for Performing Arts, Bard College, Hudson Valley, NY January 2024 - Studio Assistant for Kite, Hudson Valley, NY January - June 2024 Grant Writer and Project Development for&nbsp;Rolling Grocer,&nbsp; Hudson, NY October 2022 Stage Manager for Codex Claverack, Claverack, NY Site specific dance performance directed by Sondra Loring, music by Joro Boro August 2022 Performer in Green Chair at Time and Space Limited,&nbsp;Hudson, NY Claudia Bruce and Linda Mussman 2018-22 Place Corps, Hudson Valley, NY Director of Community and Communications, May 2021 - June 2022 Social Media Manager, Sept 2018- June 2022 Community and Communications Manager, Jan 2021 - May 2021 Program Coordinator and Community Development, May 2019 - Jan 2021 Research and Design Assistant to Founding Partners, Sept 2018 - May 2021 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2018-20 Instar Lodge, Hudson Valley, NY Director of Outreach and Digital Communication, Jan 2019 - Mar 2020 Community Initiated Children’s Teacher, Sep 2018 - Mar 2020 Community Outreach Associate, Apr 2018 - Jan 2019 Arts Administrative Assistant, Feb 2018 - Apr 2018 Teaching Assistant and Intern, March 2018 2018 - 2022, per diem Private Chef Assistant and Website Developer at Farm Table, Germantown, NYMay 2018 - Jan 2022 Studio Assistant at Mary MacGill, Germantown, NYAugust 2018 - July 2020 Family Assistant for Nicole Cherubini, Patrick Purcell, Hudson Valley, NYC, and BerkshiresJan - March 2020 Website Consultant, Copywriter for Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow, NYC Jan-Aug 2018 Art Handler at Stair Galleries, Hudson, NY 2017-18, seasonal Docent at The School Jack Shainman Gallery, Kinderhook, NY Sept-Dec 2017 Freelance Artist in Nyon, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland&nbsp; Mosaic and stonework May- Sept 2017 Organic Gardener and Landscaper at Berkshire Property Management, Great Barrington, MA Jul 2016 - Feb 2017 Studio Assistant at LifeWorks Yoga Studio, Great Barrington, MA 2014 - 2017 Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, MA Class Assistant, Flamenco&nbsp;2014 - 2017 Peer Advocate 2014 - 2015 Student Tutor in French, Biology, Algebra Workshop 2014 - 2015 Jan 2016- May 2016 Cultural Liaison at Academic Programs International, University of Sevilla, Spain May 2016 - Sept 2016 Flamenco Assistant at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli, NY 2012 - 2014 Gallery Assistant at Athens Cultural Center, Athens, NY June-Aug 2013 Art Director's Intern for Thirsty (film), Hudson Valley, NY Andrea Cunliffe, Margo Pelletier June 2013 Design Intern at Hudson Home, Hudson, NY 2012-2013 Administrative Assistant and Intern at&nbsp;Catskill 3rd Annual Film Festival, Catskill, NY CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAININGS&nbsp; June 2023 Medical Editing Training, Brooklyn Editing Sept 2022 Candidate, Strala 200+ Hour Yoga Leadership TrainingAug 2021 Candidate in&nbsp;Simon’s Rock Studio in Collaborative, Transdisciplinary, and Experimental Inquiry and Practice July 2021&nbsp; Birth Doula&nbsp;Certification of Completion, Carriage House Birth April 2021 Fundamentals of Digital Marketing, Google Digital Garage&nbsp;Credential ID 2Q8 349 GKMOctober 2019 Oral History Summer School x Place Corps Training SeminarJuly 2019 Permaculture Design and Ecological Literacy, Appleseed Permaculture and Omega Institute August 2019 Children’s Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher Training Levels 1-3, Little Flower Yoga VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE April 2022 - Community Volunteer,Farmscape Ecology, Ghent, NYApril 2018 - Community Volunteer,Kite’s Nest, Hudson, NYJune 2018 Art Workshop Facilitator, Hudson River Exchange, Hudson, NYJan 2013 -Jan 2016 Student Volunteer,Red Cross Blood Services, Great Barrington, MAOct - Dec 2015 Volunteer at Bardini Gardens, Istituto Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence, Italy PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS March 2022 Place Corps on the Radio Interview with My Kingston Kids March 2019 The Art of the Hudson Valley: Instar Lodge Wave Farm Audio Interview with&nbsp;Dawn Breeze, Rebecca Cosenza, Rachel Empraim, Rebecca Bray and Frances VignaJune 2018 That is, Makeshift and Mine: Rebecca Cosenza Artist Interview, Instar LodgeApril 2017 More to Come Experiments in Alternative Printmaking, Group Show with Lillian Goldberg and Valerie Fanarjian, Bard College at Simon’s Rock April 2017 Smells like the Sun: Portraits from Shiripuno Exhibition, Bard College at Simon’s RockDec 2015 CAMNES Student Historical Dictionary of FoodCollaborative Research Project, advised by Massimiliano Franci HONORS AND AWARDS Feb 2019 Annual Fund Scholars Retreat Panelist2016 - 2017 Rodney Christopher ScholarshipOct 2016 Honors Convocation Speaker LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE Native Proficiency in English; Elementary Proficiency in Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Kichwa [Amazonia, Ecuador], Quechua [Cusco, Peru] References available upon request . https://rebeccacosenza.com/Portfolio Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:12:41 +0000 Rebecca Cosenza https://rebeccacosenza.com/Portfolio Education <img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/713665348e77cbbf146bcf34782446b945ad5d654b559d417c398290fb21c287/conoscenzaknowledge--acquaintance-Album-Cover-2.png" data-mid="193886345" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/713665348e77cbbf146bcf34782446b945ad5d654b559d417c398290fb21c287/conoscenzaknowledge--acquaintance-Album-Cover-2.png" /> Community<img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a8652594613bdb23b411995b7deee47d8041f330a07920f0fb90370a0c827b42/conoscenzaknowledge--acquaintance-Album-Cover-5.png" data-mid="193886346" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a8652594613bdb23b411995b7deee47d8041f330a07920f0fb90370a0c827b42/conoscenzaknowledge--acquaintance-Album-Cover-5.png" /> &nbsp; Studio<img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab5d4d36f57a351ca2d2ff3780c12a3ef64172aaade0d4336d2216aad57375c3/conoscenzaknowledge--acquaintance-Album-Cover-3.png" data-mid="193886347" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab5d4d36f57a351ca2d2ff3780c12a3ef64172aaade0d4336d2216aad57375c3/conoscenzaknowledge--acquaintance-Album-Cover-3.png" /> https://rebeccacosenza.com/Contact Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:45:44 +0000 Rebecca Cosenza https://rebeccacosenza.com/Contact &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d5a4ff1369aa55cb74513679153ae33df16e395ac232c651933c8c70aecb0d60/IMG_1586.jpeg" data-mid="148023504" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d5a4ff1369aa55cb74513679153ae33df16e395ac232c651933c8c70aecb0d60/IMG_1586.jpeg" /> Updates are posted through&nbsp;Instagram,&nbsp;and I welcome messages through&nbsp;email (cosenza dot becca at gmail dot com) cosenza.becca@gmail.com ︎ ︎&nbsp;