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Emily V. Horvat
63 Manzana Court Grand Rapids, Michigan 49534 
Phone: 586-255-4224 
Blog: emilyhorvat.blogspot.com 
Folio: emilyhorvat.weebly.com 
Email: emily.horvat@gmail.com

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Education
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Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan Fall 2009 – April 2014
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Art Education
Minor, Art History
- Emphasis, Printmaking Overall GPA: 3.376 Major GPA: 3.179


Professional Development
Student Teaching at Comstock Park Elementary Schools – Winter 2014
  • Assisted and took over in art teaching at Comstock Park Elementary Schools.
  • Designed and taught lessons for ages RK-5th Grade based on a unit written for teaching
    the elements and principles of art while incorporating storytelling and art history.

    Holland Area Arts Council Spring Break Art Camp Spring 2014
Volunteer instructor at camp “Trash-n-Treasure” to students ages 7-12 making costumes
from recycled materials.

Teacher Assisting at East Rockford Middle School – Fall 2013
Assisted in art teaching in Rockford Middle school with 7th and 8th graders. Helped plan
lessons and assignments for Art 1 and Advanced Art 1 and 2.
Designed and taught lessons for Advanced Art 1 and 2 based on a unit written for
self-exploration and identity by integrating several art and media techniques.

Process: a BA Exhibition – Winter 2013
Curated, set-up, planned, and hosted an exhibition in the GVSU Padnos Art Gallery with a
fellow classmate. This show had our personal artworks along with the works from the students from the Express and Experience Workshop.
Express and Experience Workshop – Fall 2012
Co-hosted an art workshop for the Rising Star Summer Camp students, giving them an
opportunity to express themselves outside of their classroom environment.

Rockford Art Buddies – Spring 2012 / Fall 2012
  • Developed and presented three different workshops on Grand Valley’s campus.
  • Designed to teach new techniques and bring new ideas to visiting art students with
    disabilities from Rockford Public Schools.

    Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Workshop – Spring 2012
Designed and facilitated a workshop for families, targeted to children of all ages. The
workshop was designed in connection with the works of Frederik Meijer’s visiting artist, Deborah Butterfield.

ARTcation – Fall 2011
Volunteered at the UICA (Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts), during ArtPrize, by
assisting with interpreting the art to students, who visited from various Grand Rapids Public elementary schools.

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Michigan and National Art Education Association (MAEA & NAEA) Experiences
MAEA Annual Conference 2013 – Mackinac Island, Michigan – Fall 2013
Presented the Bridging Communities Workshop that our student chapter hosted last year with Grand Rapids students in at-risk situations. In addition to presenting the workshop twice at this conference, we also attended speaker sessions and participated in other workshops.

Family Day at Grand Valley State University – Fall 2012 & Fall 2013
Created an activity during GVSU’s Family Weekend. Set up two stations to work with students and family members on the Allendale Campus. Students were able creatively express their identity by making lanterns and masks (2012) and making robots and monsters out of recycled materials (2013).

MAEA Annual Conference 2012 – Traverse City, Michigan – Fall 2012
Presented the Identity Workshop that we hosted last year with Grand Rapids’ students in at risk-situations. In addition to presenting the workshop twice at this conference, we also attended speaker sessions and participated in other workshops.

PALS Program Workshops – Spring 2012, Spring 2013, & Fall 2013
Worked with students who are in at-risk home situations. NAEA ran two different workshops for the PALS program at GVSU for mentors and mentees. These workshops used different mediums, with the goal of providing opportunities for students to explore and express their identities.

Alternative Drawing Workshop – Fall 2011
Visited one of our fellow art education students at Walker Charter Academy, the school in which she was placed for her student teaching. We were able to share what we had learned in our intermediate drawing class with the academy students on how to draw a landscape using alternative drawing methods.

Related Employment
GVSU, College of Education, Grand Rapids, Michigan – August 2011 to Present

Student Office Assistant
Serve as a receptionist, by greeting visitors to the College of Education. Provide clerical support to faculty and staff by answering the phone, making photocopies, communicating with students via email, delivering mail, and organizing files.
Rising Star Summer Camp, Allendale, Michigan – June thru July 2012 & 2013

Art Teacher
Provided counseling and art instruction to students with learning disabilities, which included preparing lesson plans, organizing and purchasing supplies, and managing my classroom.
Treasured Friends Daycare, Richmond, Michigan – May thru August 2011 & 2012

Childcare Aide
Prepared and fed breakfast and lunch, read stories, lead music and movement, instructed art projects, changed diapers for infants and toddlers, supervised nap time, cleaned classrooms, and oversaw both the inside and outside play areas.

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Commissioned Work
Bedroom Mural – Fall 2012
Designed and painted a personalized bedroom. Illustration – Winter 2012
Designed the cover of the Summer / Fall 2012 edition of Colleagues, published by GVSU’s College of Education.
Nursery Painting – Summer 2011
Designed and painted a nursery with a Dr. Seuss theme, for a family friend. 

Leadership Experience
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College
NAEA Student Chapter, president Teachers of Tomorrow, member NAEA Student Chapter, member NAEA Student Chapter, secretary
High School
– Fall 2013 to Spring 2014 – Fall 2012 to present
– Fall 2011 to present
– Fall 2012 to Spring 2013

Student Council Executive Board President - senior year
National Honor Society – freshman, sophomore, junior, & senior years Class President - freshman, sophomore, & junior years




References
Tami Appleby
8615 9 Mile Road
Rockford, MI 49341 

tappleby@rockfordschools.org 
Cell: (616) 304-8773

Dr. James O. Grant 
17388 Stanton St. West Olive, MI 49460 
grantj@gvsu.edu 
Work: (616) 331-6659 
Cell: (616) 745-3561

Steve Lewis
388C DeVos
401 W. Fulton Street Grand Rapids, MI 49504

lewisst@gvsu.edu
Cell: (616) 520-1076


Dr. Barbara Lubic
401 W. Fulton Street Grand Rapids, MI 49504 

lubicb@gvsu.edu
work: 616-331-6491 

cell:616-240-0361 

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