Matthew Silverberg

Art Instructor Arts-related Creative Services Artist

college academic environment program administrative goals art career focus

To teach at a college-level arts program in which I design curriculum, administer an art instructional program within a department and within an overall college-level teaching environment, represent the organization at regional and national meetings and conferences, work on research and defining new directions in my art, my students' art and the art and intellectual pursuits of my colleagues.

Professional Experience Art Instructor

Berkeley City College (Multimedia Arts) Berkeley, CA 2006–2018

focus: college-level teaching and administrative work in Berkeley-based Career and Technical Education (CTE) oriented professional training program.

Communityorganized and presided over the Digital Arts Club, Jerry Adams Gallery, the ProArts Open Studios at Berkeley City College, several printmaking workshops and other special events in the community. Exhibited my own artwork in over 25 shows and locales from 1999 to 2018.

Curriculum researched, designed and followed through on curriculum review process for new multimedia arts degrees in data visualization. State-level approval completed in 2015 and courses began in 2016.

Grants wrote and managed Perkins grant series emphasizing a positive cycle of demand for multimedia skills by employers, matching this demand with our CTE multimedia training, and finally expanding this community loop into advisory councils, job readiness training, and an alumni society.

Teaching created and taught digital printmaking, information architecture and design, page layout, contemporary color, basic Photoshop, art marketing, digital portfolio, and exhibition design. New courses developed for data visualization and user experience.

Professional Experience Arts-related Creative Services

AGAC [Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco] 2009–2018

focus: board work for the support council of the Achenbach Graphic Fine Arts (AGFA) department of works on paper at the deYoung and Legion of Honor art museums in San Francisco. Currently serve on Nominating Committee.

Chair (2013–2014) Managed sub-committees for fund-raising, membership, support programs, special events, an artists' book publishing project, speaker series, show-and-tell date, art purchases and travel programs. Reported to trustees on an annual basis.

2nd Sub-committees Chair (2011–2012) Oversaw six operations related subcommittees for graphics art support council.

Board Member (2009–2010) Organized locale for show-and-tell.

Z-Space/Word for Word/Avelino (1998–2002)

focus: marketing programs for theater company in San Francisco.

Legato Systems, Inc. (1989–1997)

focus: systems development for administrative, financial, sales, marketing, and events services in high-tech, Silicon Valley start-up.

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