Awards & Recognitions,
Certifications,
New Clients
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Bank of America Institute at Cornell
Women’s Entrepreneurship Centificate
M-AAA Creative Forces Grant Reviewer
March - April Grant Reviewer Panel Contract
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Vanesa Simon had the greatest honor of being nominated by President Joe Biden to the National Council on the Arts. This nomination was in recognition of her work in the Arts in Health.
NEW CLIENT
Consultant work began with the Delaware Division of the Arts and the Delaware Office of Veteran Services. The new Pilot program, Delaware CreatiVeterans, launched in January 2025. Find more information about this program HERE.
GLOBAL SOUTH ARTS & HEALTH ENVOY
As an Envoy, Vanesa Simon was tasked as the Lead for the 2024 Cohort of Envoys. She, along with colleague Sol Guerrero, coordinated bi-monthly global gatherings and project design.
Vanesa was featured as a GSAH Envoy Changemaker in the Arts in Health Week Convening in Qatar. Her work was highlighted at the global gathering.
NEWARK ARTS ALLIANCE JUROR
Socially Engaged Art Exhibition Juror in October 2024, exhibited artwork in the show.
ASIST CERTIFICATION
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training by Mental Health Association in Delaware.
NEW CLIENT
Wilmington Alliance - 6 weekly Art for Wellbeing workshops at the Art O Mat
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OPEN STUDIO PROJECT FACILITATOR TRAINING
Became Certified as an Open Studio Project Facilitator. A curriculum that engages participants in the arts through the lens of Social Emotional Learning.
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LIFETIME ARTS
Creative Aging Facilitation Training Certification
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TRAUMA INFORMED TEACHING ARTIST CERTIFICATION
Certified by Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation
CREATIVE CATALYST CERTIFICATION
Thomas S. Kenan Institute of the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts - 9-month certification for Artists as Leader, Innovator and Entrepreneur.
NEW CLIENT
Grace United Methodist Church - established the Gallery at Grace, inviting a wide array of artists and diverse community guests to the monthly Art Loop experience. Through creative placemaking, we explored the intersection of spirituality and creativity.
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MARIPOSA ARTS
Officially established as an LLC with a clear mission and vision of bringing the Arts in Health to Delaware.
FISCAL PARTNERSHIP
Mariposa Arts pitched and established the Fiscal Sponsor Partnership with the Delaware Art Museum.
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ZENTANGLE TEACHER CERTIFICATION
Zentangle, Inc.
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IDEATION & IMPLEMENTATION
Delaware Art Museum - in the Fall of 2017 I began to pitch my Pilot idea for what I would end up calling, Healing Through the Arts.
The Pilot was launched in the Spring of 2018, a small grant of funding supported 3 workshops for that year with a culminating event at the museum
Speaking Engagements
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February - NEA Creative Forces Convening in Washington D.C. - Presenter & Art Demonstration
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April – Moving Delaware Forward: From Equity Awareness to Action – Art Instruction Presenter
June - Global South Arts in Health Week Uganda Pavilion - Keynote Speaker
November - Global South Arts in Health Changemaker Presentation
November - Global Arts in Medicine Fellowship Closing Ceremony - Keynote Speaker
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September – Umatter2DE –Suicide Prevention Conference – Art Instruction Presenter
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April – Honoring Choices, Delaware Hospice – Art Instruction Presenter
May – Delaware Church Women’s Day of Wellness - Art Instruction Presenter
August – MILLSUMMIT - Panelist & Art Instruction Presenter
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April – Honoring Choices, Delaware Hospice – Art Instruction Presenter
October – NAMI Delaware Inspiring Hope Conference – Presenter & Art Demonstration
Grants Awarded to
Healing Through the Arts
A program of Mariposa Arts in Fiscal Partnership with the Delaware Art Museum
Arsht-Cannon Fund
The Laffey-McHugh Foundation
Incyte
National Endowment for the Arts - Creative Forces