Julia Dixon Eclipse Mill Artist Lofts 243 Union Street North Adams, Massachusetts [email protected] juliakimdixon.com

Expertise Creative economy, arts-driven economic development, and arts entrepreneurship Design Thinking/Business Model Canvas instruction Research and information synthesis Strategic planning/cultural planning Teaching and mentoring Creativity, design, and writing

Education 2014 MFA, Visual Arts, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier VT 2005 BFA, Visual Arts, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase NY

Employment 2016- Creative economy and cultural planning consultant 2016- Freelance writer 2015-2016 1Berkshire, creative economy specialist, Pittsfield MA 2012-2015 Berkshire Creative, managing director, Pittsfield MA 2010-2011 Storefront Artist Project, director, Pittsfield MA 2009-2010 Ferrin Gallery, gallery manager, Pittsfield MA 2009 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Berkshire Cultural Resource Center, DownStreet Art program coordinator, North Adams MA 2006-2009 ArtsWestchester, gallery coordinator/exhibitions coordinator, White Plains NY

Select Freelance Projects 2018-2019 Bennington County Cultural Plan, visioning and planning consultant, Bennington VT 2018 Northeast Kingdom Creative Economy Plan, consultant team member, St. Johnsbury VT 2018 1Berkshire, 2018 Creative Resources Conference, programming consultant 2018 Michael Kane Consulting, Berkshire Blueprint 2.0, research consultant 2017 WAM Theatre, Berkshire Leadership Summit, event producer, Lenox MA 2017 1Berkshire, Berkshire Initiative for Growth Report, author/editor 2016-2017 1Berkshire, 2017 Creative Resources Conference, event coordinator, North Adams MA

Teaching Fall 2020 MCLA, CCAP-300-03: Creative Economy of the Berkshires adjunct faculty, North Adams MA Fall 2019 MCLA, CCAP-300-03: Creative Economy of the Berkshires adjunct faculty, North Adams MA October 2018 Purchase College, MA Entrepreneurship in the Arts, guest lecturer, Purchase NY Fall 2018 MCLA, CCAP-300-03: Creative Economy of the Berkshires adjunct faculty, North Adams MA January 2018 New Hampshire Institute of Art, MFA Photo Residency, Jobs in the Creative Economy seminar instructor, Manchester NH Fall 2016 MCLA, CCAP-300-07: Community Engagement in the Arts, guest faculty, North Adams MA

Student Mentoring All Berkshire County, MA 2015-2020 BART Charter Public School, Annual Mock Interview Session, guest interviewer 2014-2019 MCLA, business department, various (guest speaker, pitch judge, panelist, etc) 2016-2019 BART Charter Public School, Annual College Essay Review Session, guest reviewer 2017-2019 MCLA Innovation & Entrepreneurship Challenge, mentor 2018 Lever, North Adams Arts Enterprise Challenge, practice judge 2016-2017 MCLA, Creative Economy of the Berkshires course, guest speaker 2017 MCLA, Community Engagement in the Arts course, guest speaker 2014, 2016 BART Charter Public School, art department (all grades), guest speaker 2016 Pittsfield High School, class of 2018 fundraising committee, guest speaker 2015 BART Charter Public School, 11th grade college readiness class, guest panelist 2015 MCLA, arts management field trip to the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, guest speaker

Professional Affiliations All Berkshire County, MA except when noted 2017- MCLA Berkshire Cultural Resource Center, advisory board member 2018-2019 North Adams Artist Impact Coalition, member 2018-2019 O+ Festival North Adams, art committee member 2017-2018 North Adams Cultural District, core team member 2015-2018 North Adams Public Arts Commission, appointed co-founding member/chair (2017-2018) 2017-2018 BerkShares, Inc., board member/development committee chair 2016-2018 “Creative City” on WMNB-LP 107.1FM North Adams, founder/host 2014-2017 Berkshire Leadership Program (BLP), steering committee member 2016-2017 North Adams Exchange (NAX), steering committee member 2014-2016 1Berkshire’s Berkshire Initiative for Growth (BIG), coordinator 2013-2016 Berkshire Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), alternative member 2016 Americans for the Arts 2016 Annual Convention, marketing committee member, Boston MA 2014-2015 Makers’ Mill, co-founding board member 2013-2015 National Creative Economy Coalition, member 2014 MASSCreative’s Create the Vote, steering committee member, Boston MA

Panels & Events 2019 2019 Berkshire Nonprofit Awards, judge, Great Barrington MA 2018 The Southern Vermont Creative Meeting: Crash to Creativity, speaker, Bennington VT 2018 Southern Vermont Economic Development Summit, Public/Private Partnerships panelist, Dover VT 2017 1Berkshire’s Creative Resources Conference, Community Impact panel moderator, North Adams MA 2016 Design Incubation, Colloquium 3.0: MCLA presenter, North Adams MA 2016 Turners Falls RiverCulture, public sculpture juror, Turners Falls MA 2015 MCLA Berkshire Cultural Resource Center, DownStreet Art juror, North Adams MA

Awards 2017 Berkshire Community College’s 2nd Annual 40 Under Forty 2016 Americans for the Arts 2016 Annual Convention general scholarship

Select Publications 2020 Berkshire Magazine, “Nexus of Innovation,” February 2020 Berkshire Magazine, “Financial Activism,” February 2019 Berkshire Magazine, “The Brothers Toole,” November 2019 Berkshire Magazine, “Entrepreneurship for All,” November 2019 Berkshire Magazine, “Bringing Home Wayfair,” November 2019 Berkshire Magazine, “Tariff War Hits Home,” August 2019 CommonWealth Magazine, “Creative economy losing some steam,” March 29 2019 CommonWealth Magazine, “Public art stirs controversy in North Adams,” February 10 2019 Berkshire Magazine, “TIF for Tax,” February 2019 Berkshire Magazine, “Modern Workplace,” February 2019 Berkshire Magazine, “Import Replacement,” February 2018 Berkshire Magazine, “Workforce RX,” November 2018 Berkshire Magazine, “Interns Turn Hired,” August 2018 The Berkshire Eagle, “Creativity at Work: What those big numbers really mean,” June 10 2018 Berkshire Magazine, “Young at Work,” June 2018 The Berkshire Eagle, “Creativity at Work: Proactive cultural access is needed,” April 29 2018 The Berkshire Eagle, “The creative economy is paying off handsomely,” Berkshire Business Outlook Supplement, March 25 2018 The Berkshire Eagle, “Creativity at Work: Women-made films may be viewed differently now,” January 14 2018 Berkshire Nonprofit Connections, “Attracting Young Adults to Your Nonprofit,” January 2017 The Berkshire Eagle, “Creativity at Work: Shopping hyperlocal for the holidays,” December 17 2017 The Berkshire Eagle, “Creativity at Work: Artists are not the ‘other’,” November 12 2017 The Berkshire Eagle, “Creativity at Work: Building the creative economy artist-by-artist,” October 1 2017 The Berkshire Eagle, “Creativity at Work: Do we know an asset when we see it?” July 23 2017 The Berkshire Eagle, “Creativity at Work: Arts vibrancy ranking more than just a number,” May 4 2017 Americans for the Arts, “Community Leadership from the Inside Out,” Emerging Leaders Blog Salon, April 17

Highlighted Press 2019 Bennington Banner, “Cultural plan identifies strong, but under-resourced, arts community” 2018 Greater Northshire Access Television, “Creative Economy to Get Planning Boost” 2017 Purchase College, “Julia Dixon ’05: Creative Economy Specialist” 2016 The Berkshire Eagle, “1Berkshire's outgoing creative economy specialist leaves legacy of connecting art, entrepreneurship” 2016 The Berkshire Eagle, “'Creative City': New WMNB-LP show will focus on arts business community” 2015 WGBY, Connecting Point: “Creative Resources Conference” 2015 The Greylock Glass, “Berkshire Business Outlook #4 — Creative Resources Conference”

Additional Press 2019 Greater Northshire Access Television, “County Cultural Plan Unveiled” 2019 The Landline Podcast, “Ep. 5: Julia Dixon” 2018 The Berkshire Eagle, “Public Arts ordinance continues to court controversy in North Adams as commission chief abruptly resigns” 2018 iBerkshires.com, “North Adams Officials Debate Decision-Making Power of Art Commission” 2018 WAMC, “North Adams, MA Citizens Demand Clarity At City Council Meeting” 2018 The Berkshire Eagle, “North Adams Public Art Commission's chief wants more public comment on move to limit its authority” 2018 iBerkshires.com, “North Adams Arts Commission Authority Change Draws Protest” 2018 Bennington Banner, “Regional Art Partnerships Celebrated at EXPOsion” 2018 Bennington Banner, “Dixon selected to create county-wide cultural plan” 2017 The Berkshire Eagle, Letter to the Editor: “A failed Mohawk effort would be devastating” 2017 The Berkshire Eagle Podcast, “S02 Ep02: Blueprint for Berkshire Growth” 2017 WAMC, “Berkshire County Wants To Reverse Decreasing Population With Young Workforce” 2017 iBerkshires.com, “1Berkshire Releases Report on Attracting, Retaining Millennials” 2017 The Berkshire Eagle, “1Berkshire report examines county's population loss, ways to recruit young people to area” 2017 The Greylock Glass, “TLC #47: 1st Berkshire Primary Forum, Perpetual Foreigners, A Creative Consultation” 2017 iBerkshires.com, “More Drury Student Art Added to Cascade Building” 2017 iBerkshires.com, “North Adams a Canvas for Mass MoCA Art This Summer” 2017 iBerkshires.com, “North Adams Arts Commission Gets First Public Art Proposal” 2017 Berkshire Trade & Commerce, “Low-power radio station brings hyper-local content to airwaves” 2017 WGBY, “North Adams and the Small Business Revolution” 2017 Rural Intelligence, “A Race In The Makers’ Space At ‘100 Hours In The Woodshed’” 2017 Rural Intelligence, “Culture Rules At 1Berkshire’s Creative Resources Conference” 2016 iBerkshires.com, “North Adams Arts Commission Seeking More Authority” 2016 iBerkshires.com, “North Adams Council Endorses Cultural District Designation” 2016 The Berkshire Eagle, “1Berkshire looks to bring reliable version of Uber to county” 2015 The Berkshire Eagle, Letter to the Editor: “Making a new home in North Adams, Berkshires” 2015 The Berkshire Eagle, “Creative Resources Conference helps county's creative improve their businesses 2015 The Berkshire Eagle, “Berkshire Creative to continue mission as part of 1Berkshire” 2015 Berkshire Trade & Commerce, “Conference to focus on region’s creative economy” 2015 Hill County Observer, “North Adams’ new Makers Mill offers space, equipment for artistry” 2015 WQXR, “Music Festivals Increasingly Promote Their Value to Tourism and Economy” 2015 WGBY, “On the Road in Northern Berkshire County: County Overview” 2015 WGBY, “On the Road in Northern Berkshire County: Community Radio & TV” 2014 Republican-American, “Torrington aims to reinvent itself with 'creative economy'” 2014 The Berkshire Eagle, “Berkshire Creative joins statewide economic network” 2014 WAMC, “MA Taps Berkshire Creative To Lead Region’s Innovative Economy” 2014 Berkshire Trade & Commerce, “State designation dovetails with several initiatives at Berkshire Creative” 2011 WAMC, “Storefront Artist Project Hosts WAMC's Vox Pop Show” 2010 MCLA, “Filling in the gaps” 2009 The Journal News, “Finding Relevance in RUBBISH!” 2009 The New York Times, “Recycled Artwork for Forward Thinkers”