Agnes Chavez www.agneschavez.com PO Box 293 El Prado NM 87529 [email protected]

Background Agnes Chavez is an artist, educator and curriculum developer. She has been working as a professional artist since 1986, exhibiting nationally and Internationally. Throughout those years she worked as an art teacher in schools and community centers for children. In 1996 she developed SUBE, an innovative program for teach- ing language to children utilizing art, music and games, and started a business to develop, market and sell this new curriculum. In 2002 she expanded her language program to include Digital Storytelling workshops and an internet cultural exchange program connecting Spain and Mexico to classrooms in the U.S. Ms. Chavez leads International workshops for these programs and continues to develop innovative approaches that educate on preserving language, culture and ecological diversity.

Education Associate Degree in Art, Miami Dade Community College 1980 Bachelor Degree of Fine Art, California College of Arts and Crafts, 1984 Holgraphy Internship, N.Y. Holographic Laboratories, 1986 Artist-in-residency, Highlands University, 1995

Awards 2007 Ms. Foundation Grant Award $2500 2007 Kids First! Coalition for Quality Children’s Media Endorsement for Sing, Watch, Learn Spanish DVD 2007 Prospering Business Award, NMSBDC Network (New Mexico Small Business Development Center) 2006 Prize for Social Responsibility: For the initiative Digital Storytelling Empowerment Through Personal Ex- pression, INEAM (Institute of Advanced Studies of the organization of American States) 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year, PNM/Wesst Corp $1000

2005 New Mexico Enterprise Development recognition award 2004 Ana Maria Arias Memorial Business Fund award, LatinaStyle/Wells Fargo $5000

Conference Lectures, Workshops and Special Projects

NMABE (New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education), Albuquerque Convention Center, N.M., 2000-2003 Presentation: SUBE, A multimedia approach to language learning State Learning Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M., 2002 Presentation: Subeconnects; Expanding your language program into the community La Cosecha Conference, Tamaya, New Mexico, 2002 Presentation: Globalize your language program! TESOL conference(Teachers of English to speakers of other languages), San Antonio, TX 2005 Presentation; Scaffolding with multisensory games; developing oral language skills NABE conference (National association for bilingual education), San Antonio, TX 2005 Presentation; Scaffolding with multisensory games; developing oral language skills

SubeConnects/Digital Storytelling Workshops 2008 Atrisco Land Grant Community Albuquerque, Preserving cultural heritage Workshop: July, Working with Atrisco community members capturing oral histories/stories 2007 Indigenous Language Institute Santa Fe, Preserving oral histories Workshops: A series of training workshops working with staff to document stories of elders/ youth 2006 Voces Teen Workshop, Using Digital Storytelling as a poetry expression Workshop: Part of a Poetry event, Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2004-5 Teacher Workshops, Teaching teachers how to use Digital Story creation in the classroom Workshop Series, National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2003 Digital Storytelling; Connecting teachers in Trujillo-Spain and Albuquerque-U.S.A Workshop One: September, National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico Workshop Two: October, Museo de la Coria, Trujillo, Spain 2002 SubeConnects; Connecting teachers in Mexico and the U.S., Workshop, October National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2002 Preserving Cultural and Ecological Diversity; Taos Digital Stories Four Month workshop, Taos Elementary School Lab, Taos, New Mexico Major Art Exhibitions 1999 Drawing Perspectives, Three-person Show, Harwood Museum, Taos, N.M. 1998 Contemporary Hispanic Art, Capitol Building, Santa Fe, N.M 1997 Rio Grande Siggraph Expo, Albuquerque Convention, Alb., N.M 1996 Light Forms; Jungle Rhythms, Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM, Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM 1995 Three-person Exhibit, Guadalupe Cultural Arts, San Antonio,TX 1994 El Mundo del Arte de Nuevo, Salon Guadalajara, Mexico 1993 Taos Moderns in Carlsbad, Carlsbad Museum, Carlsbad, N.M 1992 New Paradigms for a Virtual Reality, Metro-State Center For Visual Arts. Denver, CO.

Projects Highlands University-Millicent Rogers Museum video collage exhibit, 1995 For this project Agnes Chavez lived in the Rainforest region of Costa Rica for 6 months gathering footage and de- veloping the concept sketches. She then did an Artist-in-residency program for 3 months at the Highlands University ,Computer Graphics department, where she digitized and manipulated all the images. The images were then assem- bled into video collage/constructions and exhibited as a one-person show at the Millicent Rogers Museum.

Logic Dream Productions, Inc. (LDP), 1996-to date (new name, Sube, Inc) Agnes Chavez formed this company in 1996 when she created a new language model called SUBE Language Learn- ing thru Art, Music and Games. The company continues to develop new products for this program and markets the product throughout the country through the web This unique product is in its 13th year and continues to gain national recognition.

LDP/National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collaboration, 1999-2002 An internet cultural exchange program called SubeConnects was founded. This project connected elementary class- rooms between the U.S. and Spain/Mexico via a web-based curriculum to provide opportunities for real world ex- change and dialogue between children. She forged a partnership with the NHCC and the BLM to develop the web site, provide technical training and support the exchange.

LDP/National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collaboration, 2003-to date The SubeConnects project evolved into the Digital Storytelling Project. Agnes Chavez discovered the new medium of Digital Storytelling. A 3-4 minute video clip that incorporates snapshots, music, video and the spoken word to create a powerful personal story, told by ordinary people. Agnes Chavez with the continued support of the NHCC and the BLM, provide 3 day trainings on making a digital story, to people with little or no computer experience, and with a focus on rural and/or low-income communities. The purpose of this project is to empower people to tell their story and provide technical training that they can apply in other areas of their lives.

LDP/Sandia National Laboratories collaboration 2003 Designed a ‘Monitor Gameboard’ concept as an adjunct to her language learning program with the assistance of San- dia National Laboratories and the Small Business Development Center. Agnes Chavez www.sube.com. PO Box 293 El Prado NM 87529 505-758-1387 [email protected]

Collaborative Projects

Developed an online Digital Storytelling curriculum for Target/Scholastic Target/Scholastic in partnership with National Hispanic Cultural Center Awarded the project of creating a free online version of the Digital Storytelling curriculum that was developed over the years teaching the workshops. http://www.scholastic.com/dreamincolor/digitalstorytelling

Created a multisensory curriculum to teach and preserve second languages and native languages Logic Dream Productions, Inc. (LDP), 1996-to date Formed this company in 1996 and created a new language model called SUBE Language Learning thru Art, Music and Games. The company, now called Sube, Inc., continues to develop new products for this program and markets the product throughout the country through national conferences and presentations. This unique product is in its 12th year and continues to gain national recognition.

Started an internet cultural exchange program between US and Spain/Mexico LDP/National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collaboration, 1999-2002 Created an internet cultural exchange program called SubeConnects. This project connected elementary classrooms between the U.S. and Spain/Mexico via a web-based curriculum to provide opportunities for real world exchange and dialogue between children. Forged a partnership with the NHCC and the BLM to develop the web site, provide techni- cal training and support the exchange.

Started the Digital Storytelling Project to preserve oral histories and language/cultural diversity LDP/National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collaboration, 2002-to date The SubeConnects project evolved into the Digital Storytelling Project. Agnes Chavez discovered the new medium of Digital Storytelling. A 3-4 minute video clip that incorporates snapshots, music, video and the spoken word to create a powerful personal story, told by ordinary people. With the continued support of the NHCC and the BLM, provides workshops on making a digital story, to people with little or no computer experience, and with a focus on rural and/or low-income communities. The purpose of this project is to empower people to tell their stories, preserve oral histories, and provide technical training that they can apply in other areas of their lives.

Designed a “digital gameboard” to preserve language and culture through new media LDP/Sandia National Laboratories collaboration 2003 Designed a ‘Monitor Gameboard’ concept as an adjunct to the language learning program in conjunction with the Sandia National Laboratories and the Small Business Development Center. This project is currently on hold pending funding for the development of the software for the gameboard.

Organized a one person show incorporating digital media and natural forms Highlands University-Millicent Rogers Museum video collage exhibit, 1995 For this project Agnes Chavez lived in the Rainforest region of Costa Rica for 6 months gathering footage and devel- oping the concept sketches. Did an artist-in-residency program for 3 months at the Highlands University ,Computer Graphics department, where ima were digitized and manipulated. The images were then assembled into video col- lage/constructions and exhibited as a one-person show at the Millicent Rogers Museum.

SUBE articles/reviews

Univision Featured Sube on Univision television network. Sept 2006 School Library Journal Review of SUBE ESL, April 2005 ESL Magazine Review of SUBE ESL, March/ April 2005 Latina Style Magazine Ana Maria Arias Award article, March 2005 Albuquerque Journal Art, Spanish blended in unique way, March 2003 Espanola school links with Spain, April 2004 New Mexican, SF Fun and games, March 2000 Agnes Chavez’s Subeconnects, April 2002 Language in a box, November 2004

Taos News Language Arts 1998 Erase the Border, March 2001