Susan K. Nelson Director, Office of Community Arts Frasier 119
970-351-1921 susan.nelson@unco.edu
Susan Nelson has been involved connecting people with the University of Northern Colorado Arts programs for more than 20 years. Her areas of expertise include community arts education, arts management and marketing, art direction, volunteer management, and fund raising. She serves as managing producer of the College’s annual benefit Gala art show and performance, as well as coordinating the Community Arts Hands-On Arts programs and the annual campus and community collaboration project. Nelson manages production of the College’s promotional print and web materials, for which she has won several awards. She also serves as chair of the Greeley Area Arts Alliance.
Prior to joining the College of Performing and Visual Arts at UNC, Nelson was executive director of the Community Center for the Creative Arts and taught drawing at Aims Community College. Nelson is one of the original members of the Madison and Main Artists Coop Gallery, where she continues to exhibit. Her creative work includes photography, drawing, collage and hand-made paper. She is also a published poet.
Nelson says, “I consider myself very fortunate to have spent my professional career designing and facilitating opportunities for individuals to engage in creative self-expression. From the Arts Center pre-school, to drawing classes for retirees, to connecting individuals with UNC arts, I’ve been engaged as a teacher, manager, promoter and cheerleader for community access, learning and participation across the arts disciplines.”
College of Performing and Visual Arts • Guggenheim Hall, Room 204 • Campus Box 30 • University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639 • Phone: 970-351-2515 • Fax: 970-351-2699
Susan K. Nelson