MXMICKS
they/them
Based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
mxmicks@gmail.com
EDUCATION
MBA Sustainable Leadership, Prescott College, 2021
BA Regenerative Ecological Design, Prescott College, 2020
Regenerative Ecological Design Certificate, Ecosa Institute, 2019
Permaculture Design Certificate, Green Mountain College, 2018
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The ArtsCenter, Artist in Residency Program Coordinator, 2023-Present
Kidznotes, Lead Teaching Artist, 2021-Present
The Ecosa Institute at Prescott College, Consultant & Studio Assistant, 2019-2021
Four Quarters Brewing, Graphic Designer & Beer Ambassador, 2020-2021
Prescott College, Marketing Assistant, 2020
Environmental Educator & Trip Leader, 2018-2019
FACILITATION
Community Song Leading: Song Facilitation for Community Organizers, The Living Room, 2024
Resonance: Exploring Dissonance and Harmony as a Way of Deep Connection, School of the Alternative, 2024
Land Back Community Art Build: Mural Painting, 7 Directions of Service, 2024
Water as a Being, Mentor, and Friend, The Eco Institute, 2022
Community Appreciation Day: Water is Life Screen Printing, 7 Directions of Service, 2022
Remembering Larry: Community Screen Printing, Village Harmony, 2022
Resonating Together, The Eco Institute, 2021
Understanding Ecosa: A Studio Design Charrette, Ecosa Institute, 2020
CAREER PROJECTS
Ethno USA Social Media Campaign, 2024
REclaimED Vermont Brand Development, 2021
Ecosa Center for Regenerative Ecological Design Strategic Plan, 2021
Everyone is a Designer: Reimagining Higher Education, 2020
Ecosa Institute Marketing Proposal, 2020
Fozzie’s Farm Land Planning Design,* 2019
Olosho le Maa: A History of Resistance and Activism Conference,* 2019
Green Mountain College Compost Facility Design Proposal, 2018
*indicates team project
IMMERSION EXPERIENCE
School of the Alternative, Black Mountain, NC, 2024
Ethno USA, Greensboro, NC, 2023
Belfast TradFest, Belfast, Ireland, 2022
Northern Harmony, Marshfield, Vermont, 2022
The Eco Institute, Chapel Hill, NC, 2021
Northern Harmony, Marshfield, Vermont, 2020
Ecosa Institute for Regenerative Ecological Design, Prescott, AZ, 2019
Maasai Education, Research, and Conversation Institute, Talek, Kenya, 2019
Village Harmony, Marshfield, Vermont, 2017
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Festivals
Folk Alliance Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2024
North Carolina Folk Festival, Greensboro, NC, 2023
Belfast TradFest, Belfast, Ireland, 2023
Projects
Country Soul Songbook, Fiddle, 2023-Ongoing
Village Harmony/Northern Harmony, Vocal & Fiddle, 2016-2022
Notorious Beets (Green Mountain College Acapella), Vocal Director, 2018-2019