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Kerry 
Sullivan

Executive Director

Kerry's Story

Kerry W. Sullivan joined DeltaARTS as executive director in 2024, but her connection to the organization started years before when she was an educator looking to enhance her student’s experiences by integrating art into their projects. By reaching out to DeltaARTS she connected with local teaching artists who could incorporate dance, acting, photography, and creative writing into the classroom.

 

Kerry’s career as an educator spanned six states and twelve schools, where she developed leadership skills and served community needs through connecting people and promoting human-centered design service learning. As an artist, Kerry changes mediums often- particularly loving ceramics, mixed media, and precious metals. She comes from a long line of metalsmiths and enjoys spending her time off with a torch in her hand.

 

Kerry’s love for the Arkansas Delta stems from her time living along the lower Mississippi River and soaking up all the culture and history it has to offer. She considers West Memphis to be a prime location for economic development and the people to be some of the most open to innovation she has ever worked with.

 

Contact Kerry to pick her brain about arts integration, community development, or just how to plug in to the amazing community DeltaARTS fosters. She look forward to serving you and expanding the impact of DeltaARTS.

Delta Wolf Trap

Institute for Early Learning through the Arts

Additional services offered through Delta Wolf Trap include Family Engagement Workshops available to early childhood centers, libraries, children's museums, and organizations focused on supporting parents with young children. These interactive family workshops provides parents and caregivers opportunities to engage in a live arts experience with their children and learn to play with their children in educational ways that support kindergarten readiness.

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Professional Development Workshops may be available for early childhood centers with aim to provide annual training on research-based practices of instruction. In-person and virtual workshops provide early educators with hands-on teaching strategies and active learning techniques that support literacy and language development, STEM learning, problem-solving, social-emotional development, classroom management, and more.​

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A Case for Arts in Early Childhood

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (2014). Teachers Know Best: Teachers’ Views on Professional Development.

Child, H. U. (2017). Brain Architecture.

Child, H. U. (2014). Executive Function & Self-Regulation.

Children, N. A. (n.d.). The 10 NAEYC Program Standards.

Clay, J., Campbell, V., & Madsen, C. (2015). CUNY Creative Arts Team Astor Early Learning Program Evaluation Findings.

Green, M., M.F.A., & Sawilowsky, S., Ph.D. (2015). Social Innovation Fund Grant Final Report Year 3.

Klayman, D., Ph.D. (2006). Final Evaluation Report of Fairfax Pages Professional Development Project: An Effective Strategy for Improving School Readiness.

ReadyNation. (2013). The Vital Link: Early Childhood Investment is the First Step to High School Graduation.

Song, M., Ludwig M., and Marklein M.B., (2016). Arts Integration: A Promising Approach to Improving Early Learning, American Institutes for Research.

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Delta Wolf Trap

301 S Rhodes St, West Memphis, AR 72301, USA

(870) 705-5075

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