| Volume 96, No. 2: June 2017
This year’s Working Weekend featured an in-depth workshop on for students interested in pursuing careers in the creative field.
The two-dozen students in attendance got a chance to spend time with a dynamic group of alumni:
conservator Jim Coddington ’74;
marketing maven Sarah Costello ’95;
journalist Michelle Nijhuis ’96;
photographer Nina Johnson ’99, and
illustrator and comic artist Lucy Bellwood ’12.
The alumni offered advice on how to pursue a career and shared insights they gained from their experience. Lucy Bellwood '12, a Portland-based cartoonist and illustrator, stressed the importance of cultivating a “beginner’s mind” and staying curious about the world. Nina Johnson '99, a freelance photographer, reminded students not to be afraid of failure.
One of the panelists was Jim Coddington ’74, chief conservator of the Museum of Modern Art, who that was the subject of a lengthy profile in the New York Times.
Journalist Michelle Nijhuis '96, whose work appears in the New Yorker, National Geographic, and Smithsonian, and Sarah Costello '95, an associate creative director at a marketing/advertising agency Babcock Jenkins, walked through the basics of using social media for networking, while Jim and Lucy led a discussion on careers in the visual arts. Thanks to Lucy, you can listen to a of the panel conversation! Afterwards the group reconvened at Prexy to further discuss what they had learned.
Tags: careers, life beyond reed, alumni
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