Felicia Burse, MA, MLIS
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
-Master of Library and Information Science (August 2023); Louisiana State University (LSU); Baton Rouge, LA
-Master of Arts in Museum Studies (May 2018); Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO); New Orleans, LA
-Graduate Certificate in Archival Studies (May 2022); Louisiana State University (LSU); Baton Rouge, LA
-Bachelor of General Studies (concentration: Arts, minor: Psychology) (May 2013); Louisiana Tech University; Ruston, LA
INTERNSHIPS
-Louisiana Tech University Prescott Memorial Library Special Collections, Manuscripts, and Archives (SCMA); Ruston, LA; (August 21-November 1, 2017; January 18-April 24, 2018)
-Processed and created finding aids for collections
-Curated The Camp Ruston Collection exhibit (wrote exhibit catalogue, created labels, created exhibit gallery guide, organized opening night events, arranged objects, gave tours of exhibit, etc.)
-Scanned original photos
-Performed basic paper and non-paper conservation work, such as mold abatement, using materials such as Japanese rice paper, vinegar, wheat paste, leather preservative, etc.
-North Central Louisiana Arts Council (NCLAC); Ruston, LA; (April-July 2015)
- Created art projects for kids at Ruston Farmers Market and at “Dinner and a Movie” event
-Performed clerical work (answer phone calls, update contact list, register art for Louisiana Peach Festival Art Exhibit, etc.)
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
-New Orleans Healing Center Second Story Gallery ; New Orleans, LA; May 5, 2018
- Assisted artist Gina Laguna in taking down her and Cynthia Ramirez’s art shows (removing labels, repairing and re-painting walls, etc.)
Amazing Grace clinic mural painting; Ruston, LA; November and December 2017
- Assisted artist Liz Zanca in helping her to paint mural
Studio 301 Contemporary Art Gallery; Ruston, LA (January 2017 and June 2017)
-Helped install Peter Hay and M. Douglas Walton’s solo exhibitions by helping to hang artwork, clean gallery walls, and other tasks
EXHIBITIONS
-Solo Show Yo-Yo Emotions at Creative Exchange gallery; Ruston, LA (2022)
-Curated Flavors, the inaugural online exhibition of the North Central Louisiana Arts Council (NCLAC) (2021)
-Won 2nd place in the Adult Mixed-Media category of the Louisiana Peach Festival, Art piece: “Turning Something Old into Something New” (2019)
-Curated The Camp Ruston Collection exhibition and created corresponding exhibition catalogue and brochure (2018) at the Louisiana Tech SCMA
-Co-curated Rites of Passage: Africa exhibition at SUNO (2017)
-Displayed artwork in School of Architecture student show at Louisiana Tech University (2009)
-Displayed artwork in high school student art show at Grambling State University, Grambling, LA (2008)
CONTINUING EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Coursera course with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) – “What is Contemporary Art?” (July 2020)
-Coursera course with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - “Modern Art and Ideas” (June 2020)
- Presented “Challenges of Higher Education Records Management” at the Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association (LAMA) annual conference meeting at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) (October 2019)
ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS
-Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association (LAMA)
-North Central Louisiana Arts Council (NCLAC)
AREAS OF INTEREST
-African-American culture (ex. Harlem Renaissance)
-Art history
-Collections management, especially conservation / preservation
-Museum ethics
-Museum education
-Community engagement
-Visual art
- Libraries and Archives
- Historical Research