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)
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