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Consulting Work

My work bridges the fields of art, education, and social impact by creating meaningful learning experiences and course-correcting systems that need repair. I have created turnaround strategies to transform and build middle schools, history curricula, undergraduate courses, non-profit trainings, visual art and social practice projects, curation and community programming. Each project required careful observation and deeply intentional caretaking of people, places, and visions.

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The problems we face today are interconnected and complex, and I believe a layered process of systems analysis, historical rooting, relationship-centered communication, and compassionate facilitation is critical for moving us forward. 

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Services

Education & Non-profit Consulting  |  Training & Facilitation  |  Team Building  |  Project Management   |  Artist Mentorship​

I support anti-racist organizations and individuals for short or long-term projects that require creative responses to address complex problems.

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Project Consulting for Organizations

Need support to increase your project's impact? I consult for organizations seeking creative responses to complex challenges, including developing strategy and team building, facilitating learning experiences, building curriculum and equitable systems, or creating meaningful public programming.

 

Fees are project-based or hourly depending on length. 

Remote support with limited ability to travel.

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Individual Mentorship

For individual artists or creative individuals seeking focused, actionable support. Whether you’re looking to develop your professional practice, weave equity into your projects, or deepen your climate action, booking a call is an ideal way to gain guidance and direction in an accessible format. Multiple session plans are also available for longer-term support. 

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Sliding scale 

$50 - $200 / hour

Consulting Experience (selected)

New Orleans Curriculum Consortium, LA: Served as an Advisor and Writer. Designed and built the city-wide social studies curriculum for 6th grade US history (from year-long scope and sequence and unit plans, to scripted lesson plans and daily student-facing materials), prioritizing new standard shifts, writing, and anti-racism, reaching over 30,000 students across the state

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Emory University, Atlanta, GA: Named one of 7 artists for Emory’s Art and Social Justice Fellowship. Collaborated with historian Dr. Loren Michael Mortimer to reimagine and teach an undergraduate history course, resulting in a campus-wide exhibition and public art projects on the Atlanta BeltLine. Additionally, designed and led community activation sessions as visiting artist and lecturer for Emory’s Scholar Retreat and freshman experience. 


Monarch School, San Diego, CA: Developed curriculum and designed training modules for Monarch’s Nexus Cohort Training to strengthen organizations’ teamwork, vision and efficacy, as well as inter-organization collaboration in support of unhoused families in San Diego


Schoolkit, national: Developed Sckoolkit’s Introduction to Bayou Bridges professional development, impacting over 500 Louisiana social studies teachers on new standards and curriculum

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Teaching Philosophy

Excellent teaching can be a form of social practice; creating experiences that shift people’s perspectives. I'm interested in using creative processes to interrogate issues of inequity and imagine alternative ways of being through education and relationships. Teaching is based on relational accountability. Through a balance of challenge, support, and trust, education can be transformative, liberating, and expansive. 

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Any artwork and images of artwork are sole property of Heather Bird Harris and may not be reproduced or used for profit without the artist’s permission. Read more here.

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