Online Resume

Joseph Matuzak
120 Litchfield St.
Clinton, MI 49236-9764
(517)456-4970 phone & fax
(517)902-7136 mobile
jmatuzak@sunwheel.org
joe@matuzak.com
Personal home page: www.sunwheel.org/jmatuzak

SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE

Nonprofit Technology Consultant and Writer 2000-.
With focus on the arts, clients include ArtServe Michigan, the Triangle Arts Trust, the Ford Foundation, Illinois Arts Council, Americans for the Arts, Arts Midwest, Flint Cultural Center, National Endowment for the Arts, others. Training, technological assessment, database and web design, Cold Fusion scripting, articles, etc. Projects include both on-site training and consulting (in Kenya, Trinidad, and various places in the U.S) as well as electronic projects.

Director, Arts Wire, a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts 1995-2000.
Responsible for implementing the Arts Wire program, including aspects of budgeting and financial management, fundraising, grant writing, personnel management and procurement, setting program goals and objectives, and creating scenarios for achieving those goals. Managed a virtual office that included staff members scattered throughout the country, and acted as primary spokesperson for the organization. Guided training processes, looked to develop new methods and workshops and presented learnings from the same. Initiated and spearheaded system software development process, working with commercial software companies and Arts Wire staff to promote design process and to help break technical log-jams. (Included system, web, and database development.) Assessed and oversaw technical development needs, and engaged in an ongoing process of seeking and evaluating potential new partners, culminating in a working agreement with Carnegie Mellon University. Worked to build international contacts with an eye toward fostering world-wide mechanisms for arts information exchange. Maintained and strengthened relationships with other institutions, and worked within the New York Foundation for the Arts to integrate Arts Wire into its operational and philosophical constructs.

Part-time Faculty, Master of Arts Administration, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1996-99.
Class Module: Practical Technology for Arts Administrators, and, later, Rewiring the Arts Organization, a class focusing on methods and tools for managing technology from a non-profit perspective. Also Masters Thesis advising for students concentrating on technology issues.

Co-Director for Operations and Administration, Arts Wire 1993-95.
Responsible for managing day-to-day operations of Arts Wire, including financial and personnel management. Worked with Co-Director for Development to create fundraising scenarios and plans. Restructured staff responsibilities and makeup and created basic systems including job descriptions, evaluation processes, and models and resources for working together. Continued to act as primary trainer and site person for projects, and worked to develop the expertise of other staff in this role.

Technical and Publications Coordinator for Arts Wire, 1993.
Responsible for guiding technical development and evaluation of online system, development and publication of bimonthly newsletter, monthly user support information sheets, system handbook and promotional materials, acting as primary contact with system provider, assisting users on system, etc. Act as trainer for projects.

Editor, NAAO Newsletter, 1993.
Used advanced technology to produce newsletter in situation with a dearth of human resources, using faxes, optical character recognition, and modem lines to work through design and production process with distant office and production facilities.

Author of user handbook and quick guide for Arts Wire, 1992-93.
Engaged in system testing and documentation, with an aim to helping both novice and advanced users understand and navigate the system. Wrote and designed 170-page manual, and several smaller brochures detailing system options and tutorials for accomplishing specific online tasks.

Freelance Computer Consultant and Writer 1992-93.
With focus on the arts, clients include City of Chicago, New York Foundation for the Arts, Arts Foundation of Michigan, Greater Flint Arts Council, others. Training, technological assessment, problem solving and hardware installation. In variety of situations, worked with organizations to assess technical needs and trends, to identify appropriate hardware and software, purchase and install appropriate technology

Executive Director of Buckham Fine Arts Project, Flint, MI. 1990-92.
Responsible for all operational, financial, and programming activities of artist-run multidisciplinary arts organization in consultation with Board of Directors. Duties encompassed grant initiation and budget administration, supervision, hiring, evaluation, and scheduling of employees, coordination and implementation of gallery exhibits and programs, evaluation and restructuring of office procedures, initiation and development of multicultural art activities, organization of volunteer activities, membership and fundraising drives, design of appropriate promotional and press materials, and liaisons and interactions with other community organizations and educational institutions.

Manager, Io Software, Flint, MI, a computer software retailer. 1985-90.
Supervised and directed store activities, including work assignments, training of employees, design and promotional activities, research, selection and ordering of computer software and hardware, financial tracking and dispersal, customer relations, sales, etc.

Co-Director, Young Writers Academy at the University of Michigan-Flint, a community education program for K-12 students, liaison for school districts, teachers. Supervision, training of teachers and writers. 1987-91.

Interviewer/coproducer for “The Poet As Resource,” Public Access Television, Flint, 1989-91.

Moderator, panel discussion, Multicultural Standards, University of Michigan-Flint,1991.

Interim Director, Visiting Writers Series, University of Michigan-Flint. 1990.

Art reviewer, writer for the Flint Journal, 1985 -1988.

Product Coordinator, American Red Cross, Flint MI. 1980-85.
Responsible for tracking and coordinating dispersal of blood products within Wolverine Region, maintaining and correcting all records, monitoring usage and storage of products, and working with appropriate volunteers.

EDUCATION
University of Michigan-Flint - English and Psychology.

SELECTED AFFILIATIONS
National Advisory Board – Progressive Technology Project, 1998-2002
National Advisory Board – Master of Arts Management Program, Carnegie Mellon University 1996-
National Advisory Board - Open Studio: The Arts Online, Benton Foundation 1996-2000
Board of Directors - National Association of Artist Organizations Washington, D.C. 1991-93, 1997-2001
Treasurer - National Association of Artist Organizations Washington, D.C. 1992-93, 1999-2001
Executive Committee, Planning Committee, Technical Working Group - Arts Wire, 1991-93
Communications Area Interest Committee - National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, 1993.
Member, National Society of Fundraising Executives, Alexandria, VA 1992-1994
Board of Directors, Artist-member, Buckham Fine Arts Project, Flint, MI 1992-1999
Treasurer, Buckham Fine Arts Project, Flint, MI 1995-96
Co-Director, Board of Directors - Genesee Literary Center, Flint, MI 1985-92

SELECTED RECENT SPEAKING ACTIVITIES

Midwest Arts Conference - Minneapolis, Minnesota, Arts Midwest, September 2001
Seminar - Creating an Electronic Marketing Package

Roadtrip! 2001 Arts Management Institute - Lansing, Michigan, Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies, April 2001
Workshop - All The Latest Bells and Whistles

Midwest Arts Conference - Austin, Texas, Arts Midwest, September 2000
Panel - Online Marketing

Convening 2000, Organizing and Technology - Potomac, Maryland, Progressive Technology Project April 2000
Workshop - Fundraising for Technology - What does it take?

Renew - Refine - Reflect - State Arts Conference 2000 - Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Arts Council March 2000
Workshop - Web Site Development

Nonprofits & Academia: Strategies to Shape Social Change - Albany, New York, Nonprofit Education Initiative November 1999
Workshop - Beyond Websites: Technology Planning for Nonprofits

Circuit Breakers: Art & Technology - Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix Arts Commission and Arizona State University Art Museum October 1999
Panelist - Promises and Pitfalls: Artists and Technology
Workshop - Technology Planning for Arts Organizations (Business Volunteers for the Arts)

Midwest Arts Conference - Kansas City, Kansas, Arts Midwest, September 1999
Workshop - Planning and Building Web Sites
Panel - Technology Planning

One State: Together in the Arts - Rend Lake, Illinois, Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation, June 1999

Americans for the Arts Annual Conference - Atlanta, Georgia, Americans for the Arts, June 1999
Panel: Y2K, Why to Care? Planning for This and Other Technology Needs
Nonprofits & Technology - New York, New York, Chicago, Illinois, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Philanthropy News Network, Spring 1999
Speaker - Technology Planning for Nonprofit Organizations

Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference - Albany, New York, Council of Literary Magazines and Presses April 1999
Workshop - Technology Planning for Literary Publishers

Nonprofits and Technology – New York, NY
Philanthropy News Network February 1999
Presentation, Networking Session – Technology Planning for Nonprofits

Bronx Technology Conference and Exposition – Bronx, New York, Bronx Council on the Arts October 1998
Workshop – Technology and Non-Profits

Arts Build Communities Conference and Grants Program – San Jose, California, Arts Council of Silicon Valley October 1998
Panelist – Advancing the Arts through Technology

1998 Midwest Arts Conference - Cleveland, Ohio, Arts Midwest and Mid-America Arts Alliance September 1998
Workshops - Planning and Building Arts Web Sites (workshop) and Digital Literacy: Using the Web as an Informational Resource

Batting 2000: Facing the Fastball of Change – Akron, Ohio, Ohio Arts Council September 1988
Panelist – Lost in Cyberspace?

Values/Arts/Action: Making the Arts Central to Our Communities and Ourselves – Denver, Colorado, Americans for the Arts Annual conference June 1998
Workshop – Technology Tricks and Tips

The Courage of Imagination – Chicago, Illinois, National Association of Artists Organizations May 1998
Workshop – Beyond Websites: Technology Cost Curves?

Circuits, The Governor’s Conference on Art and Technology – Palisades, New York, New York State Council on the Arts March 1998
Workshop – Planning for Technology Integration

Reaching Museum Audiences Using New Technology - Ottawa, Canada, Museum Computer Network November 1996
Panelist - Cultural Programming Online: Lessons from Community Networks on Partnerships, Sustainability, and Long Term Development

We Have No Word for Art - Tulsa, OK ATLATL Native Arts Network October 1996
Panelist - Arts in Technology: Tools for Organizations

Building on Common Ground - 1996 Iowa Artists Conference August 1996
Speaker - Artists and the Internet

Annual Conference - The Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) April 13, 1996
Panelist - Arts Activities on the World Wide Web

Festival - Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogota - Bogota, Columbia March 28-30, 1996
3 Day Internet Workshop - General Telecommunications, Conferencing and the World Wide Web
Panel - Cultural Issues and Challenges in New Technology

Conference - The Arts, Cultural Management and New Technologies
The University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland - March 1996
Speaker: Obstacle and Joy: Cooperative Efforts Online and the Arts

Governor’s Conference on the Arts - Los Angeles, CA - February 1996
The Arts, Entertainment , and Technology: The Role of the Artist in the Digital Age
Panelist - Using the New Technologies for Building Audiences for the Arts

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Grant review panels - National Endowment for the Arts, Greater Flint Arts Council, Regional Arts Partnerships, Progressive Technology Project, others. Flint Cultural Center Programming Planning Committee. Moderator, panel discussion, Art and Censorship. Editor and publisher of Sly Dog Press. Freelance computer consulting, desktop design and typesetting. Conducted seminars for the Genesee Intermediate School District for junior high school students at various times since 1980. Tutored writing and research design. Twice guest editor of brix magazine, former contributing editor to New Pages, and editor of Artifact and Kwasind. Organized and moderated “Couplets: Michigan Poets on Poetry,” a monthly series filmed for public access television in winter/spring 1989. Helped co-ordinate reading series for Genesee Literary Center, Genesee Writers, the University of Michigan-Flint and others. Panelist on telecommunications issues, arts and telecommunications, and technology for non-profits for a wide number of conferences including NASAA, Art Beyond Boundaries, California Governors Conference.

Featured poet: Ann Arbor Poetry Festival, Ann Arbor, MI; Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids; The Flint Public Library, Artsource Gallery, Buckham Gallery, Flint; Cranbrook Writers Conference, Wayne State University, Poetry Resource Center of Michigan, Macomb Community College, Detroit; Ann Arbor Poetry Slam, The Guild House, Ann Arbor; Centrum, Port Townsend, WA; Midwest Popular Culture Association Conference, and many others.

Stage production, “Still Life With Conversation,” March/April 1993 Ortonville, MI. Exhibition participant, “Card From the ‘Wait’ Deck” The Psychic Art Fair, Buckham Fine Arts Project July 1996.

AWARDS

Residencies: Centrum Writers Colony, Ragdale Foundation.
Creative Artist Award, Michigan Council for the Arts
Two Hopwood Awards, University of Michigan
Bain-Swiggett Award, Hopwood Committee
Michael R. Gutterman Award, Hopwood Committee
Roy Cowden Fellowship, Hopwood Committee
“New Voices” winner, Michigan Poetry Festival
Fellowships to Cranbrook Writers Conference, Oakland Writers Conference

PUBLICATIONS

Poetry, fiction and essays in The Georgia Review, Kansas Quarterly, Corridors, Renegade, Passages North, Fedora, Cedar Rock, brix, Pteranadon, “Contemporary Michigan Poets,” “Songs From Unsung Worlds,” “Anthology of Magazine Verse,” “Passages North Anthology,” many others.
Poetry Collection: “Eating Fire” from Ridgeway Press, 2000

REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST