[323] 285.3691
saramargaritamartin @riseup.net
Los Angeles, CA 90058
Professional Objectives
To continue to develop skills in Art, Design, Strategy and Resesarch. To bridge gaps between industries that are ready for changemakers. To make use of my experience in field work that will improve the Social Change Landscape.
Skills
Outreach & Media
Group Facilitation
Strategic Analysis
Curriculum Design
Project Design
Systems Design
Publication Design
Education
El Camino College
Intermediate Coding
Design Thinking
UX Design Poficient
Traditional Arts
Illustration
Research Writing
Fluent in College level Spanish
Art Transfer, Jewelry Design Certificate in progress
Feb 2024 - Currently Enrolled
Experience
Creative Freelancer. Artist and cultural Worker
December 2012-Present, Los Angeles, CA
Original art, handcrafted jewelry and commissions. Portfolio available upon request.
Arts for Los Angeles. Facilitator
August 2021-September 2021, Los Angeles, CA
Facilitated discussion with Arts for LA membership and stakeholders to assist in prioritizing policy agenda.
Community Coalition. Outreach Worker
February 2017-September 2017, Los Angeles, CA
Civic engagement for voter registration. Conducted outreach for local events and membership drive efforts.
Indigemama: Ancestral Healing. Tech Assistant
July 2017 - July 2018, Long Beach, CA
Logistical support, website updates and social media promotion for Indigemama: Ancestral Healing Holistic Women’s Health Workshops.
Worker Education Resource Center. Community Health Worker
June 2017-July 2017, Los Angeles, CA
Support clients with substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health disorders from low income and/or homeless communities.
Exhibited Works
Permanent Collections
Brooklyn Art Library, Sketchbook Project
2022 Untitled
2018 Resilience & Resistance
2020 Rebirth of the Creative
Curated
Ixchel Ngame
International Women’s Day Art Exhibit, 2009
Xicano Records and Film
Art as a Weapon Exhibit and Silent Auction, 2007
Participated
Ixchel Ngame, International Women’s Day Art Exhibit
2008 Zapateando para mis Ancestros
Xicano Records and Film, Art as a Weapon
2007 LA Dreamer and Occupied Aztlan
Mujeres de Maiz, International Women’s Day Exhibition
2007 Canto a Xiuhtecutli, Somos Medicina
Tongues, Tongues of Fire Queer Femme Exhibition
2006 Xihuatl Liberation Now
Publications
Co-Coordinated Ticicalli Yohualli Parenting Support Zine
In collaboration with Mujeres de Maiz
September 2015, Los Angeles, CA
Submitted Art and Poetry to Mujeres de Maiz
Somos Medicina. Spring 2007, Los Angeles, CA La Sagrada. Spring 2009, Los Angeles, CA
Coordinated zine publication for Natives Empowered thru Unity and Education Spring 2006, Davis, CA
Designed for MEChA de UC Davis Conference Programs
Raza Youth Conference. Summer 2005 Davis, CA Chicana Youth Conference. Summer 2006 Davis, CA
Wrote an article for AS Papers
October 2005, Davis, CA
Reported on the World Youth Festival in Venezuela
Workshops & Lectures
Facilitated Media Representation. UC Davis Summer 2004, MEChA de UC Davis
Facilitated Music of Latin America. UC Davis Summer 2006, MEChA de UC Davis
Coordinated United Students Against Sweatshops Conference. Fall 2006, Students Organizing for Change, UC Davis
Facilitated Revolutionary Art. UC Riverside Summer 2008, MeChA de UC Riverside
Facilitated Strategy Session for DACA Student Activists. LACC Summer 2008, AHEAD LACC
Facilitated Son Jarocho Versada. Eastside Cafe Spring 2009, Las Cafeteras
Co-Facilitated Womb Writing. USC Summer 2009. Women’s Creative Collective
Co-Facilitated Don’t Leave your Sisters behind. CSULA Spring 2015, Ticicalli Yohualli In Collaboration with Mujeres de Maiz
Coordinated live webinar AlterNative Birthing. Spring 2015, Ticicalli Yohualli In Collaboration with Mujeres de Maiz
Facilitated Healing and Beading. Mercado la Paloma. Summer 2016, Dignity and Power Now
Presented on Aztec Femme Archetypes. Summer 2016, for a New Fire Women’s Retreat.
Performances
Son Jarocho
La Tuza, Davis, CA 2005-2007
Las Cafeteras Los Angeles, Eastside Cafe 2007-2009
Mujeres Jaraneras. Los Angeles, Mujeres de Maíz Spring 2007
Solo Performance. Los Angeles, CARECEN Summer 2008
Aztec Dancing Nemi In Tlazohtla. Los Angeles 2010-2015
Certifications & Trainings
Narcan Training
El Camino College Student Health Services
06 May 2024, Los Angeles, CA
Stop The Bleed Committee on Trauma, Amer. College of Surgeons
30 April 2024
Los Angeles, CA
Mental Health First Aid
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
10 March 2024
Los Angeles, CA
Workplace Safety
SmartSign
11 February 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Business of Art
Center for Cultural Innovation
21 April 2018
Los Angeles, CA
Resilience Toolkit Learner
Lumos Transforms
Summer 2017
Los Angeles, CA
Motivational Interviewing
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
18 June 2017
Los Angeles, CA
Community Scholars Program
The Faculty Dept of Urban Planning, UCLA
June 2010
Los Angeles, CA
Fellowships
The Odyssey
El Camino College
May 2024
At Land’s Edge
Art Research Fellow
June 2018
Arts for LA
Activate Arts LA Fellow
May 2016
CD Tech
Public Allies LA Fellow
June 2010
References and Porfolio Upon Request
Sara