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| Ryan at her desk, where here creations begin |
Joleen Ryan, Assistant Curator of the Buell Children's Museum, recently celebrated her fifteen year anniversary with the institution. A self-confessed late bloomer in academics, Ryan graduated with a degree in graphic design at the age of forty. When an internship opened up with the Buell, she was quick to pursue the opportunity. Shortly into her internship, Ryan was promoted to the position of Assistant Curator. As the Assistant Curator, her primary job is to design interactive exhibits which encourage artistic expression and creative learning. Ryan says her position is a dream job, offering an outlet for her passion while providing a meaningful connection between children and the arts. Ryan refers to the Buell as the last bastion for liberal arts in the face of program cuts within public schools. She sums up what makes the Buell special by saying, "We believe everybody is ten to twelve years old inside and here's a place where you can be ten to twelve years old and nobody is going to look at you funny. I can be an adult, but I don't have to be every day."
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| Ryan designed this life-size canvas as a way to engage the imaginations of young minds by relating art and history |
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| Panning for gold with Buell visitors |
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Wearing her favorite costume from the current
exhibition The Way West
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