Marissa McClellan

Title: Former DTAA Graduate Assistant

Biography

Marissa McClellan is a second year Art Administration graduate student, and graduate assistant for Elisa Gargarella in the Art Education department. Marissa received her bachelor’s degree in Photography from The University of Akron. She is excited to have returned to the Myers School of Art this year to complete her course work, graduate assistantship, and her term as a Gallery Intern at the Emily Davis Gallery. She also serves as an intern at local arts nonprofit, Crafty Mart. Crafty Mart is a new 501(c)(3) aimed to provide creative and engaging opportunities for local artists and community members to foster artistic, thoughtful, and community- focused lifestyles. Along with other administrative duties Marissa coordinates workshops for Crafty Marts 7^th Holiday Event. She is apart of the Akron Civic Theaters planning committee for their annual fundraiser, The Masque of the Red Death. Marissa is also the initiator and coordinator for a 2016 fall fundraiser (Akron Pug Fest) for local nonprofit, One of a Kind Pets and state nonprofit, Ohio Pug Rescue.