Madeleine Parks

Madeleine Parks

Title: Office Manager, Dance Coordinator, Website Management
Dept/Program: School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration


Biography

Madeleine Parks is a second year Graduate Assistant in the Arts Administration Graduate program. An Akron native, Madeleine received her B.A. in Studio Art with a minor in Ceramics from the University of Akron in 2018. 
Madeleine has been immersed in the Arts from an early age. She studied ballet for much of her life, under local studios & professionals, and at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, before discovering her love for the visual arts. 
She believes in the potential of creative exploration and art education to invigorate and vitalize the community. With training in ceramics, painting & drawing, art history, photography, metalwork, sculpture, and a background in ballet and theatre, Madeleine has a deep love and respect for both performance and visual art forms. As an advocate for the Arts, Madeleine hopes to use her experience in the Arts Administration program to open doors for community members to realize their artistic passions.