Beck Darlene Arnett

Education

2021 BA History of Art, High Distinction - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2019 AA Interdisciplinary Humanities, Summa Cum Laude - Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI

Employment

2025-present Program Manager, College for Creative Studies, Film + Photography Departments, Detroit, MI

2022-2025 Program Manager, College for Creative Studies Entertainment Arts Department, Detroit, MI

2025 Teaching Assistant, Woodfire: Ancient Methods & Contemporary Applications, Oxbow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, MI

2022 Hospitality + Events Admin Assistant, Chroma, Detroit, MI

2021-2022 Visitor Experience Associate, Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

2021-2022 Research Assistant, University of Michigan Comparative Literature Department, Ann Arbor, MI

2019-2021 Office Assistant, University of Michigan Comparative Literature Department, Ann Arbor, MI

Ceramic Teaching Experience

2026 Six-week dinnerware & potluck feast course, College for Creative Studies, Continuing Education Department, Detroit, MI

2025-26 Weekly bowl-in-one, one-hour wheel-throwing lessons, Still Life Ceramics Studio, Ferndale, MI

2025 Six-week beginner to intermediate wheel-throwing course, College for Creative Studies, Continuing Education Department, Detroit, MI

Publications

2025 In/Out/Of Vol.1 iss.1

Group Exhibitions

2026 Trophy Life, NCECA 2026, Ceramics School, Hamtramck, MI

2025 Snow Mountain, Ceramics School, Hamtramck, MI

2025 Wevolve’s 5th Annual Suicide Prevention Gallery Fundraiser, Spot Lite, Detroit, MI

2025 There’s a Light, Ceramics School, Hamtramck, MI

2024 Ice Mountain Returns, Ceramics School, Hamtramck, MI

2024 Yard Art, Ceramics School, Hamtramck, MI

2023 Ice Mountain, Ceramics School, Hamtramck, MI

Markets

2025 Curator for local art market, Hamtramck, MI

2025‍ ‍Summer Market, Drifter Coffee, Ferndale, MI

2025 Spring Market, Still Life Ceramics Studio, Ferndale, MI

2024 Night Bazaar, Hamtramck, MI

2024 Palestine Benefit, UFO Factory, Detroit, MI

Other Community Involvement

2023-present Member, Ceramics School, Hamtramck, MI

2025 Live Demonstrating Artist, Clarkston Annual Garden Walk, Clarkston, MI

2024 Co-Producer, College for Creative Studies Stop-Motion Animation, Dir. Kevin Coyle (feat. In Emmy Award-Winning documentary Detroit: The City of Chefs)

2024 Volunteer, Cinema Lamont, Detroit, MI

Awards

2020 + 2021 University Honors + James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2018 President’s List, Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI