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 Teacher and Studio Technician, Still Life Ceramics Studio, Ferndale, MI

2022-present 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

Exhibitions / Markets / Community Involvement

2023-present Member, Ceramics School, Hamtramck, MI

2025 Artist, Clarkston Annual Garden Walk, Clarkston, MI

2025 Curator, Art Market, Hamtramck, MI

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

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

2024 “Ice Mountain Returns”, Ceramics School, Hamtramck, MI

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

2024 “Palestine Benefit Show”, UFO, Detroit, MI

2024 “Night Bazaar”, Hamtramck, MI

2024 Volunteer, Cinema Lamont, Detroit, MI

2024 “Yard Art”, Ceramics School, Hamtramck, MI

2023 “Ice Mountain”, Ceramics School, Hamtramck, 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