Research & Arts Administration
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Community Facilitation, Workshops, & Education
Annick Odom is a passionate teaching artist and facilitator who believes in the power of music to build community, foster creativity, and support collective expression. Her work spans youth orchestras, interdisciplinary arts camps, refugee and dementia-friendly workshops, and international teaching residencies. From founding No Boundaries Flint: All Arts Campto leading Detroit Arts Immersion workshops, Annick has developed programs that center accessibility, collaboration, and joy. Her teaching artist work has continued internationally through roles with the Leerorkest, the Residentie Orkest, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, CityProms Embrace Nederland, and the community band The Mystifiers. In 2018, she served as a guest teaching artist in Chile, Suriname, and Mexico, sharing her expertise in clarinet, double bass, and improvisation with programs including El Campamento Musical Marqués de Mancera, Orquestando Armonía, and the Nationale Volksmuziekschool. She currently organizes a free improvisation lab and community concert series called Soundstreams that features adventurous, new work monthly at the Monongalia Arts Center. Research, Communications, Arts Administration, and Event Coordination Annick Odom brings a strong background in research, communications, arts administration, and event coordination to her creative work. She currently serves as Director of Communications and Field Learning at WolfBrown, a consulting firm that helps funders, nonprofit institutions, and public agencies understand their potential, set priorities, and fulfill their promises. At WolfBrown, Annick has conducted research and data analyses for clients such as Play on Philly, South Arts, and National Dance Institute, working primarily with R and Python. She also manages communications for national survey cohorts on market research and supports field learning for arts leaders on a variety of topics, from immersive experiences to audience attitudes on inclusion, equity, and diversity. Annick has held roles previously with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival as well as the arts presenter, UMS, and the Medical Arts Program at the University of Michigan. Her background includes substantial applied research and project management experience, having served as a coordinator at the Centre for Urban Mental Health at the University of Amsterdam, where she managed large-scale interdisciplinary research projects and contributed to international publications. She has also conducted research with the University of Oxford, KU Leuven, and Goldsmiths, University of London. |
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