Julia Bartholomew-King’s Urban CV

JULIA BARTHOLOMEW-KING

213.705.5338

https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-bartholomew-king-9b822714/

juliabking12@gmail.com

PROFILE

Interested in applying arts experience and design background to impact social change. Experience in program design, project coordination and workshop facilitation. Able to leverage business savvy and management skills. Possesses strong writing, organization and communication skills coupled with high energy, intellectual curiosity and adaptability.

URBAN CAPACITY BUILDING

Assistant Participant Coordinator :February–March 2020

BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Brooklyn, NY. 100% Brooklyn Theatre Project

Assisted in casting and transcribing interviews of 100 members of the Brooklyn community for a reality based theater piece representing Brooklyn’s population onstage, creating a living portrait and accompanying book. Project ended due to Covid 19 closures.

Cofounder, Collaborator and Program Designer :July 2017–December 2020

COHERE DESIGN LAB www.coheredesignlab.com

Cohere Design Lab is a social impact design incubator working at the intersection of climate, equity and health. Using human centered design and co-design strategies, we focused on strengthening social cohesion, building capacity and resilience of individuals in the midst of climate change and disruption.

Facilitator, Researcher and Museum Exhibit Curator October 2016–May 2017

PLACEFUL.ORG, East Harlem, NY Non profit real estate development company

Carried out historical research using open source archival material, and assisted in facilitating community and youth driven workshops. Created an interactive museum exhibit for El Museo del Barrio about the past, present and future of La Marqueta and East Harlem.

Workshop Facilitator. Workshop organizer and community outreach.

RED HOOK CHECK–IN, Red Hook, Brooklyn NY May 2016–Sept. 2017

This initiative focused on disaster preparedness and sought to create a neighborhood volunteer support system to assist residents during crisis situations.

CAREER HISTORY

September 1990–current

Costume Designer and Stylist, Los Angeles, Portland, NYC. www.juliabartholomew.com

Extensive experience in film, television and commercials. Expertise with research methods, knowledge of specialty and period costumes, fashion and modern day clothing. Costumed numerous shows, from television to film, Costume Designer on many independent films. Co-designed concert tours, and worked with many well-known artists and celebrities on print, media campaigns and commercials.

Additional Highlights:

On Call Wardrobe Person for NYU Skirball Theatre: Sept.2015–February 2017

Adjunct Professor of Costume Design:UCLA Summer 2012

Collaborated with UCLA Costume Department Chair/ Oscar winning Costume Designer Deborah Landis to develop “Behind the Seams” a new and innovative costume design curriculum for young adults.

EMMY Award Costume Department for the series “3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN”. 1997

DESIGN PROJECTS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

Prototype for a Health App, THE NEW SCHOOL, NYC. Spring 2016

Developed an application to assist students with food insecurity and navigating food options.

Homeless Storage Project; ARCHITECTS WITHOUT BORDERS, Portland,OR Spring 2015

Developed prototypes of storage facilities for unhoused people.

SERVICE

Political Text Banking MOVEMENT LABS Feb.2020-current

Community food bank INVISIBLE HANDS, NYC Feb.2021-current

Poll Worker NYC BOARD OF ELECTIONS November 2020 & 2021

Voter Registrar HEADCOUNT.ORG November 2019

Dispatch volunteer WEST BROOKLYN MUTUAL AID June 2020-current

Warehouse volunteer FABSCRAP, Brooklyn, NY July 2019–current

Food pantry volunteer COMMON PANTRY, East Harlem, NY. April 2016–current

Chef, workshop leader OREGON FOOD BANK, Portland, OR. 2012– 2015

PUBLICATIONS

Designing urban inclusion Metrolab Brussels Master Class 1 2018

Master Class collaborative research results published by the European Regional Development Fund.

SKILLS

Teaching, project and time management, negotiation experience, keen analysis abilities, writing, listening, critical thinking. Campaign, voter outreach and poll worker experience. Basic Adobe Suite, Excel, Squarespace, audio transcription, sketching, Airtable, Zoom, Slack, Hylo, Miro, Basecamp, Survey Monkey, Google Suite, Microsoft Office. Sewing skills and knowledge of garment construction, art and craft ability. Knowledgeable and accomplished home chef. Basic (and ever improving) conversational Spanish skills.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, Theories of Urban Practice. Aug. 2015–May 2017

Parsons School of Design, The New School, NYC

Thesis: One Hundred Years of Health Care in Health Care in East Harlem--Reconceptualizing

a Model of Neighborhood Based Care.

Bachelor of Arts, Theatre Arts major in Acting, minor in Costume Design, Literature

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA Sept. 1985–May 1988

Professional Training to effect social change:

Certified Yoga Instructor 400 TT Feb. 2014–Aug. 2015

Intensive study of Amrita yoga for trauma, social justice and accessibility. DAYA Foundation, Portland OR.