My name is Marcus Fields.
I am a designer and educator living in East Lansing, Michigan. I am interested in conversations at the intersection of education, art, technology, and social justice.
I'm a Designer and maker.
I experiment in a range of artistic expression, including theatre, video production, animation, photography, graphic design, printmaking, and bookmaking among others.
I work in creative makerspaces.
I currently work as Assistant Director of Arts and Media Learning at Michigan State University's Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, a program geared towards preparing students in arts, humanities, and social justice for the public good. I help run three of our college’s technology-rich, student-centered, art-making spaces: a media lab, an art studio, and a theater.
I'm passionate about technology and education.
In December 2022, I graduated from MSU with a Master of Arts in Educational Technology. This program focuses on developing transformational educational leaders who promote equity through creative uses of technology in educational environments.
Art, Media, and Design Workshops (Selected)
Designing your Research Poster. (2024, April 8). RCAH 492: Senior Seminar.
Beat Making and Poetry Voiceovers in Logic Pro. (2024, March 3). RCAH 215: Art in Daily Life.
Mixing Sound Logos in Audacity. (2023, February 1). RCAH 315: Sound Technology in Creative Practice.
Using PowerPoint for PechaKucha (2023, January 23). RCAH 316: Art in Daily Life.
Phone Photography: Composition Techniques. (2022, December 2). UGS 200H: Honors Research Seminar.
Animating Tube Guy in Adobe After Effects. (2022, October 18). RCAH 316: Digital Storytelling.
Stop Motion using Adobe Photoshop. (2022, September 20). RCAH 316: Digital Storytelling.
Beat Making and Poetry Voiceovers in Logic Pro. (2024, March 3). RCAH 215: Art in Daily Life.
Mixing Sound Logos in Audacity. (2023, February 1). RCAH 315: Sound Technology in Creative Practice.
Using PowerPoint for PechaKucha (2023, January 23). RCAH 316: Art in Daily Life.
Phone Photography: Composition Techniques. (2022, December 2). UGS 200H: Honors Research Seminar.
Animating Tube Guy in Adobe After Effects. (2022, October 18). RCAH 316: Digital Storytelling.
Stop Motion using Adobe Photoshop. (2022, September 20). RCAH 316: Digital Storytelling.
Film Screenings (Selected)
Official Selection (2021) Midwest Video Poetry Festival
Official Selection (2021) Michigan State University Filmetry Festival
Official Selection (2021) Animation Celebration Fest
Official Selection (2020) Life Screenings International One-Minute Film Festival
Official Selection (2020) Michigan State University Filmetry Festival
Official Selection (2019) All Together Now: A Celebration of Art, Film, and Music
Official Selection (2019) Michigan State University Filmetry Festival
Official Selection (2021) Michigan State University Filmetry Festival
Official Selection (2021) Animation Celebration Fest
Official Selection (2020) Life Screenings International One-Minute Film Festival
Official Selection (2020) Michigan State University Filmetry Festival
Official Selection (2019) All Together Now: A Celebration of Art, Film, and Music
Official Selection (2019) Michigan State University Filmetry Festival
Juried group Exhibitions (Selected)
Where Photography Meets Collage (June 2024) New Orleans Photo Alliance Center in New Orleans, LA
Abandoned and Discovered in the Midwest (June 2024) Sault Area Art Center in Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Beyond the Photograph (May 2024) RI Center for Photographic Arts in Providence, RI
Blooms Exhibition (April 2024) Rhode Island Watercolor Society in Pawtucket, RI
Emerge 2023 (November 2023) Midwest Center for Photography in Wichita, KS
Color 2023 Exhibition (June 2023) 3 Square Art Fine Art Gallery in Fort Collins, CO
Green Exhibition (March 2023) Grosse Pointe Artists Association Gallery in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Vision: Color Photography (December 2022) Black Box Gallery in Portland, OR
The Art of Automotive Show (December 2022) Nicolet College Art Gallery in Rhinelander, WI
Travelogues: Photography Exhibition (September 2022) Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI
Great Northern Art Explosion (August 2022) AuSable Artisan Village in Grayling, MI
Abandoned and Discovered in the Midwest (June 2024) Sault Area Art Center in Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Beyond the Photograph (May 2024) RI Center for Photographic Arts in Providence, RI
Blooms Exhibition (April 2024) Rhode Island Watercolor Society in Pawtucket, RI
Emerge 2023 (November 2023) Midwest Center for Photography in Wichita, KS
Color 2023 Exhibition (June 2023) 3 Square Art Fine Art Gallery in Fort Collins, CO
Green Exhibition (March 2023) Grosse Pointe Artists Association Gallery in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Vision: Color Photography (December 2022) Black Box Gallery in Portland, OR
The Art of Automotive Show (December 2022) Nicolet College Art Gallery in Rhinelander, WI
Travelogues: Photography Exhibition (September 2022) Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI
Great Northern Art Explosion (August 2022) AuSable Artisan Village in Grayling, MI
Photography Publications (Selected)
Catchwater Magazine Issue 5 (May 2023)
Reservoir Road Literary Review Issue 09 (October 2022)
Great Lakes Review (February 2022)
In Parentheses 7.1 (July 2021)
Wild Roof Journal Issue 6 (January 2021)
Iris Literary Journal 1.3 from Assure Press (October 2020)
Passengers Journal 1.3 (September 2020)
Reservoir Road Literary Review Issue 09 (October 2022)
Great Lakes Review (February 2022)
In Parentheses 7.1 (July 2021)
Wild Roof Journal Issue 6 (January 2021)
Iris Literary Journal 1.3 from Assure Press (October 2020)
Passengers Journal 1.3 (September 2020)
Performance (Selected)
Stage Manager, Angels in America at Riverwalk Theatre (August 2024)
Stage Manager, Moonglow at Riverwalk Theatre (April 2024)
Assistant Director, Amadeus at Riverwalk Theatre (March 2024)
Assistant Director, Unnecessary Farce at Riverwalk Theatre (February 2020)
State Manager, The Humans with Peppermint Creek Theatre (October 2019)
Assistant Director, The Elephant Man at Riverwalk Theatre (March 2019)
Stage Manager, King Lear with the Curtainless Theatre (September 2018)
Stage Manager, Twelfth Night with the Curtainless Theatre (March 2018)
Assistant Director, Superior Donuts at Riverwalk Theatre (February 2017)
Co-Director, Much Ado About Nothing with the Roial Players (December 2016)
Assistant Director, Women of Lockerbie at Riverwalk Theatre (February 2016)
Stage Manager, Moonglow at Riverwalk Theatre (April 2024)
Assistant Director, Amadeus at Riverwalk Theatre (March 2024)
Assistant Director, Unnecessary Farce at Riverwalk Theatre (February 2020)
State Manager, The Humans with Peppermint Creek Theatre (October 2019)
Assistant Director, The Elephant Man at Riverwalk Theatre (March 2019)
Stage Manager, King Lear with the Curtainless Theatre (September 2018)
Stage Manager, Twelfth Night with the Curtainless Theatre (March 2018)
Assistant Director, Superior Donuts at Riverwalk Theatre (February 2017)
Co-Director, Much Ado About Nothing with the Roial Players (December 2016)
Assistant Director, Women of Lockerbie at Riverwalk Theatre (February 2016)