Onstead Institute, Amon Carter Museum Fellowship

Sahar is facing forward and smiling. She wears a white head scarf and a beige top.Sahar Alsana

Sahar Alsana is an emerging art educator with a rich background in teaching and art museum education. Holding a bachelor’s degree in art education from the University of Hail, Saudi Arabia, Alsana is currently pursuing an M.A. in Art Education at the University of North Texas. Her academic journey is complemented by professional stints as an art teacher in Ḥaʼil, Saudi Arabia, where she developed curricula and educational materials aimed at fostering creative expression among elementary students. Alsana is also enhancing her expertise through Graduate Academic Certificates in Art Museum Education, anticipating the completion of her second certificate by December 2023. Fluent in English and Arabic, she brings a diverse cultural perspective and a commitment to promoting art education.
 

Bailey is facing forward and smiling. She has long curly hair.Bailey Bark

Bailey Bark is a graduate student at the University of North Texas, pursuing an M.A. in Art History and a certificate in Art Museum Education. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies with a concentration in Design Management and two minors in Management and Art History from the University of North Texas. She said she is honored to have been selected for the Onstead Institute and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art Fellowship for the Fall of 2024 and Spring of 2025. 
 
Bark was also selected as a fellow for the Latino Art, Museums, and Preservation Fellowship, LAMP, through the University of North Texas’ Institute of Museum and Library Services and partnering Mexican American Civil Rights Institute, MACRI, in San Antonio, Texas, for the summer of 2024. 
 
Bailey is intrigued by holistic display practices in museums, and her research focuses on religious displays of interior spaces, specifically the Tiffany Chapel, Winter Park, Florida. She is interested in examining how museums educate their audiences through various display methods and educational programs. Bark is excited to work at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas.  
 

Onstead Institute, Kinfolk House Fellowship in Community Art Education

Caitlin is facing forward and smiling. She has long red hair and wears a blue top.Caitlin Jones

Caitlin Jones is a graduate student pursuing a certification in Art Museum Education. She holds a B.A. in Art History from the University of Texas at Austin. Caitlin has previously interned at Landmarks and the Texas Military Forces Museum in Austin, Texas. She also has worked as an educator at the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas; TexARTS, Lakeway, Texas; Leander ISD,  Leander, Texas; and Denton ISD, Denton, Texas. 
 
Having a background in theatre and experience in theatre education during her undergraduate years, Jones is dedicated to exploring how movement can enhance the understanding of artwork. She is also deeply committed to community-building initiatives and brings a flexible approach to her role as an educator, extending her work beyond the traditional boundaries of museum education.
 

Onstead Institute, CVAD Texas Fashion Collection Fellowship in Collections Research 

Isabel is facing forward and smiling. She wears a green cap and gown.Isabel Saldivar

Isabel Saldivar is working toward an M.A. in Art History with a Certification in Art Museum Education. She received her B.A. in art history with a minor in anthropology from the University of North Texas. She has previously interned at the Texas Fashion Collection and worked as a fellow with the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute in San Antonio, Texas. In 2023, along with the University of Michigan’s Kelsey Museum of Archeology, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Saldivar was a part of the excavation of the ancient city of Gabii, east of Rome, Italy. Her graduate research focuses on dress, ideas of beauty, and the agency of women in ancient Italy. Saldivar is interested in the social and artistic value visualized in dress and evident in past beauty practices.
 

Jessica is facing forward and looking to her right. She wears a green cap and gown.Jessica Worthey

Jessica Worthey is a graduate student pursuing an M.A. in Art History with a Graduate Academic Certification in Art Museum Education. Her research interests center around the transformation of deceased persons into art objects and Catholic reliquaries of medieval Europe, though she aspires to pursue further education in the preservation and conservation of art objects. 
 
She previously graduated from the University of North Texas with a B.A. in Art History with a minor in German Language (2021), and from Tarrant County College’s Cornerstone Honors Program with an A.A. (2019). She is not only an art historian, but also a fine artist who specializes in oil and acrylic portraiture. When she isn’t researching or creating, you can find her listening to true crime podcasts.
 

Onstead Institute, Sid Richardson Museum Fellowship

Susan is facing forward and smiling. She has brown wavy hair and wears a brown shirt.Susan Stringfellow

Susan Stringfellow graduated from the University of North Texas with a B.A. in Art History and a minor in French in 2022. Currently, she is pursuing an M.A. in Art History along with a Graduate Certificate in Art Museum Education. Her research focuses on contextualizing memorialization practices in Ancient Rome, using widely familiar modern cultural references. She is passionate about fostering connections between people through art and creating learning environments where individuals feel confident that their thoughts and opinions are valued. She is excited to further develop her skills as an art educator at the Sid Richardson Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
 

Onstead Institute, Meadows Museum Fellowship

Raegan is facing forward and smiling. She has dark long hair with bangs and wears glasses.Raegan Smythe

Raegan Smythe earned her B.F.A. in visual art studies from the University of Texas at Austin, with a minor in art history. She is now pursuing an M.A. in Art Education with a certificate in Museum Education from the University of North Texas. Smythe currently works as a graduate assistant at the Onstead Institute and also performs as a drummer and vocalist in a local band in Denton, Texas. Her experience in creating and leading workshops at the Onstead Institute, combined with her background as a preschool teacher, informs her approach as she works toward a career in museum education and programming.