Jarran Fountain
Placemaker - Intentional Designer - Community Organizer - Arts Advocate
- Role
- Art & Design Advisory Board Member at Lansing Community College
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jarran Fountain
Dedicated to mobilizing creativity and driving innovation, Jarran is a community-centered professional with a mission to shape a world where intentional design practices and creative thinking are at the core of solutions. As the Programming Director at Lions & Rabbits Center for the Arts (LRCFA), he spearheads organizational programming (public placemaking, art-focused strategy, and workforce development), managing diverse clientele and driving growth through strategic partnerships. With a majority of his time committed to LRCFA and notable projects such as \"placeMEANING\"- reshaping the West Michigan placemaking structure- you can find him spending his free time practicing graphic design and renovating interior spaces. Armed with a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Collaborative Design and a Minor in Graphic Design from Kendall College of Art and Design, Jarran embodies a commitment to creativity, innovation, and community connections. Talk to Jarran about: placemaking, sustainable urban design, walkable cities, third places, interior aesthetics Connect to create. Create to connect.
Experience
Art & Design Advisory Board Member
Mar 2023 — Present · Lansing, MI, US
Partake in bi-annual program reviews- Contribute to PROE Program Review in Occupational Education every 4 years- Make recommendations for program courses and objectives based on creative professional experience - Attend brainstorming sessions with program instructors and advisory board- Guest speak in classrooms
Education
Kendall College of Art and Design
BFA Collaborative Design, Graphic Design
Lansing Community College
High School Dual Enrollment
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