Craigardan

Michele Drozd is the co-founder and executive director of Craigardan, an interdisciplinary residency program for artists and scholars from around the Adirondacks and around the globe. Her belief that the creative process helps us imagine and build a better world has led to numerous community and social justice initiatives that use cross-disciplinary collaboration as a tool for systems change. Michele received her BFA in Ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and went on to work with diverse artists studying design and sculpture. After traveling and working around the world, she became intensely interested in entrepreneurialism, rural revitalization, agriculture, art, environmental conservation, and historic preservation - and the connections between them. She enjoys working with start-up businesses and small organizations when she isn’t making pottery, renovating old buildings, or traveling by bicycle with her husband.