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Meet the individuals who help us bring our mission to life.

We’re a team of educators, creatives, and experts from various fields who each care deeply about creating equitable access to art and museum education.

Founded by a Mother-Daughter Duo, Tish and Clare Murray.

To bridge inequities in art and museum education across Connecticut, we envisioned a new learning model using our background in early childhood education.

Tish, an experienced early childhood educator, wanted to do something about the educational inequities she witnessed while volunteering in Bridgeport Public Schools. Clare, a museum aficionado and passionate academic, knew we could do more for students in our state.

In 2018, while volunteering together at a play-based children’s museum, we found ourselves asking: “What if promising practices in art, museum, and early childhood education came together inside a vehicle that traveled directly to children, eliminating barriers to entry for the wonders inside museums?"

By 2019, while studying at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Clare made cARTie a reality with an expert team, endless passion, and key founding sponsors.

Today, cARTie's impact wows us. Everyday we see and feel the difference that powerful, early art and museum experiences have on students' lives. We hope you will join us and invite thousands of more students through our museum doors.

With ART and soul,
Clare and Tish Murray

Meet Our Leadership Team

(Our Team of Expert Advisors)

Clare Murray

Co-Founder and Executive Director

Tish Murray

Co-Founder and Board Chairperson

Janai Kemp

Community Partnership Director

Carly McGannon

School Partnership Director

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Meet Our Board of Directors

(Our Team of Expert Advisors)

Tish Murray

Co-Founder, Chairperson, and Volunteer Educator

Elizabeth Katz

Vice Chairperson

Holly Hawthorn

Board Member and Educator

Diane Kendall

Secretary and Educator

Lindsey Kendall

Treasurer

Brian Lamy

Communications Committee Chair

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Meet Our Museum Educators

(Our Guides)

Janai

Community Partnership Director

Lori

Early Childhood Art Museum Educator

Josie

Early Childhood Art Museum Educator

Beth

Early Childhood Art Museum Educator

Julia

Early Childhood Art Museum Educator

Carly

School Partnership Director

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Meet Our Teacher Advisors

(Our Culture and Insight Leaders)

Dr. Nicholas Perrone

Chris Oburchay

Andrea Yankovich

Carl Lewandowski

Cristina Pinton

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Meet Our Student Advisors

(Our Culture and Insight Leaders)

Siena

Savannah

Avni

Dayanara

Arianna

Hannah

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We’re Funded by Generous Sponsors

Thank you to all of our sponsors who help us bring our mission to life every day.

The Daniel E. Offutt III Charitable Trust
DecoArt
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Valley Community Foundation
The Pincus Family Foundation
Pro Bono Partnership
The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Christie's
Penguin Random House
Penguin Young Readers
Barnum Foundation for Life
Browngrotta Arts
Wells Hollow Farm
Loeb Family Fund No.2 of The Pittsburgh Foundation
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We’re always looking for professionals with expertise in various areas, as well as students and teachers to join our Advisory Boards.

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