Lisa Marie Evans is a filmmaker and animator. Evans has developed curricula and taught
filmmaking to all ages, curated film festivals and events, and served on the board
for multiple arts organizations. She has mentored hundreds of multidisciplinary artists
through her work with Mid-America Arts Alliance’s Artist INC, an entrepreneurial program
for artists, and in her current role as the Director of Creative Development with
the Creative Arkansas Community Hub and Exchange (CACHE).
Evans has participated in artist residencies and screened her work internationally,
including venues in Canada, Perú, France, Hungary, Italy, and the Philippines. She
co-produced “Beyond Belief,” a digital storytelling project through the Association
of Independents in Radio and Kansas City PBS. She was the project manager, editor
& animator for OZCast, an online creative series featuring local, regional and national
artists. Evans directed, edited and animated “In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction,”
the first film to win the Publishing Triangle’s Leadership Award. She is a 2021 recipient
for the Arkansas Arts Council’s Fellowship Award in Cinematic Arts.
Lisa Marie Art. “About,” n.d. http://www.lisamarieart.com/allaboutme.
Filmmaker Lisa Marie Evans’s work varies in form from feature-length documentaries
to short animation and public art installation. As a selected artist for various awards
and grants, Evans has participated in artist residencies and screened her work internationally,
including venues in Hungary, France, the Philippines and Canada.
Evans has developed curricula and taught filmmaking to all ages, programmed film festivals
and served on the board for multiple arts organizations. She has mentored hundreds
of multidisciplinary artists through Artist INC, an entrepreneurial program for artists,
through Mid-America Arts Alliance and CACHE.
In 2016, Evans co-produced “Beyond Belief,” a digital storytelling project through
the Association of Independents in Radio and Kansas City PBS. She recently completed
the feature film “In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction”, the first film to win
the Publishing Triangle’s Leadership Award.
Evans has 20 years of experience as a generative artist and arts administrator committed
to diversity and representation.
OZ Cast. “Lisa Marie Evans,” n.d. https://www.ozcast.art/lisamarie.
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