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Karen Bystrom

Adjunct Professor
Fine Arts, MFA in Arts Leadership

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information

Email

bystromk@seattleu.edu

Teaching and Research Interests

Marketing the Arts

Biography

Karen L. Bystrom, ABC, is the Director of Communications for Cornish College of the Arts. She has led marketing and communications teams for ACT (A Contemporary Theatre), Seattle’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Pacific Science Center, United Way of King County, Seattle Repertory Theatre, University of Washington’s Meany Hall for the Performing Arts and The Empty Space Theatre. As a consultant and project manager, she has worked with Group Health Cooperative, Beyond the Threshold: Seattle International Dance Festival, Giant Magnet, Intiman Theatre, Camp Fire Boys & Girls, Washington State Department of Information Services, UW School of Drama, Seattle Symphony and Centrum Arts & Creative Education. She earned her B.A. in Theatre Management from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon and also studied communications, theatre and business at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. She is a member of the Downtown Seattle Association’s Marketing Committee and was a founding member of the Market the Arts Task Force. She has also served on marketing committees with the Seattle/King County/Kitsap County American Red Cross and Seattle Center. A long-time member of the International Association of Business Communicators, she earned the organization’s professional accreditation (ABC – Accredited Business Communicator) in 2000. She has served at all levels of IABC volunteer leadership, including several years as president of the Seattle chapter and one year as director of the Pacific Plains Region, representing the six-state region on the international board.

Recent News

Documenting the City, One Frame at a Time

Documenting the City, One Frame at a Time

From zero to fifty in five years, the number of majors in the photography program at Seattle University grows every year under the direction of Professor Claire Garoutte.

Arnold Designs Costumes for “These Streets” at the ACT Theatre

Arnold Designs Costumes for “These Streets” at the ACT Theatre

Theatre Professor Harmony Arnold designed the costumes for the original play “These Streets" about women musicians during the heyday of Seattle’s grunge scene.

Joshi’s “Titus Andronicus” Receives Footlight Award

Joshi’s “Titus Andronicus” Receives Footlight Award

Titus Andronicus, directed by Theatre Professor Rosa Joshi, received a 2012 Footlight Award, given by Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson. Joshi’s version of the play featured an all-female cast.

Guerrero Featured at Frye Art Museum

Guerrero Featured at Frye Art Museum

Visual Arts Professor Francisco Guerrero is featured in "Chamber Music," the newest exhibit at Seattle's Frye Art Museum. Guerrero is one of 36 artists commissioned to create new work in response to musical compositions based on James Joyce's poetry.

NOW SHOWING:

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"Fefu and her Friends"
By Maira Irene Fornes

Lee Center for the Arts

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Graphic Design Exhibition

in the Vachon Gallery 

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Imagining the World: Photography Competition

In the Kinsey Gallery

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