FASHION July 2013

As the producer, Jeffrey Lazos Ferns
provides leadership in design,
artist development/management,
arts administration, business
development,marketing,public
relations, community partnership,
community relations and strategic
planning. His foresight and long
range planning skills has contributed
to a significant growth in the regional,
national touring and special events
markets for Gregangelo & Velocity
Arts & Entertainment. He has been
working closely with Gregangelo on
large scale multi-platform events
and public commissions for the past
17 years. Currently he is the project
director for Encoded Textiles Arizona,
a multi disciplinary, 3 year project
in partnership with ASU Project
Humanities that includes a touring
exhibition of encoded/augment
traditional native art and 3 full length
documentary films, In addition he is a
costume designer, event planner, has
a catering company that specializes
in edible desert plants integrated
with traditional indigenous medicine
men and women, and is a consultant/
advisor in developing Circus School
of Arizona into a premier fitness
and professional training studio for
circus arts in Arizona. He identifies
primarily as a cultural worker and
uses his multifaceted skill set and
endeavours to create dialogue and
advance communities through
art/social interactions and public
programs.
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