Jan Carr

Jan Carr has a diverse work experience spanning several decades. Currently, Carr works at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) as a Writer/Researcher for their digitization project. This involves writing copy for the information and objects uploaded to the BAM website, providing further details about iconic artists and productions. Carr previously worked at BAM in 2011, researching and writing captions for the commemorative book, "BAM: The Complete Works," which celebrated the institution's 150th anniversary.

In addition to their work at BAM, Carr has a freelance career that began in 1987. As a freelance Writer/Editor, Carr has authored over 50 books for children and taught Creative Writing at the School of Visual Arts and The New School University. Their freelance arts journalism work includes being the author of Study Guide Articles for the Apollo Theater, a Caption Researcher/Editor at BAM, a Grant Writer at The Writers Room, and having arts journalism published in various publications such as NYCBallet News, Playbill, Stagebill, and Variety.

Carr also has teaching experience, having served as an Instructor of Creative Writing at the School of Visual Arts and Instructor of Children's Fiction Writing at The New School. Earlier in their career, they worked as an Associate Editor at Scholastic, a Writer/Associate Editor at Sesame Workshop, a Head Start Teacher/Adjunct Instructor at the University of Cincinnati, and a Head Teacher at Head Start.

Overall, Jan Carr's work experience showcases their abilities as a writer, researcher, editor, and educator, with a focus on children's literature and arts journalism.

Jan Carr has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from Cornell University. Additionally, they hold a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree from the University of Cincinnati. Before attending these universities, Jan Carr attended Edgemont H.S. for an unspecified duration. Jan also attended All Saints, although there is no information regarding the degree or field of study from this institution.