Tridentata Arts

Tridentata Arts is committed to customizing artistic, collaborative experiences with a focus on local culture for children of all ages in rural communities.

Molly Moore
Moore studied journalism and art, taking a detour to study Anthropology and Archaeology. She began teaching art during her studies and transitioned to full time in the regular public school classroom in 2000. She believes the best part of teaching art is brainstorming—the electricity of ideas bouncing between her and the students and her colleagues. She is a firm believer that creating art is all about the journey.

Lauren Gandolfo
Gandolfo's approach to art making is all about play. ""Show up and get your hands dirty discovering the magic of art"" is her mantra. She has been known to take her students to the river, dig up clay along the banks, and make pots, sculptures, and coil snakes. “Clay is the earth’s gift to artists,"" she says.

Gandolfo loves immersing art into the environment. Going on leisurely hikes, gathering found rocks, and adorning them with acrylic paint is a favorite lesson she teaches. She believes people learn creativity through exploration, discovery, and play. Students ages 3 to 103 enjoy exploring all media with her. Her repertoire includes “sheep to shawl” events where a piece of clothing is made from the beginning of the process to the end, from shearing and wool washing to yarn spinning and knitting into creative clothing.

Annie M. Clark
Clark's passion is to help children of all ages discover their artist within. Born and raised in Michigan, she received her teaching degree in Art and French, then headed west where she taught art for 30 years in the great state of Nevada. She has her Masters of Fine Art and is a National Board Certified Teacher of Art. She is a forever student of life, art, science, and nature.

Clark's vast experience makes her a master teacher of ceramics, painting, drawing, sculpture, and graphic design. She loves working on collaborations and has led many groups in a variety of projects including mosaic murals, installations, large ceramic and mixed-media sculptures, painted murals, and even constructing a building on school campus. Recently, her interest in enriching children’s lives with art brought her to Haiti twice. The first time her group helped build a school. The second time she went to teach art, practice art therapy, and organize a group mural project.