Penny Snyder
I work with words, art, and people
Current Status
Making My Way Through My Bonne Maman Jelly Advent Calendar
Things I've Written
Texas Architect Magazine
Double Time
Texas Architect Magazine
There Will Come Soft Rains: The Theresa Passive House
Sightlines
City Design Commission Approves Schematic Design for Next Phase of Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center
Texas Architect Magazine
Dwelling in Dualities: Sánchez Elementary Modernization
Sightlines
Two Chairs, Green Sponge: Kingsbury Commons by Christy Ten Eyck Landscape Architecture
Sightlines
Vague Terrain and Temporary Tigers: Pandemic Place with Murray Legge
Artfocus Oklahoma, 2019
Bright Golden Haze: Oklahoma Contemporary
Undergraduate Thesis, Wesleyan University, 2017
Museums After Bilbao, Neoliberal Public Space at the Denver Art Museum
Biography
An Okie who lives in Texas, I'm a communicator and policy student at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. I currently manage communications for Forklift Danceworks, a dance company that makes dances with everyday people and workers about civic issues. Previously, I worked in communications at Sasaki, an interdisciplinary design firm near Boston and managed PR for the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, TX. Occasionally, I write about design, public space, art, and museums for Texas Architect Magazine, Sightlines Magazine, Art Focus Oklahoma, and others. I attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT where I majored in English and wrote a thesis about architecture, art museums, and public space that was awarded high honors.
I’m a communicator that works in the arts, urban environment, and civic engagement spheres.
Words
My work raises visibility for issues, exhibitions, events, and people. I bring accessible language to complex and nuanced stories; root campaigns in meaningful long-term narratives; and structure and organize messages to the benefit of audiences and organizations alike. I’m most skilled in traditional public relations as well as word of mouth and partner-driven marketing, but I’m also experienced in content marketing, social media, and email marketing.
People
Communications is about building relationships, whether online or in-person. I am also experienced in creating programs and events that build community, strengthen relationships, and facilitate word of mouth attention to key initiatives. When I organize events, I ensure facilitators, speakers, or performers get paid and partnerships are long-term and mutually beneficial for everyone.
Perspective
Art and architecture don’t happen in a vacuum. I bring an understanding of the arts ecosystem and urban environment and how they intersect with broader histories, communities, and places to my work. I care about understanding history and context to create new ways of moving forward, in language, programs, and my personal life.