BACK TO SCHOOL PANEL
Monday, August 18, 2025
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Pour a cup and pull up a chair for an inspiring evening of conversation at The Creative Well Arts Foundation. Hosted by Tessa Hall Duquette, this special panel brings together four remarkable education leaders from across Hampton Roads:
Olivia Fox – Norfolk Academy
Holly Walsh – Organic Beginnings Montessori
Dana Zumbrum – Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Katherine Custer – Virginia MOCA
Together, they’ll explore the intersections of education, creativity, and community. The evening concludes with an open Q&A, giving guests a chance to connect directly with our panelists.
This event is perfect for educators, parents, and anyone passionate about learning.
$15 in advance - purchase tickets HERE
($20 at the door)
Learn more about our panelists!
Olivia Fox is an artist, teacher, and coach at Norfolk Academy. Originally from Charlotte, NC, Fox's art has been displayed in the Mint Museum in Uptown Charlotte, Carnegie Hall in NYC, and galleries in Sewanee, TN. Fox graduated from The University of the South where she had an Art Fellowship and honed her craft in mixed media art with a special interest in watercolor and acrylic gouache. Fox is going into her 5th year teaching at Norfolk Academy, where she teaches a visual art survey course, two-dimensional art, and three-dimensional art for 7th-9th graders. She absolutely loves working with middle schoolers to help them find their artistic voice and inspire them to be life-long creators. Since living in Hampton Roads, Fox has participated in the Norfolk Academy Field Day Art Show, The GarageVB’s Mighty Minis Exhibitions, and the Alumni Art Show down in Charlotte. You can find more about her art and her students’ work on Instagram @ogfox_art.
Holly Walsh is an educator with a background in art education and nature-based learning. She currently leads a forest school for ages 3–6, championing the benefits of play-based learning and nature immersion. Holly values creativity in education as a powerful tool for self-expression, confidence, and mental well-being, and sees fostering creativity in early childhood as a vital building block for literacy and lifelong learning.
Dana Zumbrum is a Virginia Beach-based artist, educator, and licensed K–12 art teacher whose bold, vibrant paper collages explore memory, place, and personal connection. A Navy brat who settled in VB, she earned her BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and her Master’s in Art Education from Old Dominion University.
Dana currently teaches high school art in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, where she is passionate about AP Studio Art and AP Art History. Her focus as a teacher is to help shape well-rounded humans who can express their ideas and values through art. As the National Art Honor Society sponsor, she helps students use their creativity to connect and foster relationships with the community.
Katherine Custer is the Manager of School & Educator Programs at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. She designs and leads accessible, thought-provoking experiences for students, teachers, and community organizations that explore our shared human experience through contemporary art. Katherine earned her Master of Arts in Teaching from George Washington University, specializing in Museum Education. She began her career as an educator at the Smithsonian, where she built her expertise in informal education and developed a passion for learner-centered approaches, such as inquiry-based teaching, to spark meaningful engagement with the world around us.