Jamie Hansen: Watercolor Art
A look back at the 2025 VMEA Conference in Norfolk, where music educators, artists, and performers connected through a shared love of music and art.
Two decades after my scrappy second student show on Front Street, I returned with AirBadge to help ILM launch their new system. After the work was done I found the old facade where Charlie Brownz once stood and felt art, tech, persistence, and community stand together. Standing there I saw the distance between who I was and who I am: artist, software professional, community builder: coexisting in one bright doorway. Grateful the path wasn’t straight. Grateful to revisit the place that first taught me about connection. Thank you Wilmington!
A look back at exhibiting music-inspired watercolor art at the November 2025 VMEA Conference in Norfolk, with a link to the full event recap.
