About

About - At the Root

jen berger, the founder and owner of At the Root, comes from 20+ years
of working in social movements and creative practices. She has
connections throughout the state of Vermont, as well as strong
social justice and artistic networks throughout the country.

jen’s track record of success is supported by the customers who have been happy with the results of her efforts supporting their projects. jen’s breadth of knowledge and experience in social change work, education, campaign development, and multiple artistic frameworks provide a unique ability to tailor her work to fit her client’s specific needs.
jen completed the Women’s Small Business program through Mercy Connections in December 2018.

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About jen

jen berger is an interdisciplinary artist and educator who values community and social engagement as foundations to her work. She has lived in Burlington since 2001. jen uses street, stage and guerrilla theater, painting, printmaking, puppetry, videography and other visual arts to create opportunities for awareness, dialogue, education, and intervention in social issues near and far.

jen is a teaching artist, with experience working with a
range of students, from early childhood to adulthood.

jen has dedicated many years to cultivating projects to engage her community.
Her creative commitment to the Old North End of Burlington has resulted in two residencies at the Integrated Arts Academy. These included a mural that hung at the entrance of the Route 127 bike path, as well as a performance-based cooking class at the Old North End farmers market to help her neighbors become more confident in creating recipes based on the vegetables available each week.

Most recently, jen created "We Didn't Expect This to Happen - A Mural".
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She teaches studio art at the University of Vermont and is former adjunct faculty at the Community College of Vermont and Champlain College.