About Us
Meet the 605 Art Bus Managers!
Marlo Arp
- Retired Art Teacher
- Owner of Inwood Trading Post
- Artist
Marlo grew up in Northwest Iowa on a farm outside of Inwood/Canton SD.
She went to school at University of Northern Iowa and became a traveling reporter and public relations for the United Kennel Club and later on American Cooner publications.
Marlo was a photographer in Sioux Falls South Dakota for Beyond Words Photography and worked for the Washington Pavilion as an art teacher. For a short time, she was an Auto Truck Trader before she took an Art teaching job at St. Paul School, in Cana, Virginia. Marlo and her family lived in Virginia for 10 years before moving back to the Midwest to open The Inwood Trading Post, with her mom in 2012.
Mercedes Maltese
- 20 years experience in Art Education
- Artist
Mercedes grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and has been in the field of Art Education for over 20 years. This Visual Arts Education Specialist started her teaching career at McCrossan Boys Ranch and helped pioneer the award-winning Action Arts and Science program at the Washington Pavilion. During her time at the Pavilion, she was a clay studio attendant, birthday party coordinator, classroom manager and art teacher to the masses. She loves to play with clay in her home studio and she is also a framer at Rehfeld’s Art and Framing, face painter and henna artist. She is pumped for the opportunity to spread love and art in the 605 Magic Art Bus!