Aurora Hjalmarsson
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Aurora Hjalmarsson

Museum coordinatorBorås, Sweden
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Aurora Hjalmarsson

Museum coordinatorBorås, Sweden
About me
Experience in art fairs, galleries, curator platforms, independent curating, kunsthalle, museum's and institutions. Aiming to stay within museum and institutions as a curator or exhibition coordinator. Have produced shows with fine art and contemporary art. Currently coordinating three exhibitions and one of the largest sculpture biennales in Scandinavia - Borås international Sculpture Biennale. Always curious and love to meet new challenges that relate to our societies and their tendencies. Get in touch if you work at a museum or institution with a focus on contemporary art and need skills in coordination, exhibitions, marketing registration etc. Trained at larger institutions and galleries and currently occupied in several projects, therefore - only serious proposals, otherwise move on to the next candidate.
Work history
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    Art Department CoordinatorBorås Museum of Modern Art
    Borås, SwedenFull Time
    Exhibition coordination Artists relations Communication: marketing, social media, press, website Transports for art and merchandise Insurance Events: concerts, performance, meetings/conferences for the municipality
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    Museum AssistantBorås Museum of Modern Art
     - Borås, SwedenFull Time
    Museum Director assistant and curator assistant. Key responsibilites: • Museum Director assistant - help organise business meetings, seminars and museum schedule. • Curator assistant - help the curators with research and requests. • Responsible for the Museum Hosts: write exhibition scripts; host-manuals and provide them with information regarding arrangements etc. • Coordinate between Kulturhuset (Borås' Cultural Center) and the Art Museum • Pedagogy: responsible for workshops and guided art tours for children (from 4 y/o). • Other tasks: Write newsletters, create address books, connect the museum with business partners etc.
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Skills
  • Art Curation
  • Coordinator
  • Art Administration
  • Art Blogger
  • Art Department
  • Art Gallery
  • Art Events
  • Contemporary Arts
  • Production Coordinating
  • Coordination Management
Education
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    MASotheby’s institute
     - London, United Kingdom
    MA in Contemporary Art SEMESTER 1 September – December 2015 Navigating the Art World [Part I] Contemporary Art 1960-1990 Global Networks and Curatorial Studies Critical and Theoretical Perspectives I Navigating the Artworld I SEMESTER 2 January – May 2016 Navigating the Art World [Part II] Contemporary Art 1990-present day Professional Practices and Research Methodologies Critical and Theoretical Perspectives II Contemporary Art and its Practices Navigating the Artworld II SEMESTER 3 May – September 2016 Dissertation (MA).
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    Arts and Science BAScStockholm University
     - Stockholm, Sweden
    Ba.Sc in museum and heritage: Major field in contemporary art Interdisciplinary studies, orientation: contemporary art. Other: archeology, ethnology and history. Field studies in e.g. curating,museum pedagogics, culture enviroments etc. Institutional perspective according to the picked orientation
Awards
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    Gålöstiftelsens' scholarship for higher educationGålöstiftelsen
    200 000 SEK Received the scholarship due to the masterstudies at Sotheby's institute of art 2015-2016.
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    Vilhelm & Martina Lundgrens VetenskapsfondVilhelm & Martina Lundgrens Vetenskapsfond
    Received the scholarship due to the masterstudies at Sotheby's institute of art 2015-2016.
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