Projects
- Free Arts NYC 19th Annual Art Auction Honoring Lawrence Weiner x Presented by SacaiLed a team responsible for bringing in $700,000+ through sponsorship, ticket and art sales. Supported Executive Director and Art Advisory Board on creative planning, guest management, artist contributions, curation and execution of event. Hired and managed interns. Served as staff liaison for honoree.
Work history
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Gallery ManagerRental Gallery
- New York, United StatesFreelance
● Managed day to day administrative and sales operations for Oliver Clegg’s Euclid’s Porsche exhibition.
● Assisted artist and curator in personal tasks, correspondence and follow up.
● Led exhibition tours and took appointments for both press and collectors.
● Leveraged network of existing relationships to identify and nurture prospective buyers.
● Maintained sales record, invoices and updated Artbinder.
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Development ManagerFree Arts NYC
- New York, United StatesFull Time
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
● Liaison: Key relationship manager for galleries and artists during special projects and events. Galleries include Gagosian, Hauser and Wirth, and Luhring Augustine. Artists include Katherine Benrnhardt, Rashid Johnson, Taryn Simon, Lawrence Weiner, and Christopher Wool.
● Individual Giving: Developed annual giving plan, targeted goals, calendar of events, and communication efforts. Oversaw year-end campaign, segmentation of donors, message design, and execution of delivery and follow up. Individual giving was 29% of annual budget with a 23% growth from 2015-2017.
● Communications: Communicated directly with all supporters including top stakeholders and Board of Directors via individual correspondence, social media, mass marketing, and organization collateral. Attended monthly strategic meetings with Board Chair.
● Special Events and Projects: Identified unique and strategic partnership opportunities for individual donors and prospects; Solicit sponsorship and in-kind donations. Events include Annual Art Auction, artist dinners, limited edition prints launches, Annual Kidsfest, and shopping parties. Events were 28% of annual budget.
● Fundraising: Created system for proactively maintaining/growing relationships. Tracked relationships in Salesforce and eTapestry. Ran weekly reports to improve program quality.
● Manager of the Junior Board: Managed and coordinated Junior Board of 25 young professionals in annual programming, both fundraising and volunteering.
Skills
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Art Curation
- Fundraising
- Sales
- Event Branding
- Communications
- Concept Building
- Organisation
- Interpersonal Skills