About me
Over-organised cultural programmer, project manager and artist liaison in both the charitable and commercial sectors with an undying passion for the public value of arts and culture!
Projects
- Association of Women in the Arts Conference - Build Your Own ArtworldEvent Description The Association of Women in the Arts (AWITA) announces their inaugural conference, 'Build Your Own Art World', dedicated to supporting the talent pipeline for women working in the visual arts. Chaired by Melanie Gerlis, Art Market Columnist and Contributor at the Financial Times, the conference will be held at Phillips and is generously supported by Cheyenne Westphal who sits on the AWITA Advisory Board. Alongside panels, and workshops to deliver core skills and competencies,
Work history
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Head of ProjectsThe Wick
London, United KingdomFull Time
End to end project management for retained and project work with leading individuals and organisations, including clients Chris Levine, Soho House, Collect Art Fair, Philip Colbert, Laz Emporium, Goldsmith’s Fair and Marquee TV. Cultural programming with Creative Coalition Festival, CogX, London Fashion Week, Goals House, Claridge’s and London Tech Week. Work includes business and artist development, media relations, communications strategy, event and project delivery, strategic partnership initiation and management.
Work across new business cultivation and pitching, including negotiating fees. Initiated and delivered events including premieres and screenings, exhibitions, VIP and patron delivery, artist book production.
Manage all business operations including work flow, consultancy, staffing, IT, legal and finance, reporting, data analysis, finance, client servicing and delivery.
Artist Liaison and Head of OperationsSarabande Foundation
London, United KingdomFull Time
Worked as right-hand to CEO to establish the headquarters of a new charitable foundation in central London. Studio manager for multi-disciplinary artists, designers, and makers and managed the 9,000 sq. ft building, including public event space. Experience in developing artists, driving sales, advocating to expand networks, and supporting production. We created and oversaw a patron programme as well as data capture processes and usage. Managed verbal/ written reporting to the board, charity commission, public funders, local authority, and corporate sponsors.
- Curator and Curatorial Consultant for over 25 public exhibitions with 300+ attendees.
- Management of projects within timelines for and with Ketel One Vodka, Swarovski, the V&A, LAPADA Art and Antiques Fair, Fortnum and Mason, JOYCE Hong Kong, and London Craft Week.
- Managed 25 annual artist residencies, up to seven annual scholarships, and four annual bursaries with institutional/corporate partners.
- Secured through cold calls established names, journalists, and business leaders for speaking in Sarabande’s events programme.
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Skills
- Art Production
- Artist Development
- Event Management
- Operations Management
- Production
- Project Manageent
- Live Performance
- Networking
- Reporting
- Budget Management
Education
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1st Class BA (Hons) Performance and Visual ArtsUniversity of Brighton
- Brighton, United Kingdom
Awards
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Award for Artistic ExcellenceNagoya University
Award of Artistic Excellence for my durational, multi-person performative degree show - Perfection and its Friends.