Arts Management
At Craft NI I managed the exhibition programme and developed a contemporary collecting programme. I also researched guest speakers, and managed training events for emerging designer-makers. (Part time 2009-2010)
Frieze Art Fair
I worked at Frieze Art Fair for 4 years as assistant to the Fair Manager I dealt directly with galleries, artists and VIP’s ensuring the fair ran smoothly. This role provided me with a crash course in exhibition management, and saw me dealing with the wide range of contractors and internal and external staff that make an exhibition happen. I have worked directly with artists, galleries and press, but as with most exhibitions I spent the majority of time liaising with installation teams, lighting teams, carpet layers, cleaners, air conditioning and heating suppliers, art hauliers and traffic controllers. Most importantly I have learnt to think logically and strategically on my feet, to find solutions to issues as and when they arrive. (October 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Young at Art
I started out working for Young at Art at the annual Belfast Children’s Festival in 2008, and have worked for them ever since on a freelance basis as both a Front of House, and Event Manager. This includes managing volunteers, delivering workshops, managing ticket sales, and working with lots of great people from artists, to families to school groups. (2008-present)
Venice Biennale
As an Arts Council / British Council ‘International young Curator’ I spent the summer working at the Northern Ireland Gallery at Venice. I managed the daily running of the gallery which included everything from selling publications, welcoming visitors and critiques / other professionals, maintenance of the exhibition and equipment. (July-Aug 2009)
Parallax Venice
Whilst in Venice I co-founded Parallax an international artist collective. We held events, exhibitions and live art performances which where attended by Biennale artists, curators and visiting professionals. In 2011 we handed management of Parallax over to The Fruit Market Gallery, and a new generation of Biennale staff. (July 2009 on-wards)
Platform 2
With Platform 2 I spent three months living in a Shanty Town in Peru. A great experience that allowed me to develop and deliver art workshops, curate a community photography exhibition and teach english through classic games such as duck, duck, goose. The informality of this experience was great, as we were encouraged to try out lots of different workshops and approaches to get the young people interested and involved. (Jan-March 2009)
De Montfort University
I started working in the Marketing department as a student ambassador in the first year of my degree, by final year I was a team leader. I visited schools and colleges to give talks on life as a student, I hosted open days, and gave tours of the campus, I attended UCAS fairs as a representative of the university, I did lots and lots of data entry, and worked on the front desk at the Universities Enquiry Centre. (2005-2008)
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