Cara L. Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I increased awareness of key Powerhouse projects, significant partnership announcements, exhibitions and seasonal programs including the galang residency (2023 & 2024), the Nowrūz program (2024) the Powerhouse Castle Hill opening program (2024), the Sounding the Collection project (2023), the Powerhouse Late program (2022-2023) and the award-winning 100.

Sydney

I balanced priorities to deliver high-level administrative support whilst complementing the work of the Communications team, providing effective media and grassroots community engagement for Powerhouse projects including the Powerhouse NAIDOC Week program (2022), Nowrūz (2022 & 2023) and moments in waiting (2023) through grassroots community engagement and.

Sydney, Australia

I collaborated with exhibition projects like the inaugural Environment and Spirituality exhibition (Kudos Gallery, 2012); The Patient - curated by Bec Dean (UNSW Galleries, 2016) and the Paramor Prize (Casula Powerhouse, 2017). Curator Adam Porter and I developed Southeast - Southwest (Casula Powerhouse, 2017), an exhibition that highlighted the.

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre

I collaborated with the multi-skilled Casula Powerhouse (CPAC) team and external partners to promote a wide range of exhibitions, theatre shows and events in one of Western Sydney’s most unique arts institutions.My team and I increased physical and digital audience engagement and visitation by more than 10% per annum through a well-curated omnichannel.

Casula, New South Wales, Australia

As the Curatorial Assistant/Intern at Casula Powerhouse, I worked closely with curator Adam Porter to develop exhibitions such as the Paramor Prize: art + innovation 2017 exhibition and the Save Our Fish From Drowning exhibition in CPAC's Marsden Gallery. I also provided administrative support and designed the catalogues for the Paramor Prize 2017.

Sydney, Australia

I coordinated the 50th Anniversary Art Market & Open Day event for Waverley Woollahra Art School. To ensure this inaugural event's success, I facilitated effective event administration and acted as a liaison for stallholders and volunteers. I also assisted in artist and stallholder callouts weeks before the event.

As one of Apple's Creative Trainers, I designed and provided engaging and customised workshops/training sessions for people who are interested in learning more about using iOS and Mac OSX software. I also encouraged people to pursue their passions further through projects created using Apple devices.

At Apple, I provided excellent service, solutions and technical assistance for customers who use iOS devices. I also enriched lives through the provision of engaging training sessions that empowered people to feel more confident with Mac software and iOS devices.

This role centred on inventory management and the provision of an excellent level of customer service. It also involved the maintenance of high quality visual merchandising of a retail store.

- Provide excellent customer service and provide solutions for customers to take home- Point-of-Sale duties- Provide engaging workshops that enable people to learn more about Mac and iOS devices- Assist customers with telephone enquiries- Assist with maintaining high visual merchandising standards- Assist with special events

Cockatoo Island & Carriageworks

I provided insightful and informative guided art tours in two of the most significant locations of the 20th Biennale of Sydney. The tours were underpinned by consistent research, an understanding of the "experience economy" and effective audience engagement strategies that are evident in cultural institutions.

UNSW Galleries

I was one of the co-producers of a public program that was developed for 'The Patient' exhibition, which was curated by Bec Dean. The program was a two-day immersive collage workshop facilitated by renowned Australian artist, Deborah Kelly, which involved the use of imagery and themes from the exhibition.

I produced graphic collateral used in internal promotions including EDMs, presentations and print collateral. I also assisted with research into design trends, which was vital for creating innovative designs for internal and external clients.- In-house inter-departmental graphic collateral production- Archiving- Image research- Familiarity with the.

Master’S Degree

Intensive Seminar

Bachelor Of Design (Honours)

Intensive Course

Visual Art And Design

Bachelor Of Arts

Hsc