Diana Gadaldi Email & Phone Number

Wommelgem, Vlaanderen, België

Burcht

During three years at ShowTex, I've supported tens of artist, stage designers and event companies in the realization of their most ambitious projects, ranging from theatrical work, exhibitions, trade shows and interior decoration.

Edegem (B)

• weekly classes that range from prehistoric to contemporary visual art
• Teaches those classes to +120 paying students
• Puts theory into practice by organizing monthly group visits at museums, private collections and artist studios

Edegem

Design and management new website, newsletters and costumers database

Mortsel, Sint-Niklaas, BE

• Italian basic courses A1-B2;
• Italian conversation and culture (C1-2), self-designed and based on own didactic material.

Antwerpen

Press relations, all-round communication and project management support

Antwerp Area, Belgium

San Francisco, CA

• Designed and implemented project and audience-specific public programs, such as gallery tours and workshops, which increased community participation and strengthened Intersection’s partnership with local schools.
• Supported the production of a wide range of exhibitions and events, including project-launching receptions, lectures, and networking events;
• Created a positive overall experience for hundreds of visitors, artists, teachers, press and community members who approached Intersection by phone or e-mail, visited the gallery, or collaborated to Intersection’s.
• Provided administrative and IT support by managing Intersection’s on-line contact and photo database, crafting invitations and press folders, and producing material for grant writing.

Schore, Belgium

• Assisted the external communication and promotion of art projects Beaufort04 (Triennial of Contemporary Art) and International Arts Festival Watou through email, telephone, website and social media (Facebook and.
• Managed the press database, crafted invitations and press folders in English, French, and Dutch, organized press conferences and interviews, and conducted guided tours for press, art galleries and project partners;
• Managed the order, storage, and distribution of promotional material such as flyers, posters, and catalogs to affiliated dealers and organizations;
• Generated documentation and reports for grant writing.

Watou, Belgium

• Staffed the front desk, welcomed visitors and provided all kind of information about the festival;
• sold tickets, catalogs and gadgets;
• managed press calendar and folders, facilitating meeting with curators and artists;
• took action whenever a problem was reported (audience violating exhibition rules, art installations not working…);
• Managed about 20 volunteers and their schedule (guided tours for general audience, gallery attendance and maintenance).

Knokke&Bruges, Belgium

• Staffed gallery hours and tens of exhibitions and events, providing a friendly and customer-oriented assistance to all visitors, artists, and costumers, performing sales, and ensuring the neatness and efficiency of the.
• Supported external communication, which includes handling incoming calls, e-mails, and inquiries, managing social media outreach, placing web advertisements, and producing website and catalog content;
• Executed day-to-day administrative and IT tasks, such as handling basic bookkeeping, managing the stock and the on-line database, writing applications to art fairs, editing image files, designing flyers and wall.
• Wrote and translated catalog contents.

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Provided technical and logistical support to the construction of the exhibitions "From Van Dyck to Bellotto" and Maurizio Cattelan’s Installation "Olive Tree";
• Monitored the condition of exhibited art works and ensured their appropriated maintenance.

Herford, Germany

• Performed background research on "Modernism. Designing a New World" (a $1,500,000 project) in collaboration with the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, UK;
• Gathered documentation and generated English and German content for museum publications;
• Conducted exhibition tours in Italian, English and German.

Postgraduate, Arts And Cultural Management

Public Art and Culture management, Marketing and Extern Communication, Cultural Policy, Project Management

Master, Modern And Contemporary Art History, Criticism And Conservation

Contemporary Art History, Museology, Aesthetics, ... Master Thesis: "The Itinerant Artist in the age of Globalization. An exhibition.

Erasmus European Exchange Program, Modern And Contemporary Art History

Bachelor, Art History, Criticism And Conservation

Art History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Dramaturgic, Sociology, Antropology, Musicology, ...

High School, Visual Art

Painting, sculpture, grafic art, architecture, art history, ...