I am a highly motivated arts and museum professional with over 15 years of experience in the sector.I strongly believe that arts and culture should be accessible for all and work hard to make that a reality.
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DirectorThe Minories Art Gallery May 2023 - PresentColchester, England, United Kingdom- Reopened the Minories Gallery in August 2019 after a three-year period of closure, welcoming 2,000 visitors per month on average since opening.- Re-established the Minories as the centre of Colchester's creative community, a place it has held since it originally opened in 1956.- Managed operational tasks associated with upkeep of a Tudor/Georgian era historical building.- Organised partnership exhibitions with Goldmark Gallery, Hayletts Gallery and Cobbold & Judd Gallery.- Hosted Colchester's first Street Art Exhibition in collaboration with Crisp Events and Eyesaw.- Organised innovative commercial events including Alternative Fireworks night - an eco-friendly alternative to traditional fireworks.- Instigated and ran venue hire scheme.- Oversaw full redesign of Gallery's visual identity and website.- Oversaw reopening of Gallery Cafe, now run by a local community cooperative called Common Ground Colchester.-Built audiences on social media and mailing list.- Launched Members scheme. -
Board MemberCreative Colchester Partnership Sep 2024 - PresentColchester, England, United Kingdom -
Programme Manager, CommunitiesFirstsite Jun 2019 - May 2023Colchester, England, United Kingdom- Led on a high-level partnership project between Firstsite, Art Council Collection, Sunderland Culture Newlyn Art Gallery and the Exchange.- Curated and project managed exhibitions at Firstsite - Including organising transport, insurance, managing budgets, organising government indemnity, monitoring and reporting on environmental conditions, creating physical and digital interpretation, writing texts, using sketchup to design spaces, managing freelance technician team during installations.- Devised and tested new methods of co-curation working with community groups.- Managed the Programme Assistant.- Planned and managed events (including but not limited to exhibition opening events).- Set up and maintained sponsorships and partnerships with local businesses.- Handled public enquiries.- Project lead for 'BIG WOMEN' exhibition, curated by Sarah Lucas and featuring the work of over twenty nationally and internationally renowned female artists. -
Collections And Learning CuratorColchester + Ipswich Museums Aug 2015 - Jun 2019- Curated exhibitions across three local museums.- Responsible for environmental monitoring and integrated pest management of museum collections in store and on display.- Completed a major collections move, including extensive preparatory collections documentation using MODES.- Set up and maintained sponsorships and partnerships with local businesses.- Managed a team of event volunteers.- Planned and delivered public events.- Devised and delivered formal and informal learning programmes.- Handled public enquiries and object identifications. - Primary contact for Fine Art and medieval archaeology collections.-Represented the service in 2016 on a courier trip to China, accompanying loans for a major exhibition in Nanjing Museum.-Wellbeing lead, including securing funding and partners for ‘Mindful object handling’ project and being a trained Mental Health First Aider (https://mhfaengland.org/)
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Project ManagerFreelance Jun 2014 - Jul 2015Project Manager for 'Norfolk 2000' project. Using the Archaeological collections of Norfolk Museums Service to explore historical movement in the region and its benefits. The project culminated in a series of workshops and an exhibition, showing new work by 4 local artists. Funded by the Norfolk Arts Project fund and Arts Council England.
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Gallery AssistantRiverside Art And Glass Feb 2014 - Jul 2015
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Exhibition Co-OrdinatorNorwich Playhouse Theatre Limited Mar 2012 - Aug 2014Norwich PlayhouseI managed a monthly rolling programme of exhibitions, including finding the artists, liaising with them prior to the exhibition and all related admin. -
Museum Trainee In ArchaeologyNorfolk Museums Jan 2013 - Jan 2014Norwich Castle Museum- Worked as part of project team on EU-funded Castle Keep re-display.- UK and international courier trips accompanying objects from the archaeology collection.- Completed one day a week training in all areas of museum practice.- Accessioned, labelled and photographed objects.- Wrote exhibition labels.- Collections management. -
Exhibition AssistantNorfolk County Council Dec 2012 - Mar 2013Olympic And Paralympic Games Legacy Exhibition - The Forum, NorwichWorking alongside staff from Norfolk County council; I helped to arrange the layout of the exhibition. I also assisted with installation and invigilation.
Emma Howe Education Details
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South Nottingham CollegeDistinction
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Emma Howe works for The Minories Art Gallery
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Emma Howe attended University Of East Anglia, Norwich University Of The Arts, South Nottingham College.
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