Jen Rokoski Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Strategically craft and oversee communications for the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (the research center of the National Gallery of Art consisting of a department of 15 staff, 20+ fellows in-residence, and an alumni network of 1,500) through announcements, newsletters, press releases, event promotions & registration, audio/video content, contact management, calendars, and the Center's annual report

Centralized management of internal and external communications outlets for the Center under purview

Assisted with the fellows' programs at the Center, including the organization of lectures, discussions, and tours. Coordinated catering, registration, and other services for programs

Transcribe (timecoding and text) audio/video recordings to be used in exhibitions or publications for clients such as the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly Albright-Knox Art Gallery), Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Copyedited artist statements for public installation and transcribed artist conversations for the exhibition catalog

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Directed the first cataloging of the institution’s art collection, including database construction, formulating condition reports, and photographing objects

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Developed and presented gallery programs to Introduction to Art History students at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Graded various written assignments and prepared presentations for class lectures. Assisted professors in the department of art history with various personal research publications, including editing, securing image rights, maintaining complete bibliographies, and compiling potential upcoming research avenues

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Processed student work study applications and assisted with administrative office needs

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Conceived and regularly presented gallery talks researched from the permanent collection. Researched and revised reference manual for volunteers. Staffed information desks and interacted with visitors. Collaborated with the department of teacher programs to run the National Teacher Institute: Compiled teaching resources, assisted with program arrangements and logistics, and led program workshops centering on integrating art to the classroom

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Designed, organized, and implemented ongoing and new outreach programs (workshops, photo excursions, lectures, tours, presentations), including the initiation of a new summer camp for teens. Provided personal and professional confidential assistance to Executive Director, including calendar management. Organized Board of Directors meetings, kept meeting minutes, assisted with sub-committee tasks. Coordinated exhibition tasks, such as condition reporting, art handling, and installation of exhibitions. Curated CARRIE FURNACES: CONTEMPORARY VIEWS, including the management of a Call for Entries, selection of 50 works from over 330 submissions, curation of gallery space, writing of all written material. Managed large fundraising event, 8x8 PHOTO PARTY, including the coordination of invitations, registration, staffing, catering, vendors, contractors, and rentals. Also maintained database of over 350 digital photo entries for the event

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Prepared materials, meetings, and participated in discussion with local teachers across several disciplines concerning student engagement with art and museum collections in the classroom. Arranged and participated in docent training for renovated permanent collection galleries. Helped to coordinate and organized evaluations for Evening for Educators, an annual conference for local educators to learn about engaging with the visual arts. Assisted with materials for the 2013 CARNEGIE INTERNATIONAL, one of the longest-running contemporary art exhibitions in the world. Researched and compiled over 30 artists' information (bios, affiliations, key works, articles) to train staff, docents, and volunteers for the exhibition's content handbook

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Doylestown, Pa

Master Of Arts (Ma), Art History & Museum Studies

Joint Program with the Cleveland Museum of Art. Awarded full-tuition, with stipend for graduate assistantship

Ba, Art History, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Arts Collective (3 years), Resident Adviser [RA] (3 years)

Study Abroad, Art History

Enrolled for Spring Semester 2011 as Art History exchange student

High School Diploma