Kerry Messam Email & Phone Number

Swindon, England, United Kingdom

Events Officer | FundraisingSupport & Revenue.

Swindon, England, United Kingdom

• Project Officer | Cultural HeritageExperience Development.Supporting the development of ambitious and actionable plans that offer a broader range of people more opportunities to access and enjoy cultural heritage.
• Integrating development activity across the Experiences Directorate, ensuring that the delivery of public benefit through experiences lies at the heart of all departments and areas of work (with a specific focus on.
• Identifying and prioritising key opportunities for improving public benefit, access, inclusion, building support, and increasing revenue, and balancing these opportunities against resources and strategic priorities to.
• Coordinating projects, meetings, and task-and-finish groups, liaising with colleagues across the organisation to gather understanding of strategic/audience drivers, record-keeping and tracking progress
• Collaborating and communicating with senior stakeholders, project sponsors, and clients, enabling relationships to be built and maintained, and assisting with presenting to and influencing mutually beneficial.
• Developing tools, support, resources and delivery packages for consultancy and property based specialists working in experiences, creative programming, and visitor experience to help move closer to strategic.

V&A Academy Online

• Researching and delivering academic art history lectures on an international scale for the V&A Academy summer term year course programmes:
• 'Bauhaus Textiles: Threads of Modernity' for the year course: 'Textiles 1800-2000', (June 2023, May 2024)
• 'Art Deco Textiles: Abstract Exoticism & Angular Elegance' for the year course: 'Textiles 1800-2000', (June 2023, May 2024)
• 'The Beat Generation: Post-war Poetry, Politics & Photography' for the year course: 'Art & the City: Early Modern to Now', (July 2022)
• 'Harlem Renaissance: The Black Mecca of the World' for the year course: 'Art & the City: Early Modern to Now', (June 2022)
• 'Bauhaus Textiles: Die Webereiwerkstatt & Contemporary Fashion' for the year course: 'The Birth of Style: Fashion 1860-2020', (May 2021, May 2022)

London, England, United Kingdom

• Administrative and logistical support for Adult learning programmes including art history courses, practical workshops, lifestyle events, and the recent launch of online courses as a result of the global pandemic
• Where needed supporting other areas of the Academy with logistical/administrative support including study days, lunchtime lectures, Friday forums, evening events, digital workshops, conferences, and Continued.
• Managing the In Practice programme – a series of 90-minute online workshops for beginners
• Producing both onsite and virtual events, introducing speakers, and facilitating panel discussions and Q&A sessions
• Being a direct contact for course leaders, external speakers, staff, and students, answering inquiries and providing administrative assistance
• Collaborating and liaising with internal colleagues concerning the preparation and delivery of events, including the Audio-Visual team, Catering, Collections, Curatorial/Exhibitions, Estates, Security, Visitor.

London, United Kingdom

• Administrative and logistical support for group visits from schools and colleges, including the management and maintenance of a database of booking requests and the effective delivery of the programme.
• Supported all learning programmes across the department: Schools, College & Higher Education, CPD/Teacher Events, Family, Community, Adult, Access, and Outreach.
• Liaised with other internal teams to ensure the smooth running of the programme, such as freelance Educators and Workshop Leaders and other departments including Corporate, Central Events, Estates, Security, and.
• Responsible for the administration and maintenance of the Learning Centre and other spaces used for educational programmes, including the Knowledge Centre, Treasures Gallery, and the PACCAR Gallery.

London, United Kingdom

As Learning Centre Assistant at the Victoria & Albert Museum, I was responsible for welcoming and organising large groups of school children and teachers to the museum. On a daily basis, I assisted families and young children with inquiries, ensured all resources were stocked and promoted the V&A educational programmes. I helped coordinate the use of.

London, United Kingdom

As the Secretariat Receptionist at the Victoria & Albert Museum, I independently managed and organised the Secretariat Reception desk, welcoming and assisting Trustees, Directorate guests, and back-of-house visitors to the museum. In this position, I was responsible for organising the diary, answering telephone and email inquiries, preparing security.

As a Gallery Assistant, I provided an excellent experience for visitors while also ensuring the safety and security of the public, staff, collections, and the building. I gained a thorough understanding of the workings of the Visitor Experience department due to working across all the V&A galleries, exhibitions, and displays. I regularly worked in sales.

Master'S Degree, Art History, Criticism And Conservation, Merit

Specialised in twentieth century American art and design. Dissertation: 'Art as Arena' (67%) Notable modules: Collaborative Curatorial.

Bachelor'S Degree, Art History, Criticism And Conservation, First

Dissertation: 'Woman, Wife & Widow: The degree to which the life and work of Lee Krasner has been read in gendered terms.' (71%) Notable.