Lindsay Compton Email & Phone Number

New York, NY

• Conceptualize, plan, and execute all educational programming for adults and K-12 students both online and in-person; assist in leading hands-on workshops
• Successfully plan and execute the Winter, Spring and Summer Art Weeks in collaboration with NYC Parks, serving 110 students each year; responsible for internal and external partnerships, booking talent, creating.
• Formalized internship program; currently supervise and mentor all interns onsite and online
• Plan and lead local outreach events and activities; Party on Park, Summer Streets, FIT Diversity Comic Con, The Art of Healing Festival, and others
• Collaborate with colleagues to host and run MoCCA Arts Festival, NYC’s largest indie comics and cartoon art festival serving 7,000 people each year; fundraise, recruit and train volunteers, purchase Facebook and.
• Cultivate and grow relationships with industry professionals and corporate companies for collaborations, in-kind, and monetary donations

Greater New York City Area

• Evaluate admissions materials & review fine art portfolios to make admissions decisions
• Council prospective students on admission process
• Perform weekly information sessions/tours

New York, NY

• Assisted Executive Director in preparation of statewide and national grant applications
• Maintained grant/donor database, calendar and files
• Wrote acknowledgement letters
• Researched prospective donors and sponsors to secure funding for visual arts programming
• Effectively managed member accounts using Northstar Club Management System
• Processed new member applications and renewals

Montclair, NJ

• Worked individually with students to revise resumes and cover letters
• Delivered weekly information sessions to small and large student groups
• Planned and conducted student outreach
• Provided support for Director; maintained calendar and student information for final reports

Rahway, NJ

• Supported all aspects of exhibit planning, educational programing, marketing and communications
• Prepared and distributed press releases and other event promotion
• Managed all aspects of membership; registered and documented over 400 students per year
• Created and distributed class catalogs
• Maintained web presence on social media sites

Lebanon, NJ

• Maintained daily upkeep of studio space
• Created & maintained inventory
• Placed supply orders
• Oversaw website & a variety of online listings
• Completed marketing project: museum, gallery & designer research for additional representation

Hoboken, NJ

• Installed two exhibitions
• Performed internet research
• Database maintenance
• Mail & marketing
• Exhibitions preparation
• Handling/packing art

New York, NY

• Developed & curated permanent gallery space: conceptualized theme & location, created inventory work sheets using Excel
• Assisted head curator: acted as liaison between curator & artists, maintained web presence on social networks Facebook & Twitter, wrote/edited press releases using Wordpress, coordinated/assisted in curating three.

Bachelor'S Degree, Fine Arts Major, Art History Concentration

Master'S Degree, Museum Management