Rehema C. Barber Email & Phone Number

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Kalamazoo, Michigan

United States

Worked as a curatorial consultant for exhibitions Facts, Fictions and Figures for the Memphis College of Art (2009) Venturing Out of the Heart of Darkness for the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Art+Culture(2015) 30 Americans for the Cincinnati Art Museum (2016)Provided guided expertise in the acquisition of contemporary art worksProvided lecturing servicesWrote publishable articles for magazines, newspaper, journals, etc.

Charleston, Illinois

Oversaw and assessed daily operations.Revised and implemented the organizations strategic plan.Implemented a 3 year exhibitions plan that included rotating exhibitions organized directly by the Tarble and nationally traveling exhibitions, while partnering with other institutions to present site-specific collaborations.Curated exhibitions using the Tarble’s permanent collection and loans from peer organizations. Oversaw permanent acquisitions into the permanent collection.Reorganized the Tarble’s membership and donor services program. Oversaw the redesign of the Tarble’s membership brochure and the development of the Tarble’s membership magazine, Tarble Times. Worked with the EIU Foundation, the Tarble’s Advisory Board and staff to cultivate donors and corporate sponsorships. Managed the development of plans to build a $1,000,000.00 addition that will serve as the Tarble’s Education wing. This project is slated to begin during the Fall 2015.Kept the Tarble’s Advisory Board apprised of organizational happenings.Supervised organizational staff and student workers.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Created and tracked an organizational budget for Figure One, an off-campus project space for the School of Art + Design.Coordinated the daily operations and developed exhibition procedures and programmatic guidelines for Figure One. Assisted with and identified potential donors and grant funding opportunities.Curated exhibitions and created educational programming for Figure One. Supervised student workers and volunteers.Taught ARTE 475 (Art Museum Exhibition Practice) and Independent Study courses. Evaluated Student participation and progress.

Greater Memphis Area

Taught Contemporary Art History, Theory and Criticism course from 1980 to the present.Taught Survey II Art History (Renaissance to Contemporary Art).Taught Arts Mangement course with an emphasis on museum practices.Evaluated the progress of students and their abilities to discuss, critically analyze and write about works of art and current practices within the field of Contemporary Art.Evaluated student progress and their abilities to research and analyze the works and art historical time periods discussed in Survey II.

Greater Memphis Area

Taught Contemporary Art History, Theory and Criticism from 1980 to the present and Introduction to Art courses. Assessed the progress of students' abilities to discuss course materials, critically analyze, interpret and write about works of art.

Developed and administered organizational and departmental budgets (general operations, in-house exhibitions, traveling exhibitions, collections, education and outreach).Pursued funding leads and wrote grant proposals for general operations, exhibitions, program and collections support.Strategically cultivated relationships with artists, patrons, corporations, foundations and other local arts organizations. Organized fundraisers, specialty membership events and national donor tours.Evaluated institutional procedures and created organizational policy for exhibitions planning, education programming and outreach initiatives.Implemented public relations, marketing and social media plans to increase public awareness about the organization’s mission, exhibitions and programs. Supervised the daily duties of the Exhibitions Manager, Gallery Coordinator, Gallery Attendants, interns and volunteers. Conceptualized and designed institutional bulletin, logo and press releases.

Initiated and employed standardized in-house and traveling exhibitions practices. Managed individual artists’ projects/residency program.Produced, wrote and edited institutional bulletin, brochures, exhibition labels and gallery guides. Curated and organized exhibitions using collection materials, loans, or site-specific works from artists, galleries, museums and private lenders. Created presentations and recommendations for the curatorial and acquisitions committee. Supervised various aspects of a traveling exhibitions program. Originated loan agreements and traveling exhibitions contracts. Reorganized a collection of over 7,000 objects, while also overseeing its preservation and care. Researched and catalogued photographic archives. Assisted researchers in the use of photo collections and archives. Coordinated gallery talks, artist’s lectures, community conversations and teacher workshops for docents, adults, and youths.

Greater St. Louis Area

Taught elementary art education to grades K-5.Assessed children’s abilities to discuss and produce basic art concepts and work.Organized exhibitions of student work each year at Hickey Elementary School.Managed art budgets for each school year.Developed co-curricular lesson plans.Developed creative classroom management strategies.Organized educational cooperatives with local arts organizations.

Greater St. Louis Area

Taught fourth grade public and private school students about the museum and its collections.Organized gallery talks, public lectures, and teacher workshops about various aspects of the museum’s collections.Curated an installation of works from the permanent collection.Wrote magazine and newspaper copy about museum exhibitions and programs.

Educated museum visitors in the understanding of museum exhibits and exhibitions.Maintained museum exhibits to insure proper condition for visitor interaction.

Researched and catalogued photographic archives.Assisted researchers in the use of photo collections and archives.Provided investigative analyses of consumer imaging requests in order to originate contracts of permission to publish photographic archives.

Gli Fellow, Museum Executive Leadership

Next Generation Of Museum Leaders

Certificate, Elem And Secondary Art Ed

Ma, Modern Art History, Theory And Criticism

Ba, Art History

Activities and Societies: Franklin Honor Society