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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Providing administrative and curatorial support including filing, accounting, registration, correspondence, scheduling, and programming as well as writing and proofing assistance for all textPreparing, organizing, and maintaining records on artwork loans/commissions, checklists, loan agreements, and condition reportsCoordinating and communicating with exhibition artists, lenders and staff regarding artwork loans or commissions, installation, and schedulingPublic Lectures: On Futurity: Cyber-Divination and Tools for Scrying (February 2024)Artistic Approaches to Cultural (Counter-)mapping (September 2023)

Los Angeles, California, United States

Supported the CEO and liaison to the Board of Directors and staff on administrative matters of the organization, including Board management, recruitment, and meeting preparation.Collaborated with the CEO and Interim Director of Development in developing campaign language/materials, and drafting/distributing solicitation and acknowledgment letters. Building and executing the operational/financial processes and systems of AFLA in partnership with the CEO and CAO.

Assisted with preparing final exhibition reports, correspondences, and exhibition budget management. Tracked exhibition proposals, and attendance figures, and created a uniform digital filing system.

Coordinated and planned the launch, promotional design, and schematic plan review project meetings for "Our Voices, Our Getty: Reflecting on Drawings", a selection of rarely seen drawings from the Museum’s collection, accompanied by personal interpretations written by the 2022 cohort of interns, and to be presented at the J. Paul Getty Museum in February 2023, under the guidance and mentorship of Exhibitions Coordinator Specialist, Robin McCarthy and Assistant Curator of Drawings, Edina Adam. Collaborated with Getty MUI cohort to prepare text labels and immersive audio stops with Interpretive Content for "Our Voices, Our Getty: Reflecting on Drawings". Many papers, including the Daily Bruin, have covered the project. Assisted the department with project management tasks, such as drafting and updating exhibition support materials (schedules, checklists, agendas, and meeting notes).

Culver City, California, United States

Sorted, filed, and stored posters using basic preservation methods to ensure long-term protection. Cataloged collection items in the collection management system, Mimzy XG, to prepare materials for digitization.

Assisted the directors in submitting required paperwork for city applications, permits, and pre-approved lists for public art providers. Researched grant opportunities, volunteer, and sponsorship prospects relevant to the organization’s mission and the Reseda Rising Mural Festival, the first-ever San Fernando Valley mural festival in Reseda. Worked with the marketing team to compose a press release for "Lightwave" that was featured in the LA Times. "Lightwave" was a temporary interactive art installation in Downtown Glendale, directly across from the Americana, and in front of the Museum of Neon Art from October 9th through November 12th, 2021. It was funded through the "Art Happens Anywhere" grant from the Glendale Arts & Culture Commission's Urban Art Program.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Designed, drafted, published, and managed day-to-day digital marketing materials and programmed newsletters for 6,551 Instagram followers, 14,975 Facebook followers, 11,447 email subscribers. Increased overall content interactions on Instagram by 98.4% and Facebook page followers by 32% within a month.Hired after internship to assist with "Intergalactix: against isolation/contra el aislamiento" deinstallation and "PARABLE 003" installation. Shipped, unpacked, and prepared artwork for installation, working closely with the Exhibitions and Operations manager, Juan Silverio, to ensure timely delivery of exhibition.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communications With A Minor In Digital Humanities And Art History

Activities and Societies: Student Committee for the Arts (Marketing Director, '22-'23, Member '21-'22), UCLA Film and Television Archive.

High School Diploma