Sarah Schellenberg Email & Phone Number

Clients: Sawyer Yards Creative Campus, Houston Art Car Parade, Western General, Hollywood Square, The Deal Company, Fresh Arts, Orange Show Center For Visionary Art, The Silos at Sawyer Yards, Lott Entertainment, Dance Source Houston, Denenburg Steel, AER Textiles, Spring Street Studios, Silver Street, Winter Street Studios, El Patio, Beaver's, Capsule Gallery, Houston Center for Photography, Hunter Dance Center, Open Dance Project, The Butcher's Ball, SITE Gallery, Washington Avenue Arts District

MANAGER OF PROGRAMS & SERVICES / GRAPHIC DESIGNERREPORTED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & BOARD OF DIRECTORSMain priorities: Manage, assess & develop programs in line with Fresh Arts mission & in collaboration with Fresh Arts leadership in order to meet the needs of the community, provide graphic design for the organization+ EXHIBITIONS: MANAGED ANNUAL BUDGET OF APPROX. $15,000Clarified program goals, streamlined submissions process, engaged a wide range of community experts to volunteer on exhibition selections panel, provided multiple professional development resources to exhibiting artists, managed & reported on all aspects of program+ COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ART: MANAGED ANNUAL BUDGET OF APPROX. $14,000Oversaw program design & implementation, facilitated a successful program launch, served as artist & collector liaison, managed & reported on all aspects of program+ ANNUAL WINTER HOLIDAY ART MARKET: MANAGED ANNUAL BUDGET OF APPROX. $150,000Oversaw an increase of market sales by 50% (to $149,000 in art sales), managed & reported on all aspects of the market+ WORKSHOPS: MANAGED ANNUAL BUDGET OF APPROX. $6,000Gauged community needs in order to generate responsive workshops, oversaw, planned, implemented & reported on Fresh Arts’ professional development workshops+ GRAPHIC DESIGN:Collaborated with colleagues on design goals & concepts for Fresh Arts rebrand, programs & projects & executed all Fresh Arts graphic design, completed graphic design suites for 3 galas, 16 exhibitions, 3 Winter Holiday Art Markets, 2 rounds of Community Supported Art, 24 workshops, 9 programs (including program logos), 2 member campaigns, 2 organizational brochures, multiple one-off events & countless single-use graphics+ OPERATIONAL SUPPORT:Provided support to Executive Director during organizational merger & strategic planning process, reviewed & edited grants, trained 4 new hires, supervised interns & volunteers & provided event support, administrative duties as needed

1953 Montrose Blvd, Houston, Tx 77019

Reported to Executive Director: Responsible for digital and print media for Art League Houston including: creating original content and editing existing content for mass email distribution through constant contact, managing social media ad campaigns and content, point person for advertising buys, contracts, and production in local periodicals and magazines, attending and documenting all ALH events, creating original graphics for websites and emails, managing updated press contact information in database and email server, layout and production of all printed marketing materials such as: brochures, class schedules, event invitations, signs, banners, postcards.

1953 Montrose Blvd, Houston, Tx 77019

Reported to Executive Director: Responsible for all facets of exhibitions at Art League Houston including: managing exhibitions related press releases and requests, artist contracts, researching artists, soliciting proposals, soliciting and liaising with Exhibition Selections Committee panel of experts, coordinating press materials, installation and de-installation of all exhibitions, shipping.

1953 Montrose Blvd, Houston, Tx 77019

Reported to Executive Director: Responsible for all facets of education programming including, annual quarterly planning of all classes, generating quarterly program assessment reports, developing new classes, developing and enforcing school policies, monitoring student and teacher satisfaction, assessing pay structures, overseeing administrative accuracy of all registrations and teacher contracts, hiring new instructors, inventorying necessary materials for school, managing school related contacts in database, liaising with students, teacher, education committee, and Executive Director.