Assistant Curator
Transmediale, Open Zone: Conference, Workshops, Exhibition.
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6-day conference, workshops and exhibition, focussed on free culture, open technology and open systems.
1,000+ visitors, 100+ conference speakers and artists.

* Curating: Selecting artists/speakers, devising overall concept.
* Design: Working with Raum Labour to create exhibition architecture for the talks and workshops.
* Planning: Technical specifications for all talks/workshops/events.
* Logistics: Organising Internet, artist contracts/fees, insurance, shipping, flights and accommodation.
* Brochure and website: Writing artist biographies and texts and sourcing images, within tight deadlines.
* Personnel: Advertising, interviewing, hiring, training and managing a team to assist the public and artists.
* Scheduling: De/Installation, staff rotas, talks and workshop programme.
* Floor managing: Overseeing events for 6 days, from 08:30 to 00:30 at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt
throughout 4 stages, 1 conference hall, 5 artist workstations and a busy foyer.
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http://transmediale.de & http://www.hkw.de
2011






























Exhibition Producer
Trampoline
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Producing the €150k exhibition, at Haus der Kulturen derWelt with artists: Janet Cardiff, Aram Bartholl,
Michelle Teran, Mark Selby, Simon Faithfull, Miles Chalcraft, Gordan Savičić and Esther Polak.

* Designing the exhibition layout, signage, artwork labelling, selecting materials for construction,
soundproofing, projection surfaces, plinth fabrication, interactive elements.
* Negotiating contracts with artists, venue and sub-contractors, for payments, artwork transport and insurance.
* Interviewing, hiring and managing a team of 20 technicians and 15 volunteers, to install the exhibition.

http://trampoline.org.uk/tracingmobility
2011-2012












Production Manager
Create Your Own 2011: Exhibition, Conference, Workshops.
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2-day exhibition, conference and workshops, focussed on the theme of Mass Customisation.
300+ visitors, 28 conference speakers, 35 exhibitors and 40 workshop participants.

* Planning: Writing technical specifications, exhibition layout/furniture, Internet, catering.
* Scheduling: Exhibition de/installation, staff timetables, conference schedule.
* Personnel: Contracting & managing the technical team, installation team, stage management and designer.
* Communicating: Liaising with artists, the venue and the event staff; to ensure the smooth running of events.
* Floor managing: The conference and exhibition on the 30 & 31 May 2011.
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http://www.cyo2011.com & http://www.cookiesancode.com
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Curator
Seven Stories: Britain's Centre for Children's Books.
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* Creating exhibitions for Seven Stories, Britain's National Gallery of Children's illustration and literature.
* Devising future exhibition strategies, concepts for exhibitions, liaising with artists, writers, funders.
* Writing exhibition texts, selecting artwork, overseeing exhibition design, loan agreements and insurance.
* Marketing and coordinating touring exhibitions created by Seven Stories.
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http://www.sevenstories.org.uk
2009




















Educational Workshop Producer
Design Council England: Dott07 Festival


















Educational programmer for Dott07, the £400k, 2-week national festival of design, held in the UK.
* Devising 2-week workshop and tour programme, including production schedules and technical specifications.
* Liaising with the Dott07 programme team, over 200 artists, partners and key funders.
* Training & managing over 50 front-of-house event staff to lead 12,000 visitors on tours of the festival.
* Writing marketing strategy aimed at over 1,000 schools, and overseeing production of education brochure.
* Ensuring all staff and volunteers followed health, safety and accessibility guidelines.
* Overseeing risk assessments and Criminal Record Bureau checks. Writing weekly progress reports to my line manager.

http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-work/challenges/Communities/Dott-07/
2007

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Touring Exhibition Coordinator
Maison d'Ailleurs
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Working remotely from Berlin, for the Swiss 'Museum of Elsewhere.'

* Finding UK venues for touring exhibitions.
* Organising transport, loan contracts, insurance, exhibition storage
* Creating educational workshops and printable activities for borrowing venues, families and schools.
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http://www.http://ailleurs.ch
2009-2010














Production Assistant
Sourcefabric / ON2 Festival
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2-day festival, exploring new forms of radio and software.
100+ visitors, 20 conference speakers.

* Assisting with the conference tech set-up, and strike; monitoring the live-stream.
* Managing registration, dealing with delegates and greeting and looking after speakers.
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http://www.testsignals.org
2010

I worked in various roles in arts management; as an event manager, arts festival organiser, asistant curator, touring exhibtion coordinator, educational workshop producer etc. See below for details.