ARTS ADMINISTRATION HIGHLIGHTS:
Artist | Designer
CJ NYE • 2008 – Present
• Branding companies by creating logos and brand guidelines • Cultivating relationships with galleries and journalists • Writing and submitting exhibition proposals, grant applications, press releases • Drafting bills of sale, consignment agreements, and artist statements • Creating and maintaining inventory, exhibitions, and grant databases • Researching law regarding sales tax and consignments • Photographing, photo-editing, and photo archiving of artwork • Designing and maintaining website
Assistant
BETTY TOMPKINS, ARTIST • 2013 – Present
• Liaising with galleries, museums, and art handlers • Managing repairs of studio space • Providing miscellaneous personal assistance
SHOP SUPERVISOR
THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM • 2017 – 2018
• Routine customer service and merchandizing • Familiar with legal constraints on museum earned income activities, undertook collections research and floated ideas for mission appropriate merchandise • Assisted Merchandise Manager in locating gallery-produced artist monographs
Artist | Designer
CJ NYE • 2008 – Present
• Branding companies by creating logos and brand guidelines • Cultivating relationships with galleries and journalists • Writing and submitting exhibition proposals, grant applications, press releases • Drafting bills of sale, consignment agreements, and artist statements • Creating and maintaining inventory, exhibitions, and grant databases • Researching law regarding sales tax and consignments • Photographing, photo-editing, and photo archiving of artwork • Designing and maintaining website
Assistant
BETTY TOMPKINS, ARTIST • 2013 – Present
• Liaising with galleries, museums, and art handlers • Managing repairs of studio space • Providing miscellaneous personal assistance
SHOP SUPERVISOR
THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM • 2017 – 2018
• Routine customer service and merchandizing • Familiar with legal constraints on museum earned income activities, undertook collections research and floated ideas for mission appropriate merchandise • Assisted Merchandise Manager in locating gallery-produced artist monographs
FOUNDING PRO BONO GALLERY CONSULTANT
PONGRATZ FINE ART • 2013 – 2014
• Drafting basic artist contracts and consignment agreements • Creating exhibitions planning checklists, inventory databases, and bills of sale • Researching appropriate regional public relations outlets • Creating branding, style guides, and templates for all public-facing materials • Designing show cards, informational rack cards, and gallery signage • Consulting on website design and building asset management systems • Photographing artwork • Drafting and submitting first press release and follow-up press packet that garnered Jacob Pongratz an interview for Glastonbury LIFE
Co-Manager — 74 artists, 1 salon show, 2 art fairs
THE HULLABALLOO COLLECTIVE • 2012 – 2013
• Serving as publicity point person to ensure brand consistency • Creating and distributing exhibition planning timelines • Coordinating, creating, and distributing gallery sitter schedules and instructions • Creating price lists and purchase forms • Drafting and submitting collectively vetted press releases • Creating a flexible, visually branded template for artist information • Editing, and delegating editing of, artist information • Editing of images and management of visual assets • Tutoring artists in the use of WordPress • Maintaining social media accounts
HILLA REBAY GRADUATE INTERN FOR ADULT INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS — 5 GALLERY GUIDES, 25 DOCENTS
THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM • 2006
• Assisting turnover of AIP management, including the interdepartmentally run Gallery Guide program • Streamlining and documenting AIP administrative workflow • Initiating and contributing to AIP intern manual • Formalizing and mapping Docent procedures across the institution • Overhauling Docent manual • Redesigning attendance and service record systems to work flexibly across departments for multiple reporting purposes and time frames • Compiling and distributing exhibitions and collections training materials • Uniformly branding internal paperwork • Docent scheduling (not for the faint of heart) • Training in The Museum System (TMS) and Raiser's Edge software
GENERAL MANAGER — 22 INSTRUCTORS, 3 DESK PERSONNEL, 50 VOLUNTEERS
THE HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE, a 501(C)(3), NYC • 2003 – 2004
• Initiating all press protocols leading to multiple listings, a feature article in Time Out New York, and a visible increase in attendance • Coordinating programs and streamlining workflow sufficiently to significantly expand programming • Creating and delegating staff duties according to institutional need and individual competencies • Clarifying instructor responsibilities, training instructors in administrative procedure, and designating an instructor liaison • Creating all volunteer policies, procedures, and management systems • Producing a comprehensive desk operations manual • Improving HINYC's visual presence in the storefront of its iconic for-profit subsidiary, East West Books • Orchestrating promotional photography • Designing brochures, postcards, fliers, handouts, and advertising using QuarkXPress and Photoshop • Supervising, producing, and developing content for the HINYC bimonthly email newsletter
PART-TIME Gallery Assistant
TEN IN ONE GALLERY • 2001 – 2002
• Maintaining artist files, inventory lists, mailing lists, and photo archives • Drafting title sheets and invoices • Editing and submitting press releases • Providing front of house reception during regular hours and opening receptions • Overseeing the gallery when owner attended overseas fairs
PONGRATZ FINE ART • 2013 – 2014
• Drafting basic artist contracts and consignment agreements • Creating exhibitions planning checklists, inventory databases, and bills of sale • Researching appropriate regional public relations outlets • Creating branding, style guides, and templates for all public-facing materials • Designing show cards, informational rack cards, and gallery signage • Consulting on website design and building asset management systems • Photographing artwork • Drafting and submitting first press release and follow-up press packet that garnered Jacob Pongratz an interview for Glastonbury LIFE
Co-Manager — 74 artists, 1 salon show, 2 art fairs
THE HULLABALLOO COLLECTIVE • 2012 – 2013
• Serving as publicity point person to ensure brand consistency • Creating and distributing exhibition planning timelines • Coordinating, creating, and distributing gallery sitter schedules and instructions • Creating price lists and purchase forms • Drafting and submitting collectively vetted press releases • Creating a flexible, visually branded template for artist information • Editing, and delegating editing of, artist information • Editing of images and management of visual assets • Tutoring artists in the use of WordPress • Maintaining social media accounts
HILLA REBAY GRADUATE INTERN FOR ADULT INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS — 5 GALLERY GUIDES, 25 DOCENTS
THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM • 2006
• Assisting turnover of AIP management, including the interdepartmentally run Gallery Guide program • Streamlining and documenting AIP administrative workflow • Initiating and contributing to AIP intern manual • Formalizing and mapping Docent procedures across the institution • Overhauling Docent manual • Redesigning attendance and service record systems to work flexibly across departments for multiple reporting purposes and time frames • Compiling and distributing exhibitions and collections training materials • Uniformly branding internal paperwork • Docent scheduling (not for the faint of heart) • Training in The Museum System (TMS) and Raiser's Edge software
GENERAL MANAGER — 22 INSTRUCTORS, 3 DESK PERSONNEL, 50 VOLUNTEERS
THE HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE, a 501(C)(3), NYC • 2003 – 2004
• Initiating all press protocols leading to multiple listings, a feature article in Time Out New York, and a visible increase in attendance • Coordinating programs and streamlining workflow sufficiently to significantly expand programming • Creating and delegating staff duties according to institutional need and individual competencies • Clarifying instructor responsibilities, training instructors in administrative procedure, and designating an instructor liaison • Creating all volunteer policies, procedures, and management systems • Producing a comprehensive desk operations manual • Improving HINYC's visual presence in the storefront of its iconic for-profit subsidiary, East West Books • Orchestrating promotional photography • Designing brochures, postcards, fliers, handouts, and advertising using QuarkXPress and Photoshop • Supervising, producing, and developing content for the HINYC bimonthly email newsletter
PART-TIME Gallery Assistant
TEN IN ONE GALLERY • 2001 – 2002
• Maintaining artist files, inventory lists, mailing lists, and photo archives • Drafting title sheets and invoices • Editing and submitting press releases • Providing front of house reception during regular hours and opening receptions • Overseeing the gallery when owner attended overseas fairs
VOLUNTEERISM
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
THE GRACIE MANSION CONSERVANCY • 2019 – 2020
• Planning, writing, and tracking social media for events, “edutainment,” and general interest • Securing image usage rights • Researching art objects and history online and in city archives, museums, university, and manuscripts libraries • Liaising with Mayor’s Office, the New York Public Library, NYC Parks Department, the Council on Gender Equity, Penguin Random House, and multiple art galleries • Designing and editing pubic printed materials
THE GRACIE MANSION CONSERVANCY • 2019 – 2020
• Planning, writing, and tracking social media for events, “edutainment,” and general interest • Securing image usage rights • Researching art objects and history online and in city archives, museums, university, and manuscripts libraries • Liaising with Mayor’s Office, the New York Public Library, NYC Parks Department, the Council on Gender Equity, Penguin Random House, and multiple art galleries • Designing and editing pubic printed materials
MOMA FILM | FORD FAMILY PROGRAMS | ART IN SIGHT +
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
• Visitor assistance • Memberships sales • Training fellow volunteers in membership procedures • Art workshop and gallery tour support • Art in Sight tour assistance • Researching collections copyrights for Wikipedia Loves Art initiative
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
• Visitor assistance • Memberships sales • Training fellow volunteers in membership procedures • Art workshop and gallery tour support • Art in Sight tour assistance • Researching collections copyrights for Wikipedia Loves Art initiative
EDUCATION
MA ARTS ADMINISTRATION
TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
BA FINE ART
THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS
THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS
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