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Professional Experience
AlixRefshauge.com, San Diego, Ca - January 2011 - present
Diverse contractual art related research and projects
HUB-BUB, Spartanburg, SC - June 2007 - January 2011
Artists-in-Residence Program Director, Special Events Coordinator, Grantwriter
Managed one of the nation's top community-based residency programs for emerging artists/writers
Oversaw Artist-in-Residence selection process
Managed community outreach for artists-in-residence
Won and managed grants from the Nimoy Foundation, Warhol Foundation, NEA, Dedalus Foundation
Organized annual community art events (Art Mart, Bring Your Own Art Show, Arts with Heart community fundraiser, Hub City Empty Bowls co-organizer)
Organized small fundraisers (Bowl-O-Rama silent auction, HUB-BUB House Party)
Managed annual letter writing campaign for annual fund drive
Initiated and co-organized visiting artist series
Co-launched/managed the Emerging Carolinas Juried Show
Video editing for marketing
Burton Snowboards, International Travel - 2003-2004
Personal Assistant to Burton Snowboards CEO, Jake Burton Carpenter
Various tasks during 10 months of continuous world travel to over 24 countries
(included photo and video management of footage taken on the trip, au pair of 4 children while traveling, diverse daily tasks associated with travel)
Christie's Auction House, New York, NY - 2002-2003
Administrative Assistant - 19th Century European Furniture
Corresponded with buyers and sellers (collecting contracts, delivering condition reports, etc.)
Assisted in catalogue and showroom layout
Participated in phone bidding during auction
Education
College of Charleston, Charleton, SC - 2005-2007
MPA with a focus in Arts Management
Furman University, Greenville, SC - 1996-2000
BA in studio art - focus in painting
University of Georgia, Cortona, Italy - Summer 1999
Classes in painting and Italian Art History
Additional Experiences
Alliance of Artists Communities Annual Conference (New Orleans, La - 2009, Providence, RI - 2010)
Grantwriting USA Workshop, Greenville, SC 2008
Alliance of Artist Communities Leadership Conference New Smyrna Beach, Fla 2007
Intern, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC (2006-2007)
Intern, South Carolina Music Hall of Fame Initiative, Charleston, SC (2006-2007)
Honors and Publications
-To be featured in Artists Among Us, 100 Faces of Art in Spartanburg, by Edward Emory and Stephen Stinson, to be published by the Hub City Writers Project, Fall 2011
-Green Paper Blog Ambassador for Artists-in-Residence Programs - America for the Arts (2010)
-Local Women in the Arts Award - USC Upstate (2007)
Computer Skills
Basic Knowledge of Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, InDesign, Excel, Word
References available upon request