Magdalena Jadwiga Härtelova

Head of graduate galleries program at California College of the Arts. Managed two gallery spaces. Duties included: studio visits, choice of artists, collaboration with artists, close work with school administration and PR, managing of budget, promotion, social media presence, events, presentation to visitors

Exhibition research, contacting artists, gallerists, and collectors, administrative tasks

Assistance at the visual art studio with teaching, preparation, craft, displays, substitute teacher, field trip assistant

Head curator of Contain[era] exhibition project, funded by the Creative Europe grant. Tasks included: creation of concept and form, application for Creative Europe grant, seeking and contacting local galleries from 7 European capitals, finding local artists, close collaboration with participating galleries, traveling to partnering cities, press release, appearances on TV and radio, press conferences, organization and participation on an accompanying international conference

Guided tours at the Nelahozeves Castle and the Lobkowicz Palace in Prague Event coordination Development of education programs for children Management of the guest shop at Nelahozeves Castle Appearances on national TV and in promotional videos Coordination of tour guides Person of contact to tourist agencies Specialized private tours Specialized art history tours with focus on the fine art collection Specialized children tours Specialized tours with wine tasting Specialized educational tours

Taking care of the day-to-day of an artist studio gallery for the period of its function as a physical space in Prague Duties involved: sales, managing of the space, presentation, welcoming of guests, organization of events, running of the events, social media presentation, etc

Curating contemporary art | Theory of curating | Curating new media and social practice art | Management of contemporary art institution | Art journalism | History of contemporary art and exhibition making

Modern and contemporary art | Theory of art | New media | Feminist theory