Event Curation

The following are some events that I participated in as an event coordinator and project manager.

01. Workshop (Dunhuang, China)

Topic: Dunhuang Art Design Workshop

It was a 3-month workshop organized by Dunhuang Research Academy. There were 20+ students from various industries attending this workshop to learn Dunhuang art design. The workshop invited speakers, experts, and scholars from England, France, Mainland China, and Taiwan. Students visited 5 cities in China to have lessons, practices, and outdoor studies.

My tasks:

assisted to planning, developing, and executing the workshop.
wrote proposal for the project and assisted to applying government funds.
co-worked with organizers from different locations to ensure every event align with the plan and schedule.
maintained and built relationships with the speakers, experts, and scholars.

02. Academic Meeting (Lodève, France)

Topic: "The Relationship between European Art and Tibetan Art from the 13th to the 15th Centuries"

This meeting was part of a Tibetan art exhibition. We invited Tibetan artists and sociologists to meet up with their French counterparts on the opening day of the exhibition.

Guests:

Christophe Comentale (Deputy Director of National Museum of Natural History in France)
Laurent Schroeder (Cultural Relic Appraiser)
Alain Cardenas-Castro (Artist)
Dominique Palatchi (Designer)
Gesang Yixi (格桑益西；Tibetan Tang-ka Expert)
Yu Youxin （余友心; Advisor of Tangka Capital Painting Institute in Tibet）
Tina Huang (黃炫梓; Art Exhibition Curator from Taiwan)
Song Ming (宋明; Art Exhibition curator from Tibet)

My tasks:

liaised with the local organizer, reporters, and Chinese reporters.
planned and scheduled the trip for the experts and guests.
edited the newsletter and assisted related media to report before and after the event.

03. Speech (Shanghai, China)

Organizers: Beijing Succession Art and Culture Co., Ltd., Liu Haisu Art Museum

The speech was given by artist Mrs. Chang Shana at the Liu Haisu Art Museum. Visitors come from varied backgrounds, including artists, journalists, teachers, art students, and art lovers.

This event was well-received and helped the audience to better understand our exhibition.

My tasks:

assisted the organizer from the art museum to executing the event.
built and maintained relationships with attendees after the event.
assisted the speaker to prepare slides.

04. Fashion Show in Art Museum - for VIP members and media reporters (Beijing, China)

As a side project of an art exhibition, we held a fashion show combined with a dance performance to demonstrate designed clothes inspired by the artworks.

This event was held in the exhibition hall of Beijing Today Art Museum. We also invited VIP members, reporters, and embassy representatives to the event.

The event received positive feedback from the guests and was reported by several local mainstream media.

My task: