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VASA Project
06.2013 - 2018
Head of Exhibitions
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Programming

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​The VASA Project in an online media studies platform connecting individuals and communities on a global scale who have interest in media studies, photography, digital media arts, and sound.

To meet its vision, the VASA Project supports online media-related workshops; gallery talks by artist, critics, historians, and theoreticians; curated exhibitions; an e-bookstore; "Transmedia" the VASA Project blog, and other media-related blog projects and discussion groups.

The VASA Project is based upon the union of two familiar environments: the traditional workshop model and networked digital media technology.

 

  • Overall responsibility for the planning and delivery of an integrated online exhibition programme from September 2013 to September 2017;

  • Curate online exhibitions and projects; lead on the selection and online presentation of exhibitions and projects;

  • Negotiate “image usage for online exhibition purpose” with photographers, museums and galleries and private collectors;

  • Write and oversee the commissioning of texts, exhibition-related material and information, as appropriate.

  • Exhibitions: 2013 - 2017 online exhibitions programme with (curated) Délio Jasse, Carlos Palma, Jane and Louise Wilson, Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman, Adam Chodzko, Nadine Fraczkowski, Cristina Lucas, Rosângela Rennó, Marisa J Futernick, Kimiko Yoshida, Tatiana Macedo, Wang Ningde | (co-curated) Kharkiv School of Photography: Soviet Censorship to New Aesthetics (Kochetovs, Oleg Malyovany, Yevgeny Pavlov, Guennadi Maslov, Boris Mikhailov, Roman Pyatkovka, Vladimir Starko, and many others)

The Mews Project Ltd
02.2012 - 01.2013 Deputy Director
 

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Administration, Finances & Operations

 

The Mews Project was established in 2009 as an artist-run space based in Whitechapel. It has delivered over 40 exhibitions and events since it's beginning, as well as collaborated with various cultural agents and institutions. The space operates as a cultural hub and a platform for projects and collaborations. Since 2011, each year's programme focuses on a particular premise or commission, which is intended to operate autonomously from each other. The Mews Project also produces limited editions and publications by artists who have exhibited at the space.

 

  • ​ Work in partnership with the directors/artists to lead on and administratively deliver the artists project space' exhibitions and events programme within scheduling, operational and budgetary constrains;

  • Manage the organisation's finances: bookkeeping; payments; management accounts; cashflow statements and forecasts; setting budgets in consultation with the Directors; budget monitoring and control; update and monitor the organisation's business plan, together with long-term budget forecasts and plans for growth; monitor income, expenditure, programme and grant activities to ensure records were up-to date to justify the organisation's funding and sponsoring​;

  • Identify and implement improvements to operations (administration, communications and development);

  • Research potential new income streams and business partnership opportunities; draw up funding applications to trusts, foundations and the private sector;

  • Act as Company Secretary and ensure all relevant reporting and returns to Companies House and Commissions were submitted on time.

  • Finances and Administration: Co-operative secretary | prepare agendas and reports for Directors meeting | take minutes | keep Directors aware of relevant development between meetings | identify matters of legal concern | oversee financal issues, such as income, provisions, accruals and other end-of-year figures | bank account | documents filling and archiving | principal point of contact with embassies, sponsors and art and cultural institutions;

  • Communications: create and implement internal systems for communication and information, such as Clouds, Google+, and external platforms, such as commission of a new website development and launch, e-newsletter, Facebook;

  • Exhibitions: 2012's exhibitions programme (curated by Lindsay Jarvis) with Alex Lawler, David Ben White, Tomoaki Suzuki, Tomas Downes, Christopher Kulendran Thomas, Ian Law, Juliette Bonneviot, Magali Reus, Marte Eknæs, Harm Van Den Dorpel, Josh Kolbo, Peles Empire | Sara & André and several works that the The Mews team was able to get from Gavin Turk's Shop with Gavin Turk´s Agreement;

  • Events: Artists' Books Weekend.

Trienal
​2009 - 2015
Co-founder and Director​​
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​​Lead the successful implementation of all the festival functions: conception, strategic planning, programming and operation, finance and development, sales, marketing and communication, PR, events and publications

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​The Triennial consists of an alternative cultural route/circuit of site specific art works, residencies, conferences and exhibits in historical houses, wineries, vineyards and other venues in distinctive wine' regions from Portugal.

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​A 4 columns project:

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  •  Design of a site specific and other exhibits.

  • Design of a program/circuit of visits of variable duration.

  • A cycle of events and conferences.

  • Digital products and services.

Events delivered:

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Artists worked with:

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  • Michael Petry, Per Barclay, Nicolas Boulard, Sofia Leitão, Carlos Noronha Feio, Miguel Palma, Samuel Rama, and Adolfo Schlosser [Fundación RAC]

Viewfinder Photography Gallery
​06.2011 - 02.2012 Programme Manager
 

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Programming, Finances & Operations

 

Until January 2012, Viewfinder Photography Gallery presented itself as a photography gallery that provided a unique opportu​nity for emerging photographers to exhibit, regardless of previous experience or educational background. Viewfinder engaged the local community throughout exhibitions, workshops and events.
Between the first exhibition, in November 2005, and the most recent, in January 2012, Viewfinder has delivered 65+ photography-based exhibitions to provoke and expand image making and discussion and 70+ workshops and events, including an outreach series, to engage the community. In May 2011, Viewfinder closed its physical gallery space and began an exciting programme of pop-up exhibitions and events across London.
Presently, Viewfinder brings a hand-picked selection of top exhibitions and events.

 

  • ​Independently plan, programme, promote, supervise as well as organisationally and budget-controlling implementation of a photography programme of activities;

  • Management and assembly of project-specific production team of volunteers;

  • Publish and production of publications and communication via digital media;

  • Develop and manage the Charity website, and members area, to optimize the organization online presence and coordinate internal communication to Trustees, Supporters and Volunteers.

  • Finances and Administration: Grassroots Grants and Capital Community Foundation funding;

  • Communication: website development and launch | source, write and edit interviews | exhibitions listing;

  • Exhibitions: Viewfinder Open Salon 2012 | Kelly McCann: Downtown;

  • Small-Scale Events: gallery visits | creative workshops | photo trails | darkroom and outreach workshops | street photography workshop | re-photographing places | projection of photographs | parties | online discussions (in collaboration with VASA Projects) | talk [Allan D. Coleman, in collaboration with VASA Projects and HotShoe Gallery].

RUI N' ART Consultancy
2006 - present
Art Analysis and Criticality​​​
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Reviews, Articles, Interviews, Editor, Curatorship​, Talks and Cultural Consultancy​​

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​Evaluation and analysis of the international market for contemporary art in the form of theoretical articles, quantitative researches, reviews on art auctions, art fairs, festivals and biennials and exhibitions; curate art exhibitions; talks on art and cultural environments and geographies; cultural programming. 

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  • Synecdoches (Mara Castilho, Emanuel de Sousa, Kirsty Stockdale), NR Projects, Hackney, London, June 15h - 30th 2017 [Curator]

  • 9th MidTerm Conference of the RN-Sociology of the Arts - Arts and Creativity : Working on Identity and Difference, University of Porto - Faculty of Arts and Humanities, September 8th to 10th 2016 [Public Presentation]

  • Since 2013 VASA Journal on Images and Culture | VJIC [Associate Editor for Visual Culture]

  • 2012-2014 School of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Westminster [External Critic]

  • Witness 2: Photographs: Krakow: Gerald Howson and Bogdan Frymorgen, VASA Project, October 15th 2012 - January 14th 2013 [Co-curator]

  • Sara Maia, Pavilhão Branco, Museu da Cidade, Lisbon, September 30th - October 31st 2010 [Co-curator]

  • 2009 Drawing of the Cultural Programme for the Independent candidate (back up by the Socialist Party) for Mayor of the Salvaterra de Magos borough on the 2009 local elections [Cultural Consultancy]

  • 2008-2010 Decided on, write and led the content for a weekly page in the NS' magazine (published by the Portuguese' newspapers DN and JN) dedicated to the art market for 2 ½ year

  • ​2007-2008 Conceived, developed, implemented and administrated an online platform about visual arts in and from Portugal [e-vai.net]

  • ​Since 2006 Collaboration on a regular base with newspapers (The Art Newspaper, Diário de Notícias, Público), and printed and online magazines and journals (Ars Magazine, Camera Austria, Lapiz, Molduras, VJIC, etc.) with reviews, articles and interviews.

Encontros de Fotografia
1997 - 2001 Exhibitions and Festival Manager​​
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Operations

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​For over than 20 years, since 1980, the Encontros de Fotografia were the most important photography festival held annually, in Portugal. It attracted more than 100.000 visitors per festival; incorporated several exhibitions and urban functional spaces spread out across the city of Coimbra and neighboring towns.

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  • Work as part of the management team to operationally implement the strategic direction of the Encontros' programme of exhibitions and activities;

  • Ensure the management and performance of the exhibitions team as a whole operated at the highest level;

  • Deliver photography exhibitions, large and small, and the major photography festival | work collaboratively with curators and photographers | Personal Assistance to the Director.

Events delivered​:

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  • Festivals: 17º Encontros de Fotografia [1997] | 18º Encontros de Fotografia [1998] | Project Mnemosyne [2000].

  • Exhibitions (individual and group): 'A Part of my Life', from Marianne Müller | 'Tuga', from Paulo Nozolino | 'Uma viagem a São Petersburgo', from Daniel Blaufuks | 'Cabo Verde', from Inês Gonçalves | 'A pintura e a política (conversando com Gerhard Richter)', from Carlos Vidal | 'Durante o fim', from Rui Chafes | 'Hold still, keep going', from Robert Frank | 'Linha de Fronteira', with Cristina Garcia Rodero, Albano Silva Pereira, Inês Gonçalves, Duarte Belo, Nuno Cera | 'Encontros Off 2000', with Elina Brotherus, Luis Palma, André Cepeda, ...

  • Workshops and Courses​: Pin Hole | Photography | B&W Printing | History of Photography | Aesthetics.

  • Seminars and Talks: Serge Tisseron | Christan Caujolle | Ashley Woods | Cristina Garcia Rodero | Pierre Devin | João Fernandes.

​Encontros de Fotografia Photography Collection Supervision

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