Event Coordinator at a museum, Art Gallery Assistant

Fumi P. Lee

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Currently based in San Francisco, CA 94102 (Open to Relocation) Apply Master of Arts in East Asian Art and in-depth knowledge of Japanese porcelains and Korean ceramics combined with extensive experience managing projects and coordinating events for nonprofit, international, and government organizations to oversee operations and execute exhibits for galleries specializing in Asian decorative arts and contemporary art. Areas of expertise include:

Client Relations Art Historical Research

Project Management Archiving

Event Management Object Handling

English Japanese Translation Writing and Editing PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Event Coordinator, The Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco, CA June, 2022 - Current

• Review and check floor plan set-ups, catering coordination, AV assistance, and other requirements.

• Act as liaison to clients and Museum staff, ensure onsite visibility and respond radio requests before, during, and after events.

• Oversight of third-party vendors and caterers and their compliance with the Museum's electrical, insurance, license, and permit requirements.

• Coordinate operations, audiovisual, and security services on the event day.

• Ensure client and vendor compliance with the specific contractual obligations, including pre- and post- event load-in/out and preparation. Visitor Experience Specialist, The Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco, CA March, 2022 - December, 2024

• Welcomed Museum visitors and monitor the visitor experience to ensure that requests and special needs are met, provide way-finding, and create an enjoyable and rewarding experience for visitors.

• Answered questions and provide in-person guidance to visitors in the Museum and occasionally via phone and email; resolve and document general complaints from guests and members.

• Ensured visitor security and safety, coordinating issues with other Visitor Experience and Security personnel.

• Provided information to the public regarding museum content, programs, ticketing, membership, directions, facilities, and other pertinent guest information.

• Operated a computerized system or a cash register to register sales transactions, issue tickets, and other access control items.

• Engaged with Museum visitors around the Museum Store and transact sales of exhibition catalogs and other merchandise.

• Sold and processed membership and other related transactions. Gallery Assistant On-call Japanese Translator, Agora Gallery New York, NY April, 2018 - March, 2022

• Liaised with clients and artists, as well as researching artworks and artists and maintaining all related databases/archives in preparation for gallery exhibits and sales, particularly in the Japanese contemporary art market.

• Supported the gallery team during the planning and execution of contemporary art exhibitions, art competitions, and contemporary art sales.

• Provided English and Japanese translations of documents, websites, correspondences, and research materials. Freelance Translator Interpreter, Fumi P. Lee, Tokyo, Japan, San Francisco, CA and Paris, France 2001 - April, 2018

• Provided English Japanese translation of documents and interpretation for education seminars/programs, films, websites and video games to support organizations and individuals in Japan, the USA and France. Gallery Assistant, Artzone 461 Gallery San Francisco, CA April, 2010 - September, 2011

• Liaised with clients and artists, as well as maintaining all related databases/archives, and researching artworks and artists in preparation for gallery exhibits and sales as an intern.

• Supported gallery team during the planning and execution of contemporary art exhibitions and sales of contemporary art. Project Coordinator, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) San Francisco, CA May, 2007 - April, 2008

• Coordinated projects, art and cultural events, and seminars for Japan's largest nonprofit governmental organization focused on educating American buyers about Japanese culture, art, language and customs to expand markets for Japanese cultural and high-tech products.

• Planned and coordinated trade shows to promote Japanese merchants to clients in the U.S.

• Managed the scheduling for translators and interpreters while translating documents and providing interpretation. Project Director, Japanese Newcomer Services (JNS) San Francisco, CA March, 2005 - March, 2007

• Directed special projects and coordinated art, cultural, and educational events for nonprofits focused on providing acclimation support to Japanese residents, as well as providing Japanese cultural programming to the general public.

• Provided general information and resources about San Francisco and the Greater Bay Area to Japanese people who recently relocated to the United States.

• Supervised interns and volunteers.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE (Prior to 2001)

Editor Proofreader, Akada Corporation Tokyo, Japan 1998 - 2001 Editor, Foreign Book Section, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., LTD. Tokyo, Japan 1994 - 1996 Assistant Curator, Hami's Art Gallery Kanagawa, Japan 1992 - 1994 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Lecturer, Northern California Japanese Sword Club, San Francisco, CA 2017

• Provided a lecture in 2017 on Japanese art history, specifically about porcelain production in Japan, Korea and China. Volunteer Art Instructor, Japanese Newcomer Services, San Francisco, CA 2005 - 2007

• Provided instructions in drawing and watercolor painting for children's art classes. Internship The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan 1997 - 1998

• Researched artworks and artists.

• Maintained records of museum archives.

EDUCATION

Professional Fundraising, Boston University Metropolitan College CPE, Boston, MA April 2021

Completed course Professional Fundraising Program Comprehensive Appraisal Studies Program (CASP), Appraisers Association of America, New York, NY July, 2017

Completed course Comprehensive Appraisal Studies Program (CASP) Summer In-Person Intensive Program Master of Arts in East Asian Art History, Sotheby's Institute of Art - London, London, UK (Merit) May, 2016 Dissertation: Japanese Porcelain during the Seventeenth Century: The Contribution by the Korean Potters and the Influences of Chinese Porcelain with Political, Cultural and Practical Aspects Institut Catholique de Paris - Paris, France

Institut de Langue et de Culture Francaises, Completed A1 and A2 French language and culture course certification 2012 - 2013 University of California, Berkeley Extension, San Francisco, CA 2009 - 2011

Completed course Museums and Museum Careers: New Trends & Practices, and Japanese Art Craze Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Wako University, Tokyo, Japan (GPA: 3.7) March, 1998 Graduation Art Project: English to Japanese translation, book design and bookbinding for "The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran"

Obtained a Japanese National Curator License through Museum Studies course in 1998 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, COMPETENCIES & SCHOLARSHIPS

IT Skills - Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Google Docs Language Skills - Japanese; Native Level, English; Business Level, Korean; Daily Conversation Level, French; Basic Understanding Level Recipient of Scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Rep of Korea 1988

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