Name and Contact Information  

ALLEN HOPKINS 

Phone Number:(864)762-1172 

Email: Hopkinsmalan567@gmail.com 

 

I have 14 months of gallery experience and a year of museum experience. I am currently a director of international outreach. Previously, I interned at the 701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia South Carolina and am currently interning at the Union County Arts Council in Union, South Carolina. I have had to summarize information about art museum oversea to do my work and use Gmail to type my summaries and email them to the museum’s executive director, Ryan Teten. With the management skills gained from this position, I plan to create my own travel program for professional artists too. 

 

Education   

2023 MA, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Columbia, SC   

2020 BFA, cum laude with honors, Painting, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Columbia, SC 

2017 AA, University of South Carolina-Union; Union, SC 

2017 AS, University of South Carolina-Union; Union, SC 

"Love and Freedom “ 

 

Professional Experience 

Leadership and Team Development 

Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC 

Director of International Outreach -June 2024-Present 

  • Research art museums all over the world to determine if they are a good fit for partnerships with the art museum 

  • Look up industry trends. 

  • Summarize why the art museums are good partners for the museum. 

  • Write down the contact information for each art museum. 

Program Development 

Union County Arts Council, Union, SC 

Gallery Intern-April 2024-Present 

  • Planned art classes and exhibitions in collaboration with the coordinator. 

  • Recruited artists to teach classes and hold exhibitions at the gallery. 

  • Created a job description for the internship, collaborating with artists, executive directors, professors, and gallery assistants to come with the final description. 

  • Learned about how to create a gallery internship. 

 

Marketing and Promotion 

Union County Arts Council, Union, SC 

Gallery Intern-April 2024-Present 

  • Marketed art classes, exhibitions, and other gallery events on the council’s  Instagram, Facebook, and website. 

  • Increased Columbia artists’ interest in having exhibitions at the gallery. 

  • Did some email marketing. 

  • Assisted with creating a brochure for the UCAC 2024 Juried Art Exhibition 

 

Development 

Union County Arts Council, Union, SC 

Gallery Intern-April 2024-Present 

  • Learned how to get donors and maintain relationships with them. 

Audience Development 

Union County Arts Council, Union, SC 

Gallery Intern-April 2024-Present 

  • Learned how to sell artwork in the global art market. 

 

Scholarly and Professional Publications 

“Love and Freedom,” ProQuest, August 2023.https://www.etdadmin.com/student/mylist?siteld+145 

 

Professional Activities/Service 

Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC 

Front Desk Volunteer 

December 2023-Present 

Spartanburg Art Museum’s Professional Advisory Board, 

Member 

May 2024-Present 

 

Awards 

University of South Carolina 

March 2022 

McMaster Gallery 

  • 2022 Best In Show,67th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 

 

Computer and Technical Skills 

Digital and manual photography; Canva; Microsoft Word, Outlook, OneDrive, PowerPoint, Excel, and Forms; Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; Zoom; Squarespace; Google Docs, Calendar, and Maps; Facebook; Instagram 

 

Languages 

Basic conversational Spanish 

 

Professional Affiliations 

The Society of Collegiate Leadership 

 

References    

Tina Cordell, Coordinator, Union County Arts Council, Union, SC 

 

      Phone:(864)429-2817 Email: ucac29379@gmail.com 

 

Ryan Teten, Executive Director, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC 

       

      Phone:(864)582-7616 Email: drryanteten@spartanburgmuseum.org