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