Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Current Exhibitions
Recent Exhibitions
Additional Articles
Ribbons And Awards
Affiliations
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Annette Sykes

Crum Lynne,ME

Summary

Multifaceted nonprofit gallery director, curator & fine artist excellent at selecting exhibition themes and designs. Well-organized and thorough in managing a team of creatives. Offering extensive experience in managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Gallery Director

GALA (Galleries At LynnArts Inc) Formerly LynnArts
01.2018 - Current
  • Install exhibits, maintain gallery and work with artists to prep artwork.
  • Write and implement grants to enhance programming.
  • Create and direct Life Drawing Group and monitor classes taught by other artists.
  • Promote GALA programming
  • Greet visitors and sell art, using both English and Spanish
  • Transformed office into productive retail gallery shop.
  • Coordinate volunteers
  • Lead board of directors
  • Lead team in creating new nonprofit charitable organization
  • Coordinate rental of gallery space for private parties and meetings.

Member & Past Co-chair & Secretary

Lynn Public Arts Commission
10.2017 - Current
  • Create public arts policy and programs in City of Lynn with team of fellow citizens
  • Serve as gallery expert for a new gallery in City Hall
  • Recorded records of monthly LPAC meetings, submitting for approval
  • Implemented 'cityhALL' program to bring artwork into Lynn's City Hall, includes advising team on hanging methods, writing contracts and calls for art.

Special Education Teacher

Lynn Public Schools / Lynn Vocational Technical Institute
09.2003 - Current
  • Create and organize records for confidential documents such as Individual Education Plans, progress reports and other Special Education protocols
  • Create lesson plans and teach modified lesson to intellectually impaired young adults
  • Implement new vocational training programs at LynnArts building to improve breadth of skills training opportunities, including wall and mural painting
  • Lead a team of teacher's aides and consultants to providing work opportunities for students
  • Mentor new teachers.

Education

Masters of Education - Special Education -

Salem State University
Salem, MA

Master of Fine Arts -

California College of The Arts
San Francisco, CA

Post-Baccalaureate work in textile art and sculpture -

Massachusetts College of Art And Design
Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science in Apparel Design -

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Associate Degree in Fashion Design -

Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
New York, NY

Skills

  • Creative Direction & Founded Nonprofit
  • Practicing Artist
  • Exhibit Preparation
  • Grant Writing & Teaching others to write grants
  • Team Management
  • Fluent in Spanish

Current Exhibitions

2023-10 to 2023 - 12, Members Show at GALA , Curator and Exhibitor, & Open Studios Art Fair Coordinator & I will be opening my own art studio - LynnArts Building, Lynn, MA

Recent Exhibitions

  • 2017-01-01 - Present, Prepared, Curated & Installed group exhibitions at GALA of artwork by North Shore Artists.
  • 2017-01-01 - Present, Maintained my own studio at the LynnArts Building adjacent to GALA gallery
  • 2017-01-01, Present, Lynn, MA Numerous Exhibits of my own artwork around the North Shore of Boston, MA.

Additional Articles

  • Lynn Daily Item – photo stories about the Plein Air Painting Project on Red Rock Park and Kings Beach sponsored by Better Beaches Grant
  • Lynn Daily Item - Coordinated the connections of Feb and March 2022 & 2023 Artists Feature for Black History Month - NOT my work, but that of the exhibiting artists
  • Lynn Daily Item May 22, 2019
  • Lynn Daily Item July 13, 2018
  • Lynn Daily Item January 15, 2020

Ribbons And Awards

  • Honorable Mention in Painting Award Marblehead Festival of the Arts 2023
  • Lee R. Smith Award Marblehead Festival of the Arts 2018
  • First, Second, Third, & Honorable Mention Danvers Arts Association 2018
  • Honorable Mention at Arcworks 2018
  • Honorable Mention at LynnArts Gallery 2017

Affiliations

  • SalemArts - 2014-PRESENT
  • GALA - 2019-PRESENT (
  • This is an arts association that I have created with GALA - the first time Lynn has had an arts association in over 30 years)
  • Marblehead Arts Association - 2017-PRESENT (Artist member as of 2019)

Timeline

Gallery Director

GALA (Galleries At LynnArts Inc) Formerly LynnArts
01.2018 - Current

Member & Past Co-chair & Secretary

Lynn Public Arts Commission
10.2017 - Current

Special Education Teacher

Lynn Public Schools / Lynn Vocational Technical Institute
09.2003 - Current

Masters of Education - Special Education -

Salem State University

Master of Fine Arts -

California College of The Arts

Post-Baccalaureate work in textile art and sculpture -

Massachusetts College of Art And Design

Bachelor of Science in Apparel Design -

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Associate Degree in Fashion Design -

Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)

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