LARA SLEIMAN

• Building the art fair:
• Searching for artists and selecting them,
• Finding the theme and writing the curatorial statement,
• Designing the posters,
• Organizing the events happening during the fair (VIP dinner, auction, performing artist)
• Managing the communication calendar

• Completing art fairs forms/applications for 2023 and 2024, writing curatorial statements, artists biographies, newsletters, interviewing artists
• Handling artworks and doing the paperwork related to their transportation
• Tracked gallery artwork and recorded sold and removed items to maintain accurate physical and financial inventory.
• Maintained detailed artwork descriptions and artist biographies in central database to facilitate accurate delivery of information to visitors.
• Interviewing artists
• Addressed visitor service issues and resolved each situation to enable optimum outcome for visitor and gallery.

• Finding and interviewing artists
• Moving and handled various types of artwork with exceptional care.
• Promoting the event and exhibit via social media, email and other communication methods
• Writing curatorial statement and press release
• Designing the exhibition poster
• Organizing and curating the art works

• Assisting founders in all aspects of business operations (background research, sharing ideas, interviewing artists and their agents, understanding the project purposes, etc.)
• Analyzing problems and worked with teams to develop solutions.
• Studying the feasibility of an idea and the estimated costs, with the co-founders
• Promoting all social media platforms (Instagram, twitter, and Discord)
• Participating in the writing of press releases and curatorial statements
• Assisting in curating and organizing launching events.

• Working with the African Team of CMS Francis Lefebvre and overseeing all
• OHADA research, - Working on international matters regarding different African countries, and exchanges between African countries and Europe
• Studying, comparing and finding the differences in corporate law, trade law, local and regional procedures in the required countries
• Contacting the different authorities to get information.

• Using OHADA and Senegalese Law and, comparing and completing it with
• French and European Law - Accompanying the lawyers to the tribunal and taking notes for them
• Working on different matters to propose solutions for clients: Labour Law, commercial law, importation and exportation, family law and estate, intellectual property…
• SCP BA et OUMAIS, Law firm – Intern
• Dakar

• Writing legal conclusions, legal responses, and councils
• Getting familiar with OHADA and Senegalese law

• Sorted and organized files, spreadsheets, and reports.
• Getting familiar with the notary field

• Support and facilitate team's work during intense work periods
• Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
• Created concept designs and boards to develop realistic technical aspect

Modules included: Curating Contemporary Art, Art Law, Valuation, Art and Finance…

• Capstone Project: Artibition: Building the business plan for Artibition, an online 3D art platform that offers artists, galleries, museums, collectors, and art enthusiasts an immersive digital space to showcase, explore, and engage with art. With innovative features, including artwork animation, customizable galleries, and curated services, Artibition aims to revolutionize the art industry by creating a virtual art ecosystem that connects global art entities.

Art History from the beginning to Modern Art

Modules included: Public Procurement Law, International Contracts, Negotiation of Public structures, International Compliance…

Modules included: International relations, Public International law, the basis of the Common Law system (UK and US) but also Constitutional French law, Business Law, Contract Law… LYCEE

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