Grace Robinson

About Grace Robinson

Experience: Nonprofit Director (Executive Director, Education Director), Fundraiser…

Experience

1. Executive Director

   Gadsden Arts, Inc

   Mar 2005 — Present

   Manage an AAM accredited art museum in a diverse, rural, culturally underserved area, offering fine art exhibitions, special events, art education and outreach programs to residents and visitors in the region. Accomplishments:Museums / Exhibitions / Art and Humanities EducationHonors• Named Fundraiser of the Year by the Big Bend Association of Fundraising Professionals, 2017;• Led Gadsden Arts to earn first-time American Alliance of Museums Accreditation, 2016;• Named the Outstanding Mid-Career Professional by the Florida Association of Museums in 2014.Museum Development• Led museum through renovation and expansion 20••••18, accomplishing all construction and furnishing with cash on hand, and moving forward with program expansion funding;• Exhibitions: host culturally and historically important collections as well as regional/local art;• Education: ongoing development of interpretive and studio art education programming for all levels, on and off-site;• Internships: undergraduate and graduate-level professional museum experiences;• Volunteers: attract, develop, and organize 100+ volunteers annually;• Art Trips: develop, lead cultural trip annually;• Collection: growing collection includes Southern Vernacular Art (Thornton Dial, Sr, Purvis Young, etc.); created and manage a collections loan program to qualified museums;Fundraising and Development• Led organization through two major gifts campaigns that raised $1.7M - each 40% over goal;• Endowment growth: from to Grants: High scoring State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs grants, 9 years;• Completed successful capital campaigns for renovation/expansion and art receiving and collections areas;• Established the Collections Conservation and Acquisition restricted endowment fund;• Increased membership and added NARM/ROAM, Artists Guild, and Director’s Circle programs.

Education

• Miami University

  BFA

• University of Kentucky

  MA

Skills

• Studio Art
• Graphic Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Arts Administration
• Contemporary Art
• Museums
• Arts
• Publications
• Curatorial
• Corporate Identity
• Graphics
• Illustration
• Illustrator
• Advertising
• Teaching
• Visual Arts
• Employee Relations
• Art
• Fundraising
• Painting
• Volunteer Management
• Curating
• Community Outreach
• Grants
• Typography
• Photography
• Digital Photography
• Leadership Development
• Organizational Development
• Event Planning
• Galleries
• Grant Writing
• Administration
• Indesign
• Social Media
• Newsletters
• Art Direction
• Writing
• Art History
• Art Education