C Mare de Deu dels Dolors n10
Llorenc del Penedes 43712
Catalunya/Spain
152 Victoria Park Road
London E9 7JN
UK
pcm1503@hotmail.com
paucatamarles@gmail.com
About me
Pau Cata i Marles
152 Victoria Park Rd,
E9 7JN London, UK.
07 707 560 396
Personal Profile:
I am the main developer of CASAMARLES, an interdisciplinary working and living space for cultural producers and researchers in Barcelona. I am currently working as an assistant curator intern at the Florence Art Trust in London while studying as a cultural researcher at the MA Creative Media Arts in the London South Bank University. Together with Emma Hammar and Louise O’Kelly I am part of the curatorial partnership Nomadic Projects. I am an energetic, creative and empathic individual with a will to further expand my professional and academic development on the study and promotion of cultural initiatives.
Education:
From 01/2008: London South Bank University. Creative Media Arts Scheme
MA Critical Arts Management/Media Cultural Studies.
Research and development of CASAMARLES Project, a working and living space for curators, researchers and creatives in Llorenc del Penedes, Barcelona (www.casamarles.blogspot.com).
EADC Catalonia and Ministerio de Cultura de Espana Scholarships.
January 2006- June 2007: Birkbeck College, University of London. Diploma in Arts Management.
Areas of study included: Arts Policy and Planning, Art Administration, Artistic Production. Placement module realized within JATKA project as part of its fundraising team for the development of a Residency Program in Czech Republic.
June/July 2006: Birkbeck College, University of London. 'Creative curating as a critical practice’.
March/June 2005: CSM School of Art and Design. London. ‘Introduction to curating'.
Sept.1995- Sep.2003: University of Barcelona. Degree in History and Culture.
1997-1998 ERASMUS Scholarship in University Democrit Komotini (Greece)
2000-2001 ERASMUS Scholarship in Univercita degli Studi di Firenze (Italy).
Work Experience:
Since May 2007: White Cube Gallery, London. Supervisor and Gallery Assistant.
Duties included: Being the first point of contact for visitors and assisting in various tasks for the Reception Team. I was in charge of supervising 10 invigilators and responsible for the health and safety and the opening and closing of the space.
August 2005-August 2007: The British Museum, London. Part-time Gallery and Front of House Assistant.
Duties included: Being the first point of contact to visitors, solving general inquiries, administration tasks and assisting the Box office team.
January 2005- September 2006: The Playhouse Theatre/ Open Air Theatre, London. Box Office Assistant.
Duties included: General reception and box office administration.
May 2001- September 2004: Bloc Cultural Services, Barcelona. Researcher and developer of Cultural Activities.
Duties included: Responsible for the development cultural activities and guided tours for the main museums and cultural sites of Barcelona and Catalonia.
Workshops, Interships and Collaborations:
From May 2009: Florence Art Trust Studio Assistant Curator Internship.
From April 2009: Published article at WhiteHot Contemporary Art Magazine (Canada).
From January 2009: Member of Nomadic Projects curatorial partnership together with
Emma Hammar and Louise O’Kelly.
March 2009: Attendance at ‘Global Modernities’ and ‘TATE Encounters’ TATE Britain,
London, UK.
October 2008: Internship at Event in The Wharf Road Project, Organize by V22. UK
October 2008: Attendance to ‘Resartis General Meeting: Artists in dialogue,
Transforming communities’ Amsterdam.
July 2008: Attendance to Mundos Locais, Shared worlds seminar ‘Collaborative and
Participatory art’ co-curated by Lucia Marques and Paula Roush. Lagos, Portugal.
November 2007: Attendance to ‘El financament de la Unio Europea a projectes culturals’. Contemporary Cultural Center Barcelona (CCCB) EU funding workshop.
Skills:
Languages: Fluent Italian, Spanish and Catalan.
IT Skills: Good working knowledge of MAC applications and all Microsoft office packages – Word, PowerPoint, Access and Excel.