Professional Resume & CV
Art & Museum Experience
Adult Programs Coordinator/Volunteer Coordinator - Chandler Museum
August 2022 - January 2024
Senior Staff of smaller museum with part-time hours
Manages operations for opening and closing on weekends and some weekdays
Organizes educational speaker events for adult programs (30 minute programs monthly, 1.5 hour events quarterly)
Regularly interview with influential figures of Chandler to build educational programs around city’s cultural history
Recruiting volunteers to complete concentrated needs for multiple departments
Instructs volunteers on how to edit and upload to Chandler Museum’s digital archives website, ChandlerpediA.org
Panelist Coordinator and Supervisor - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
August 2022 - December 2022
Contract position for the exhibition, The Changing Chesapeake: A Community Exhibition, to be exhibited in February 2023
Voted on applicant panelists to select art for the exhibition, based off experience, location, and relationship to the Chesapeake Bay
Coordinated schedules for panelists and CBMM Curatorial department to meet virtually and discuss expectations
Organized, labelled, and created an accessible slide deck for panelists to discuss and blind review artwork
Independently built slide deck of art using Google Slides and collaborated on the Google Sheets for a blind review form each panelist scoring each piece of art.
Coordinator for accepted art works, the expectations of artists, and how to send the work to CBMM
Will be designing exhibit labels for accepted art
Education Intern for Accessibility at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
June 2021 - August 2021
Researched accessibility standards and creative concepts in landscape and exhibit architecture
Reported on accessibility practices and innovations for CBMM campus
Hosted member events on current and future plans for accessibility
Designed accessibility presentations, goals, and opportunities shared with the Museum Board and Senior members
Researched and prepped for grant applications for accessibility developments
Stage Artist/Bartender at Pinot's Palette
September 2019 - August 2022
Instructor for 2-3 hour acrylic painting lessons for audiences of 2-50 people
1750 hours of instruction, public speaking, and performance on a microphone
Detailed communication of various painting steps verbally and visually
Organizing and updating the painting library of 2000 paintings
Storytelling and creating an environment to be comfortable and entertained
Visual Display Intern for Anthropologie
June 2019 - August 2019
Installation and Store Display builder and design intern
Prepped, completed, and installed window displays and in-store displays
Built and treated tables and risers (router, circular saw, jigsaw)
Art Exhibitions with Lauren's Work
Group Exhibitions
Undergraduate Exhibition - Roadside Anthems
2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
Mesa Art Community Spring Show
2022
Placed 2nd in overall show
Mesa Community College Student Show
2019
Group Exhibition
Benedictine University Master of Tomorrow
2019
Group Scholarship Exhibition
Kimberly Camp Workshop Exhibition
2018
Group Exhibition after Workshop with Kimberly Camp. Workshop on the history of dolls and the creation of dolls.
Mesa Community College - The Art of Storytelling Group Exhibition
2017-2018
Group exhibition. Recipient of an Academic Award in Storytelling for Educational Studies in 2017. Then recipient of an Academic Award in Storytelling Through Photography for Educational Studies in 2018.
Residencies
November 2023
Chateau d'Orquevaux Artist Residency
Chateau d'Orquevaux, a magnificent estate in the French countryside of Champagne-Ardenne, offers artists a place with limited distraction and an abundance of natural inspiration. Lauren McCaulou was an artist in residence at the Chateau d'Orquevaux​ for the month of November in 2023. During the month, she was provided an independent work space and created a series of oil paintings based on the scenic surroundings and completed a self-portrait representing her experince and practice new techniques.
May 2022
Andrade Ranch Residency
Squaw Valley, CA. Week-long residency. Tours through Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks for studies and plein air practices. Residency purpose to introduce emerging artists to the drastic landscapes of central California.
Articles
Shoutout Arizona
"Happiness, it's what matters"
Interview from Shoutout Arizona in June 2022.
"We asked some of our favorite folks what makes them happy and why?"
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https://shoutoutarizona.com/meet-lauren-mccaulou-fine-arts-painter/
Installed Museum and Art Exhibitions
Curator and Installer for
"Evan Lindquist Engraving Engravers"
July 2022, Western Colorado University (Quincy Art Gallery) - Gunnison, CO
Graduate student of WCU's Master of Art in Gallery and Museum Management where four students curated and installed 31 works of Artist-Printmaker, Evan Lindquist, as a part of WCU's permanent collection. Lauren McCaulou's role focused on in the installation and design of the gallery space for the artist and gifted works.