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Paucata : Curriculum Vitae

Pau Cata

Education:

 

From 01/2008:  MA Critical Arts Management/Media Cultural Studies.

London South Bank University. Research and development of CASAMARLES,

interdisciplinary working and living space for cultural production and research.

www.casamarles.org.

 

January 2006- June 2007: Diploma in Arts Management. 

Birkbeck College, University of London.

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.

                               

1995-2003: Degree in History and Culture.

University of Barcelona, Univesity Democrit of Komotini (Greece) and University degli Studi di Firenze (Italy).

 

Schoolarships and grants:

 

2009  - Chinese Goverment Scholarship  Visiting Student Departament de Sociology at  

               Renmin University of China in Beijing (February-July 2010).  

- Ajuts Formacio del Fons de Creacio Artisica i Pensament Contemporani del Catalan Arts Council (CoNCA)

- Ayudas  Jovenes Professionales de la Cultura del Ministerio de Cultura (MUC).

 

2008   - Ajuts Formacio del Fons de Creacio Artisica i Pensament Contemporani del CoNCA.

- Ayudas Jovenes Professionales de la Cultura del MUC.

 

2001  - ERASMUS Scholarship Universita degli Studi di Firenze

 

1999  - ERASMUS Scholarship Universitat Demokrit Komotini (Grècia).

 

Workshops, courses, interships and collaborations:

 

2009 - October: Assistance at the ‘International on Conference Chinese Contemporary Art   

             in  the Global Context’ organized by the House of Cultures, Berlin. Presentation of the

             Furnish Me! Workshops at the ‘en passant’ Gallery, Berlin.

                                    - September: Presentation of Nomadic Project at the In/Flux Forum organized by

                                       HTAP. London.

                                    - August-October: Organization of the International Design Workshop Furnish Me! at

                                       CASAMARLES in Barcelona.(www.casamarles.org)

                                    - From May: Adviser at the project ‘Spanish AIRs Map’ financed by CoNCA.

            - May-August: Florence Art Trust Studio Provider Assistant Curator Internship.

                                    - April: Published review at WhiteHot Contemporary Art Magazine (Canada/US).

- March: Attendance at ‘Global Modernities’ International Conference and ‘TATE   

   Encounters’ TATE Britain, London, UK.

            - From January: Member of Nomadic Projects curatorial partnership together with

                                       Emma Hammar and Louise O’Kelly. Organization of ‘The Museum of Hackney Wick’

                                       as part of the Hackney Wicked Festival 2009.

 

2008  - 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 L. Marques and P. Roush Lagos,Portugal.

 

2007-2005

                - November 2007: Attendance to ‘El financament de la Unio Europea a projectes        

                culturals’. Contemporary Cultural Center Barcelona (CCCB) EU funding workshop.

                - 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'.

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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.

 

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.