Description

Driven by a passion for empowering individuals, communities, and institutions through art engagement and cultural programming, my work focuses on advisory for art collections and commissions, developing cultural strategies, and providing curatorial support on art exhibitions.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
German
Native or bilingual
French
Conversational
Slovak
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Dubai (up to 50km)

Nicole Kanne Art Advisory FZE
Art Consultant & Cultural Strategist
CULTURE
July 2021 - Today (4 years and 11 months)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Strategy Development: Consulting and developing comprehensive strategies in the fields of arts, culture, heritage, and the creative industries for government entities, cultural institutions, and corporate clients in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
• Art Advisory: Providing strategic advisory on art acquisitions, ensuring aesthetic and thematic alignment with collectors’ objectives and interests, and sharing market intelligence (focused on the GCC market).
• Public Art: Conceiving public art initiatives and advising on proposed artists and commissioning briefs, with a particular focus on portfolio building, community engagement, and placemaking.
• Project Management: Planning and managing cultural initiatives and providing arts management and curatorial support on exhibitions and cultural events (notable projects include the Dubai Collection, Noor Riyadh 2022, and Desert X AlUla 2024).
• Business Development: Supporting clients on project bids, proposals, and RFP responses.
• Writing: Producing and editing written materials for cultural institutions and events, including features and interviews, exhibition and catalogue texts, artists’ biographies, website text, and social media copy.
Brunswick Group
Associate, Brunswick Arts
PRESS AND MEDIA
January 2019 - June 2021 (2 years and 5 months)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Strategy Development: Developed communications and cultural planning strategies, supported by research, stakeholder interviews, benchmark analyses, and press reviews.
• Communications: Created narratives and key messages to support clients’ positioning; ensured optimal visibility in key media outlets; produced written content and press materials.
• Critical Issues: Supported on the management of critical issues by developing crisis communications strategies, critical Q&As, and monitoring for key topics in the press and on social media.
• Business Development: Conducted ongoing proactive outreach to new business targets and led on the development of new business proposals and RFP responses.
Art Dubai Group
Senior Communications Manager
CULTURE
November 2016 - January 2019 (2 years and 3 months)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Communications Management: Headed the Communications department at Art Dubai and worked alongside the CEO, Executive Director, and Artistic Director on the fair’s year-round communications strategy and media presence.
• Campaign Development & Implementation: Developed and implemented communications campaigns for the fair, sponsor activations, and participating exhibitors, artists, and collectors.
• Media & Stakeholder Relations: Built relationships with fair partners and key media to amplify visibility and develop the fair’s reputation on a local, regional, and international level.
• Writing: Produced press and marketing materials, including press releases, newsletters, sponsor presentations, spokespeople’s statements, and critical Q&As.
• Reporting: Created post-fair communications reports, including key media coverage, and insights on statistics, positioning, and sentiment.