Emily B. Schilling | Nonprofit advocacy
On this page:
- Capabilities and experience
- Links to writing samples
- Emily's role with the James E. Brewton Foundation
Nonprofit advocacy: Board membership; project and program management; website visual design, creation and maintenance for organizations and individual artists; writing, editing, and fundraising campaign support.
Projects include:
Website redesign and build; co-writing annual symposia materials and Calls for Papers; graphic design for ads, social media, and posters.
Communications manager, The Modigliani Project, New York, NY (2017 – 2019)
Part-time communications and compilation of catalogue raisonné (PanOpticon database)
Additional Professional Experience:
Public relations director, Fulton Opera House Foundation, Lancaster, PA (1989 - 1990)
Public relations & program manager, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA (1987 - 1989)
Projects include:
- Exhibition and web content creation for transition of Slought.org to PublicTrust.org. (ongoing)
- Editorial services: ’Pataphysics Unrolled’ by Katie L. Price and Michael R. Taylor, eds. University Park: Penn State University Press, April 2022.
- Graphics and website visual design and build for Philadelphia artist Theodore A. Harris (ongoing)
- Art reviews and features in Broad Street Review, Raw Vision, and other publications (ongoing)
Website redesign and build; co-writing annual symposia materials and Calls for Papers; graphic design for ads, social media, and posters.
Communications manager, The Modigliani Project, New York, NY (2017 – 2019)
Part-time communications and compilation of catalogue raisonné (PanOpticon database)
Additional Professional Experience:
Public relations director, Fulton Opera House Foundation, Lancaster, PA (1989 - 1990)
Public relations & program manager, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA (1987 - 1989)
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Emily is president & founding director of the James E. Brewton Foundation, Philadelphia, PA (2008 – present)
The nonprofit was formed to protect the artistic legacy of James E. Brewton, locating and preserving artworks. Managing collector and donor relationships; partnering with cultural and educational institutions to raise awareness of Brewton and the works of local avant-garde artists. Developed website and catalogue raisonné. Curation, budget, logistics, installation, and public relations for Graffiti Pataphysic: For All Mankind solo exhibition (2014). Cover story in Philadelphia City Paper; reviewed in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The nonprofit was formed to protect the artistic legacy of James E. Brewton, locating and preserving artworks. Managing collector and donor relationships; partnering with cultural and educational institutions to raise awareness of Brewton and the works of local avant-garde artists. Developed website and catalogue raisonné. Curation, budget, logistics, installation, and public relations for Graffiti Pataphysic: For All Mankind solo exhibition (2014). Cover story in Philadelphia City Paper; reviewed in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
