Hannah Litvan
Owner/Director/Curator | Ice House Gallery | Evanston, IL | 2016�Present
� Launched a gallery from ground up, supporting community by becoming the largest gallery and event space in S. Evanston
� Drive new clients through networking at art/city events, increasing art sales averaging 80-100 art sales per show
� Curate and install over 15 large local group shows and 20 local individual art solo shows, working with over 100 artists
� Organize performance nights for cabarets, concerts, movie nights, storytelling venues, open mic nights, and drag shows
� Optimize studio space to create more interest and revenue; build customized event buildouts and classroom spaces
� Manage events and make mid-course corrections for seamless shows to showcase artists� performance and art
� Perform business management, advertising/marketing/branding, manage promotions and floor sales, and schedule shows
� Write business grants and artists� grants for new or traveling exhibitions; publish a bi-monthly newsletter
� Work with city and construction teams to conduct initial space and studio buildout, and main space second buildout
Co-Founder/Supervisor/Creative Reference | Art Maker�s Outpost | Evanston, IL | 2019�Present
� Oversee 10+ employees; collaborate with meeting planners to create vision, identity, theme, website, and services
� Work with planners to create the free form art studio for youths, teens, and adults; opened within 3 months of conception
� Organize pickup/delivery logistics, set up classrooms, assist with space buildout and children in art classrooms
� Perform financial management, direct social media and business advertising, and develop COVID-19 strategies
Artist/Merchandising Agent | Self-Employed/Freelance | Evanston, IL | 2015�Present
� Create, plan, draft, and complete pieces of art regularly; ------------
� Design aesthetic displays in retail stores; manage product storage to maximize space
� Arrange retail stores and art gallery displays by choosing art and furniture for new and established businesses
Historical Guide/Museum Docent | The Richard H. Driehaus Museum | Chicago, IL | 2015�2016
� Memorized historical data about the home, it�s history, and the culture of the era; managed donation collections
� Hosted the Women-made Jewelry, Dressing Downton, Puck Magazine, and French Poster exhibits and conducted tours
� Assisted with fact-checking, history tour binder development; managed schedules, emails, and event bookings
Manual & Space Development/Gallery & Historic House Guide| Ella Sharp Museum | Jackson, MI | 2014
� Conducted tours of the galleries and art exhibits, organized class registrations, donations, and contracts
� Created promotional materials and training manuals; helped organize two merging departments to maximize space
Features Editor/Comic Writer | The Pleiad | Albion, MI | 2012�2015
� Wrote relevant weekly articles; created, scheduled, and conducted interviews; edited, and fact-checked articles
� Created original 1-6 panel comics; drafted, inked, and submitted comics each month; wrote reviews of student plays
� Transitioned the Pleiad to a digital paper using WordPress; created an Arts and Entertainment section within the Features column
Owner/Director/Curator | Ice House Gallery | Evanston, IL | 2016�Present
� Launched a gallery from ground up, supporting community by becoming the largest gallery and event space in S. Evanston
� Drive new clients through networking at art/city events, increasing art sales averaging 80-100 art sales per show
� Curate and install over 15 large local group shows and 20 local individual art solo shows, working with over 100 artists
� Organize performance nights for cabarets, concerts, movie nights, storytelling venues, open mic nights, and drag shows
� Optimize studio space to create more interest and revenue; build customized event buildouts and classroom spaces
� Manage events and make mid-course corrections for seamless shows to showcase artists� performance and art
� Perform business management, advertising/marketing/branding, manage promotions and floor sales, and schedule shows
� Write business grants and artists� grants for new or traveling exhibitions; publish a bi-monthly newsletter
� Work with city and construction teams to conduct initial space and studio buildout, and main space second buildout
Co-Founder/Supervisor/Creative Reference | Art Maker�s Outpost | Evanston, IL | 2019�Present
� Oversee 10+ employees; collaborate with meeting planners to create vision, identity, theme, website, and services
� Work with planners to create the free form art studio for youths, teens, and adults; opened within 3 months of conception
� Organize pickup/delivery logistics, set up classrooms, assist with space buildout and children in art classrooms
� Perform financial management, direct social media and business advertising, and develop COVID-19 strategies
Artist/Merchandising Agent | Self-Employed/Freelance | Evanston, IL | 2015�Present
� Create, plan, draft, and complete pieces of art regularly; ------------
� Design aesthetic displays in retail stores; manage product storage to maximize space
� Arrange retail stores and art gallery displays by choosing art and furniture for new and established businesses
Historical Guide/Museum Docent | The Richard H. Driehaus Museum | Chicago, IL | 2015�2016
� Memorized historical data about the home, it�s history, and the culture of the era; managed donation collections
� Hosted the Women-made Jewelry, Dressing Downton, Puck Magazine, and French Poster exhibits and conducted tours
� Assisted with fact-checking, history tour binder development; managed schedules, emails, and event bookings
Manual & Space Development/Gallery & Historic House Guide| Ella Sharp Museum | Jackson, MI | 2014
� Conducted tours of the galleries and art exhibits, organized class registrations, donations, and contracts
� Created promotional materials and training manuals; helped organize two merging departments to maximize space
Features Editor/Comic Writer | The Pleiad | Albion, MI | 2012�2015
� Wrote relevant weekly articles; created, scheduled, and conducted interviews; edited, and fact-checked articles
� Created original 1-6 panel comics; drafted, inked, and submitted comics each month; wrote reviews of student plays
� Transitioned the Pleiad to a digital paper using WordPress; created an Arts and Entertainment section within the Features column