University of Michigan Graduate student with a Degree in Art History, currently offering online classes and passionate about helping children and teens engage with the world through art!

Danielle's resume

DANIELLE BIDIGARE

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Master of Management Candidate, May 2021
• Selected Recipient of the Master of Management Merit Scholarship for 2020-21
• Member of OptiM Consulting Group, 2020-2021

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts in Honors Art History, December 2018
• Cumulative GPA 3.72/4.00
• Distinction: Cum Laude
• Leadership: Peer Mentor for the Gallery Management Learning Community
• Selected Recipient of the Dean's Award for Research on the University Art Collection

EXPERIENCE
NOX LIBRARY Detroit, MI Founder and Organizer
2019-Present
• Initiated a raffle fundraiser that leveraged brand popularity of the organization, social media
marketing, and a matched donations system to generate over $1,200 in four days for a free
children’s book fair in Detroit
• Led and structured the online communication, Google Site, the voting process, and bi-weekly
discussions of Nox Library Reading Club, engaging twenty-five members in critical and creative
thinking on topics in art and visual culture
• Took direct action to address social justice issues and the digital divide in Detroit by making
informative, critical reads accessible to community members for free, raising $900 to distribute over fifty books and supporting independent local book shops in the process


MIDTOWN DETROIT, INC. Detroit, MI Programming & Outreach Coordinator
2019-2020
• Took initiative to communicate with DLECTRICITY artists regarding project logistics and
budgeting to ensure cohesion within a cross-functional project management team
• Led the development of the Cultural Center Planning Initiative and the North Cass Community
Garden websites and generated increased user engagement on both sites
• Coordinated the brand development of DLECTRICITY 2020 that prompted an increase in artist
submissions from previous year
• Wrote and edited copy for grant proposals, letters, and marketing material for the
DLECTRICITY Art Festival and the Cultural Center Planning Initiative

DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS Detroit, MI Museum Intern – Department of Registration
2019
• Obtained copyright permissions from artist estates and galleries for eighty-percent of 2018
accessioned artworks
• Worked in a team environment to produce detailed condition reports on works of art,
including for over two-hundred ancient Egyptian objects set for deaccession

ELAINE L. JACOB GALLERY Detroit, MI Gallery Assistant
2017-2019
• Developed a strategy with colleagues for the preparation of over twenty exhibitions, including
for the movement and flow of artworks, communication, and programming
• Accomplished with a team a large-scale archival re-organization project of relevant material
dating back to 1995

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY ART COLLECTION Detroit, MI Undergraduate Research Assistant
2018
• Authored and published original analyses of artworks in the University Collection every week,
which exposed the art collection to students and potential donors
• Conducted research through primary and secondary sources to contribute to the archive's
history and created over ten original bibliographies

ADDITIONAL
• Gallup Strength Themes: 1. Strategic, 2. Achiever, 3. Intellection, 4. Relator, and 5. Futuristic
• Emphasis of 20th century Modern and Avant-Garde art