independent arts consultant
marketing + public relations
development + sponsorship
strategic planning
event coordination
project management
Susan Caraballo, an independent arts consultant and curator, has worked with over 100 arts organizations and individual artists, primarily in South Florida, since 1996. Susan began her career working as staff for some of South Florida’s most important cultural organizations including the Intercultural Dance and Music Institute (INDAMI) at FIU, Miami-Dade College’s Cultural Affairs Department/ Cultura del Lobo Performing Arts Series and the Florida Dance Association.
In 1999, she founded Artemis, a service and presenting non-profit arts organization, whose mission is to support, develop and tour South Florida-based artists. Under the auspices of Artemis, Susan managed PS 742, an alternative performance space in the historic Little Havana neighborhood in Miami. PS 742, recognized as “Best Black Box” by the Miami New Times, played host to the likes of Portland-based musician/visual artist The Blow, Fluxus artist Allison Knowles, legendary Miami-based Spam All Stars, among many others. Through Artemis, Susan also consulted in the areas of grant writing, marketing and non-profit management for numerous arts organizations and individual artists such as SFCA’s interdisciplinary Sound Arts Workshop/ Subtropics Experimental Music & Sound Arts Festival and Octavio Campos.
Susan resigned as Executive Director of Artemis in 2006 to accept the position of Arts Administrator for CIFO, the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, where she led administrative and operational aspects of the foundation. Benefiting from her years of experience with some of South Florida’s most prestigious arts organizations and as the leader of a well-respected arts incubator, she resumed her arts consulting career full-time in 2007 with a concentration in the areas of development/fundraising and marketing/public relations.
Susan has served on a number of Boards of Directors, including Artemis (1999-present), Tigertail Productions (2007-2008), 801 Projects (2005-2007), SFCA’s interdisciplinary Sound Arts Workshop (2000-2006 and the Children’s Cultural Coalition (2000-2001). She has also served as a panelist on several grant review panels including Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, State of Florida Division Cultural Affairs, Ohio Arts Council and Miami Light Project’s Here & Now Festival.
As a curator, Susan’s primary interest lies in interdisciplinary performance-based work spanning from dance-theater to performance installations. She has presented work in multiple disciplines including dance, film, music, performance, theater and visual arts. Susan has been involved in hundreds of presentations ranging from durational performances in gallery spaces to 25-member dance productions in proscenium stage theaters.
Susan is currently pursuing a Masters in Arts Management at American University while continuing to consult with a small number of organizations in South Florida and DC.
The Art of Writingpresented by
MAM and
LegalArtMarch 15, 2008 [10am - 2pm]
MAM Auditorium, 101 West Flagler, downtown Miami
$20 Registration Fee
LegalArt and the Miami Art Museum present a workshop to help artists master the basics of proposal writing with an emphasis on constructing a persuasive artistic statement. Professional artists rely on artists statements as the crucial backbone to any grant, art commission, catalog, marketing package or project proposal.
Bring 2 copies of current artist statement, pen & paper and laptop (if desired). Continental breakfast and box lunch are included. To register, please call Mayra Suarez at 305.375.4073 or email education@miamiartmuseum.org.
