CV

Montréal, QC
Email: lucy.earle@proton.me.

Work

Archivist    Ongoing

The Meakins–McClaran Collection

  • Updating catalogues for personal collections (music books, fine art, jewellery)
  • Creating metadata & collections for newly acquired artwork

English Teacher     Ongoing

ATPAL Languages

  • Teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced English speakers through an assertive approach
    • using engaging exercises which help train the brain to think in English automatically 
  • Student testimonials may be given upon request

Grant Writer     Ongoing

  • Writing and editing grants for artists in Canada
    • providing feedback on their overall project plans and editing all written parts of their applications
    • assisted with budget making and timeline precision 

Outreach and Hospitality Coordinator     2024-2025

Repercussion Theatre

  • Organized donor relations and VIP packages as well as our concessions orders
  • Coordinated partnerships with local community groups who wished to table with us
  • Assisted with grant applications and donation requests to government representatives in both English and French

Box Office & Social Media              2021-2023

Centaur Theatre Company

  • Copy editing 
  • Writing media reports to summarise the outreach success of each production
  • Speaking with patrons of the theatre over the phone and in person
  • Managing aspects of the social media
    • Instagram stories, facebook events

Project Manager   2020-2021

Matchbox Virtual Media, Montréal

  • Manager of 3 staff coordinators working remotely to plan virtual conferences and event series for a diverse set of associations and organisations including:
    •  The National Association of Black Journalists
    •  Yale University
    •  The National Women’s History Museum
  • Duties included:
    • Onboarding and leading meetings
    • Creating a timeline for the event planning process
    • Overseeing platform and web design development
    • Coming up with creative solutions to issues in remote work and engagement

Education

Masters of Information Studies

Specialization in Archiving

Set to graduate in 2027

Bachelor of Arts

Urban Studies with a Minor in Theatre

Graduated with Distinction in 2021 from Concordia University 

Skills

  • French
    • Advanced speaking skills & intermediate written skills
  • WordPress 
  • Google Drive 
  • Excel 
  • Design & Editing
    • Canva, Photoshop, Premiere Pro
  • Copy editing 

Awards

Canada Council for the Arts – Research and Creation Grant   2022

FACTOR – Professional Development Grant   2022

Residencies

Out of the Circle International Residency Program

Resident for June and July   2023

  • Conducted a research based performance project in Cairo, Egypt as a part of the Out of the Circle Artist’s residency

Volunteer Experience

Member/Volunteer         Ongoing

Brique x Brique – Organisation

  • Assisted with event organising and overseeing
  • Collaborated on some archival projects and ideas which led to a history tour of Parc Ex

Vice President of Academics               2020

Concordia University – Urban Planning Association

  • Managed student related queries and concerns 
  • Attended bi-monthly staff meetings and represented the student body
  • Organised student workshops and orientation events

Volunteer Teacher             2020

Maison de l’Amitié, Non profit Organization Montréal

  • Taught intermediate English through Zoom to a class of 9 new students from June 2020 to September 2020
  • Continued on with some private tutoring and conversation classes infrequently for several months after

Creative Projects

Montreal Then and Now           Ongoing

Archival Research and Community Collective 

  • Currently working on a publication with a grant from the Canada Council of the Arts which will be an extension of the photography work and archival research developed by the project lead
  • I organise our meetings and outreach, and assist with research and writing

Peeking, Screaming, Hiding etc. 2023

Creator and Performer

Exhibition of the results of my two month residency at Out of the Circle in Cairo

  • Presented a short video piece called Cairo Terrain which looks at the policing of public spaces by documenting an ‘eyes to the ground’ perspective while walking throughout various spaces throughout Cairo
  • Performed a 20 minute long movement piece which was devised by researching and documenting gestures I witnessed in public spaces. This was paired with an audio piece I created with field recordings taken throughout my residency and research
  • Presented a written work printed on fabrics which was used in the performance and engaged with by the audience after and before the performance took place

Generation Goo     2021

Creator/Performer

Curated a night of interdisciplinary performance at The Freestanding Room. 

  • Created rehearsal schedule
  • Lead social engagement and marketing of event
  • Created an opportunity for artists to network and socialise

Night Sweats – pervs/cité  2021

Collaborator/Director/Audio Visual, Montréal

  • Worked with a collective of artists over the course of 3 weeks to host performance art piece in a public alleyway in the Villeray neighbourhood 
  • Operated projections during the show and assistant directed the choreography

Falls – A staged reading 2021

Writer/Director, Montréal

  • Organised a staged reading of a play I wrote in a small public park in the Plateau neighbourhood
  • Created rehearsal schedule and managed the time of all 3 performers
  • Pulled off a very successful night of theatre for the public, and was delighted to intrigue park goers to join the audience during the performance

SPREAD Magazine 2020

Contributor, Rotterdam, NL

  • Contributed a short story called ‘Call Centre’ to the third issue of SPREAD Magazine
  • Published alongside other successful writers and graphic artists mainly based in the Netherlands and Denmark
  • Received payment for my contribution and a copy of the magazine