Dan Faltz

Experience

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  Frameline

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Intern
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  Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2004

  Intern
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  Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  Coordinator and liaison for public programs, screenings, exhibitions, and events Coordinated all aspects of competitive educational program and assisted with public programming for the Academy's Science and Technology Council.

  • Theater Coordinator & Liaison

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  • Coordinator, Science and Technology Internship Program

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
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  Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

  Jul 2013 - Nov 2019

  Coordinated weekly screenings series, public programs, educational tours and conferences, and developed interpretive and educational content. Archive office manager and executive assistant to Archive Director and Associate Director, and coordinator for Archive public and educational programs.

  • Coordinator, Academy Film Archive

    Aug 2017 - Nov 2019

  • Department Assistant, Academy Film Archive

    Jul 2013 - Aug 2017
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  City of West Hollywood

  Jul 2019 - now

  Commissioner / Vice Chair / Chair, Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission

  I develop and make recommendations for public art programming for the City of West Hollywood, including outdoor public art, performing arts, library & literary arts, all aspects of grant funding and professional development for creatives. Current work includes the Moving Image Media Art program, our first of its kind Transgender Arts Initiative, developing a new performing arts center, an artist-in-residence program, and two urban mini-parks featuring public art.

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  Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

  Nov 2019 - Jun 2021

  Developed and coordinated strategies to support the Academy Museum and Academy Foundation's curatorial, programming, education, and inclusion initiatives. Co-facilitated DEAI committee for museum content.

  • Specialist, Foundation and Government Relations

    Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Coordinator, Foundation and Government Relations

    Nov 2019 - Nov 2020
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  UCLArts & Healing

  Jun 2021 - May 2022

  Programs Manager

  Designed and facilitated free and low-cost, culturally responsive art programs for youth, adults, educators, and the public that integrate the benefits of the arts with mental health practices as social emotional tools.

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  Alliance for California Traditional Arts

  Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  Program Coordinator, Arts in Corrections

  Coordinated ACTA's statewide arts in corrections program and managed arts programming, curriculum, and supervised and staffed a roster of 21 teaching artists and culture bearers for eight correctional facilities across Southern California. Participated in statewide peer group of art organizations serving populations experiencing incarceration.

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  Ontario Museum of History & Art

  Jan 2023 - Feb 2024

  Assistant Curator

  Designed and facilitated the Museum's in-gallery programs, artmaking activities and public art programming, interpretive content and curriculum, professional development series for emerging artists, and quarterly Ontario Arts Walk and other cultural events. I redesigned the Museum's tour programs to center cultural relevance and experiential and social emotional learning, resulting in record participation.

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  Huntington Beach Art Center

  Mar 2024 - now

  Director