KULBATYROVA
AKMARAL
États-Unis d’Amérique
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Philology
WORK EXPERIENCE
- The Bass Museum, Miami Beach, US
Curatorial Fellow, Curatorial and Exhibitions department Aug 2025 – Present
Conduct curatorial research, and correspond with artists regarding installation needs, artwork content, and travel planning for site visits, aligning with liaison roles for prospective grantees and program monitoring.
Collaborate with the Education and Development departments to develop interpretive materials, including wall labels and promotional content.
Provide administrative support including payments, invoices and documentation for exhibitions to the Finance Department.
Participate in studio visits and conceptual conversations with artists, contributing to the development of future exhibitions.
- The Bass Museum, Miami Beach, US
ArtTable Fellow Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Implemented a media-preservation workflow for outdated formats for Cricket Taplin Collection and created User Guide to standardize the media digitization process for future education and public access initiatives which involved reviewing and updating records to resolve inconsistencies similar to grant file management.
Conducted outreach to artists to collect technical specifications, installation requirements, and updated artwork details.
Recorded cataloguing and preservation data in museum system, wrote P&D Guides and Condition reports for museum collection.
- School of the Arts Institute of Chicago, Chicago, US
Graduate Assistant, Arts Administration and Policy department Sept 2023 – May 2025
Increased department visibility on social media, posting daily updates and events highlights.
Coordinated department events, staff meetings, and student programming, managing scheduling, budgeting and logistics.
Prepared materials for classes, ordered office supplies and managed department library.
- Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan
Senior scientific researcher May 2019 – Aug 2021
Conducted linguistic and legal analysis of draft legislation, ensuring precise terminology, and producing analytical reports, legal commentaries and policy recommendations for government departments.
Authored biannual publications and legal articles addressing current issues in language systems and legal reforms.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary departments and legal experts on projects related to legislative reform and public policy.
- Kazakh National Academy of Choreography, Astana, Kazakhstan
International Relations Program Manager Oct 2016 – Nov 2017
Initiated partnerships with 10+ art institutions and organizations internationally to promote cultural exchange programs and coordinated the realization of programs within art institutions.
Executed exchange programs in collaboration with international renewed ballet artists, maintained master classes, lectures and site visit workshops with partnered ballet institutions directly relevant to building grant portfolios, participating in site visits, and traveling for engagements.
Developed department’s strategic plan to promote community-based programs and international collaboration.
EXHIBITION AND CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
- National Public Housing Museum in Chicago, Chicago, USA
Project manager, Music Room exhibition Sept – Dec 2023
Researched artists raised in Chicago Public Housing projects to support curatorial and public program planning; managed the photo archive, artist database, and physical records.
Developed the concept for a music room, incorporating archival recordings, photographs, and interpretive labels to enhance visitor engagement.
Coordinated outreach with public housings, foundations and local artists to verify records and prepare materials for exhibition display in music room.
- EXPO CHICAGO 2025, Chicago, USA
Exhibition manager Feb – April 2025
Title: Self-Made: Narratives of Knowing and Being
Collaborated with curatorial and communications team to define the exhibitions’ theme, goals and layout.
Coordinated exhibition team with Dean Office to develop timeline, project plans and budgets.
Helped to design the physical space of the exhibition and assisted in the installation of artworks and displays.
SKILLS
- Bilingual Kazakh, Russian fluency, basic reading proficiency in German and Korean languages
- Specialist in Museum System, Collection Museum System - EmbARK, Archival digitization tools: OneDrive, HandBrake, TerraCode, MakeMKV, Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experienced in writing project proposals, artist statements and digitizing and archiving artworks • DROID (Digital Record Object Identification) Certificate
Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Philology
WORK EXPERIENCE
- The Bass Museum, Miami Beach, US
Curatorial Fellow, Curatorial and Exhibitions department Aug 2025 – Present
Conduct curatorial research, and correspond with artists regarding installation needs, artwork content, and travel planning for site visits, aligning with liaison roles for prospective grantees and program monitoring.
Collaborate with the Education and Development departments to develop interpretive materials, including wall labels and promotional content.
Provide administrative support including payments, invoices and documentation for exhibitions to the Finance Department.
Participate in studio visits and conceptual conversations with artists, contributing to the development of future exhibitions.
- The Bass Museum, Miami Beach, US
ArtTable Fellow Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Implemented a media-preservation workflow for outdated formats for Cricket Taplin Collection and created User Guide to standardize the media digitization process for future education and public access initiatives which involved reviewing and updating records to resolve inconsistencies similar to grant file management.
Conducted outreach to artists to collect technical specifications, installation requirements, and updated artwork details.
Recorded cataloguing and preservation data in museum system, wrote P&D Guides and Condition reports for museum collection.
- School of the Arts Institute of Chicago, Chicago, US
Graduate Assistant, Arts Administration and Policy department Sept 2023 – May 2025
Increased department visibility on social media, posting daily updates and events highlights.
Coordinated department events, staff meetings, and student programming, managing scheduling, budgeting and logistics.
Prepared materials for classes, ordered office supplies and managed department library.
- Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan
Senior scientific researcher May 2019 – Aug 2021
Conducted linguistic and legal analysis of draft legislation, ensuring precise terminology, and producing analytical reports, legal commentaries and policy recommendations for government departments.
Authored biannual publications and legal articles addressing current issues in language systems and legal reforms.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary departments and legal experts on projects related to legislative reform and public policy.
- Kazakh National Academy of Choreography, Astana, Kazakhstan
International Relations Program Manager Oct 2016 – Nov 2017
Initiated partnerships with 10+ art institutions and organizations internationally to promote cultural exchange programs and coordinated the realization of programs within art institutions.
Executed exchange programs in collaboration with international renewed ballet artists, maintained master classes, lectures and site visit workshops with partnered ballet institutions directly relevant to building grant portfolios, participating in site visits, and traveling for engagements.
Developed department’s strategic plan to promote community-based programs and international collaboration.
EXHIBITION AND CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
- National Public Housing Museum in Chicago, Chicago, USA
Project manager, Music Room exhibition Sept – Dec 2023
Researched artists raised in Chicago Public Housing projects to support curatorial and public program planning; managed the photo archive, artist database, and physical records.
Developed the concept for a music room, incorporating archival recordings, photographs, and interpretive labels to enhance visitor engagement.
Coordinated outreach with public housings, foundations and local artists to verify records and prepare materials for exhibition display in music room.
- EXPO CHICAGO 2025, Chicago, USA
Exhibition manager Feb – April 2025
Title: Self-Made: Narratives of Knowing and Being
Collaborated with curatorial and communications team to define the exhibitions’ theme, goals and layout.
Coordinated exhibition team with Dean Office to develop timeline, project plans and budgets.
Helped to design the physical space of the exhibition and assisted in the installation of artworks and displays.
SKILLS
- Bilingual Kazakh, Russian fluency, basic reading proficiency in German and Korean languages
- Specialist in Museum System, Collection Museum System - EmbARK, Archival digitization tools: OneDrive, HandBrake, TerraCode, MakeMKV, Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experienced in writing project proposals, artist statements and digitizing and archiving artworks • DROID (Digital Record Object Identification) Certificate