Nina Merkus

Creative project manager in Copenhagen

Projects

Follow me on Instagram to learn more about cultural experiences in Copenhagen:

@merkusprojects 

I am currently working on planning an exhibition together with textile artist Bella Scheftelowitz. This is a work in progress. 

In collaboration with Yuliia Motrenko, I planned the exhibition 24/02 at Magenta Gallery in Copenhagen, with photos from the war in Ukraine. During the exhibition, we also raised funds for several non-profit organizations working in Ukraine. 

Find more about the project on this page:

@2402Copenhagen

I started project planning in the Netherlands, during my education. 

  • For my graduation project I collaborated with the Feminist Needlework Party (click here to read their Manifesto) and Atria, institute on gender equality and women’s history, to develop a series of online and offline events to educate people from different generations about the cultural heritage of needlework. 
  • At the graduation show of the Media department of Utrechts Art Acadamy, I organised a festive opening of the event and artist talks. 
  • I was production assistant at art festival Watdajel, where I managed the participating artists and the venue in preperation of the event and during. 

Work experience

Guide
I give guided tours throughout the different exhibitions of Designmuseum Danmark. In my tours I tell about the different creative processes represented at the museum, the cultural heritage of certain objects from the collection and designs made from interesting materials. 

FOH staff
Welcoming visitors to the museum, in the shop and as a host around the exhibition spaces.

I worked in Customer Service at start-up/scale-up Hobbii, an online yarn store that sells products for knitting and crocheting. 

 

Funding and relationship management at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam for my internship in 2019

I wrote funding applications for the acquisition of a big work for the collection of the museum, an education project for teenagers, and increasing wheelchair accessibility at the museum. 

For the Stedelijk Museum Fund, I worked on relationship management of important donors to the museum and the exclusive privileges that came with that. 

At Roskilde Festival, which is run by volunteers, I have fulfilled several roles since 2016.
The latest volunteer job I had here, was in Crowd Safety at Orange stage, the main stage of the festival. For this I followed a workshop in crowd safety control.

Education

A bachelor in business and management with a focus on the cultural and creative industry from Utrecht School of Art. I graduated in 2020. 

Courses:

  • Art History
  • Project and event management
  • Finance
  • Creative processes
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Marketing
  • Leadership in Organizations
  • Funding

In 2019, I did a semester at Artez Art Academy, where I followed two courses:

  • Artistic research 
  • Philosophy

I am actually a certified ski instructor! 

During the winter of 2015-2016 I worked as a ski instructor in Austria.