Kristian Pellissier

Relationship Manager, Dance at Arts Council England

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

About

Australian/Italian Projects Manager and arts administrator with a lycra-heavy backstory. ESTJ-A according to https://www.16personalities.com/.

Experience

  • Arts Council England (9 yrs 7 mos)
    • Project Manager, International Touring and Environmental Responsibility programme
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Project Management for ACE's International Touring and Environmental Responsibility programme: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/our-open-funds/international-touring-and-environmental-responsibility-fund Involves Chairing Project Board meetings, drafting programme timelines, coordinating communications between stakeholders (ACE, Arts Council Norway, Danish Arts Foundation, and programme participants), and leading on programme review.

    • Relationship Manager, Dance
      Dec 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

      Advising individuals and organisations, and assessing and monitoring a wide range of funds: Capital; Catalyst; Cross Border Touring; Cultural Recovery Funds; Developing Your Creative Practice; Elevate; Emergency Response Funds; Grants for the Arts/National Lottery Project Grants; National Portfolio Organisations; Strategic Touring From April 2024: Project Manager for the International Touring and Environmental Responsibility Fund

  • Board Trustee at Citymoves Dance Agency
    Mar 2021 - Sep 2024 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    - Board Vice Chair. Occasional stand-in Chair for Board and Finance and Resource Committee meetings. - Chair, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Working Group; Chair, Environmental & Sustainability (E&S) Working Group. Developed the EDI and E&S Working Groups' Terms of Reference, 3-Year Action Plans, and policies. - Finance and Resource Committee Member - Co-led Trustee recruitment processes, conducted Trustee skills audit and 1 to 1 meetings, and wrote Trustee call-out - Support for AD/CEO professional development (one-to-one meetings) - Citymoves Board representative, Dancelive Festival Manager selection panel, 2021 and 2022.

  • EU Expert - Assessor at European Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive
    May 2022 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs

    Expert Assessor for European Cooperation Projects. Assessing small, medium, and large scale projects (up to EUR 2 million). Reading applications in French and English.

  • Administration Coordinator at Royal Opera House
    Oct 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

    - Administrative support to the ROH Bridge team - Office and contracts management - Systems development and management The Royal Opera House is part of Arts Council England`s network of `Bridge` Organisations, providing a bridge between the arts and education sectors, and supporting the goal of enabling every child and young person to have the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts. The Royal Opera House Bridge operates across the East of England, stretching from Bedfordshire to North Kent.

  • Australia Council for the Arts (Greater Sydney Area)
    • Grants Officer
      Jan 2015 - Aug 2015 · 8 mos

      - Projects grants and residencies advice and administration - Payments and contract variations processing - Outreach: representing the Australia Council nationally - Disability Action Plan implementation, including creation of the Disability page of the Australia Council website: http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/about/disability/

    • Program Officer, Dance
      Jun 2013 - Dec 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos

      - Projects grants advice and administration - Cité residency project coordination - Communications strategic planning - Disability Action Plan implementation - Digital content production and editing - Sector research and statistical analysis - Spoke at the World Dance Alliance Global Summit 2014 in Angers, France on the Cité residency, Australian dance artists and the French connection.