About — Rebecca Friday

REBECCA FRIDAY
(914) 772-3485
rebeccaifriday@gmail.com
Brooklyn, NY

Producer and arts administrator with 10+ years of experience creating community-centered arts programs, producing live events, and supporting artists through thoughtful project management and collaborative leadership. Passionate about building partnerships, fostering inclusive cultural spaces, and creating the organizational systems that allow artists and communities to thrive.

work experience

Bad Review Fund New York, NY | 2024-present
Co-founder and Lead Producer

•Co-founded and operate a nonprofit initiative supporting queer and trans artists through funding, space, and production resources
•Manage day-to-day operations including budgeting, calendar systems, grant writing, and coordination with artists, collaborators, and venue leadership
•Develop and maintain organizational systems for scheduling, documentation, communications, grant tracking, and program administration across multiple stakeholders.
•Produce recurring monthly programming, coordinating performers, technical staff, and logistics to ensure consistent, well-run events

•Work with a fiscal sponsorship, maintaining organized records and supporting funding workflows
•Coordinate meetings, application processes, and organizational planning while maintaining accurate records and project timelines.

Wet Spot Brooklyn, NY | 2020-present
Founder and Producer

•Direct all administrative and operational aspects of an ongoing interdisciplinary arts program, including annual planning, budgeting, scheduling, artist communications, fundraising, venue partnerships, and volunteer coordination
•Develop and produce interdisciplinary public programs from concept through execution, coordinating artists, venue partners, budgets, fundraising, and production logistics
•Manage all aspects of production including booking, budgeting, scheduling, communications, and on-site coordination
•Build and maintain long-term relationships with performers, collaborators, and venue partners
•Oversee annual programming calendar, funding, and promotional strategy
•Coordinate volunteers, performers, and production collaborators across monthly events

Parkside Lounge New York, NY | 2023-2026
Booking and Live Event Producer

•Develop production schedules, coordinate technical requirements, and oversee event execution from advance planning through strike while managing multiple concurrent productions
•Serve as a central point of coordination across performers, technical teams, and venue staff to ensure smooth execution and clear communication
•Maintain centralized scheduling, event documentation, communications, and promotional materials while serving as the primary liaison among artists, technical staff, and venue leadership
•Oversee website updates and ticketing systems, maintaining accurate and accessible event information
•Lead digital communications including email campaigns, social media, and promotional materials and outreach to support audience development and fundraising efforts
•Coordinate vendors, artists, technical staff, and venue leadership to manage production logistics, schedules, equipment needs, and project execution across multiple concurrent events.

Selected Producing Credits:

A Bright Room Called Day — Co-Producer | Brooklyn, NY | 2025-present

•Co-producer of a site-specific production of Tony Kushner's A Bright Room Called Day, coordinating rehearsal schedules, production timelines, artist communications, venue logistics, and documentation across multiple phases of an ongoing production
•Coordinate technical, production, and front-of-house teams across multiple venues while adapting production plans for new site conditions
•Collaborate with the director, designers, performers, and production team to support all phases of rehearsal and performance
•Manage production timelines and cross-functional coordination to ensure a successful public run
•A second run will be mounted in a new location in October 2026

Freelance Producer | 2013-present

•Manage interdisciplinary museum, exhibition, documentary, and media projects from research and concept development through production and installation in collaboration with clients, designers, curators, and creative teams
•Partnered with executive leaders, creative directors, and institutional clients to coordinate timelines, meetings, communications, and project deliverables
•Manage budgets, scheduling, and communications for projects spanning pre-production through execution
•Conduct grant research and support proposal development aligned with institutional and funding priorities

•Collaborate with cross-functional teams including curators, designers, filmmakers, and educators

Clients include: Shirley Clarke Documentary, Bluecadet, Local Projects, National Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery, Cortina Productions, Acoustiguide, Clark Art Institute, Dan King Productions, Gallagher & Associates, and more

Selected Projects:
1) Imagine Picasso Experience with Bluecadet, “Presence of Genius” Intro Space in Quebec . Role: Content Developer
2) Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect special exhibition at Seattle Art Museum with Acoustiguide. Role: Lead Writer and Researcher
3) Seven digital interactives and one moible app for American Museum of the Revolution in Yorktown with Cortina. Role: Coordinating Producer

skills & systems

•Calendar Management •Meeting Coordination •Project & Program Management •Administrative Systems •Documentation & Recordkeeping •Grant Writing & Administration •Budget Tracking •Artist Relations •Community Partnerships •Contract Coordination •Installation Planning •Cross-functional Team Leadership •Volunteer Coordination

Software

education

Williams College

2013, Master's Degree in Art History

Sarah Lawrence College

2010, Bachelor's Degree

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