Marie Wilgaard Kelly has extensive education and work experience in arts and heritage management. She holds a MA in Arts and Heritage Management from Waterford Institute of Technology where she studied subjects like Irish arts, strategic management, and museum studies. She also has a BSc in Applied Conservation Skills from WIT and trained as a goldsmith and jewellery teacher in Denmark. Currently she works as a jewellery technician for the Design and Craft Council of Ireland where she guides students and is a workshop manager.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Name: Marie Wilgaard Kelly Address: Reevanagh, County Kilkenny
Tel: 0863352365 E-mail: Wilgaard@hotmail.com
Personal statement: I am a highly motivated and driven professional with a strong emphasis on
integrity, quality and attention to detail. My industry background has provided me with a foundation
for networking and optimising funding opportunities both in the public and private sector
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EDUCATION
Third Level
Date: 2015 - 2016 College: Waterford Institute of Technology
Course: MA in Arts and Heritage Management
Third Level
Subjects included: Irish Arts and Heritage Studies, Strategic Management, Financial Management,
Public Policy, Heritage Tourism, Museum and Gallery Studies, Research, Legal Studies, Events and
Festivals.
Projects: Thesis in Educational Outreach and Participation
Third Level
Date: 2014 – 2015 College: Waterford Institute of Technology
Course: BSc in Applied Conservation Skills
Subjects included: Conservation, Project Management, enterprise, site management, Cad & It,
history of buildings, conservation practise on site, St. Mary’s Hall in Kilkenny and practical
conservation Workshop.
Third Level
Date: 1996 – 2000 College: Danmarks Guldsmede Hojskole
Course: Fully certified four year Goldsmith apprenticeship
Third Level
Date: 1993 – 1996 College: Noerresundby Haandarbejds Seminarium
Course: Jewellery Craft Teacher
Subjects included: Jewellery making, business studies, teaching studies, design and drawing
Second Level
Date: 1990 – 1993 School: Broenderslev Gymnasium
Subjects included: English, German, French, Latin, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry
WORK EXPERIENCE
Name: Goldsmith Liam Costigan Role or Position: Goldsmith Date: March 2001-
present day
Responsibilities/ Duties: Designed and created fine jewellery, facilitated the smooth running of the
workshop, interacted and expedited orders, customer interaction
Skills gained: customer relations, procurement, team work

2. Name: Design and Craft Council of Ireland Role or Position: Jewellery technician
Date: January 2015- to present day
Responsibilities / Duties: Guided and supervised twelve students, procured materials and tools,
maintained and facilitated a smooth running workshop, established as a management team member
Skills gained: Communications, teamwork
Computer Skills:
Operating systems
Word processing (Microsoft office)
Accounting (Sage, Excel)
Auto Cad, Rhino
Language Skills: Danish, German, French, Swedish and Norwegian
Memberships:
The Building Limes Forum Ireland
Kilkenny Archaeological Society
The Irish Museums Association
REFEREES
Brian McGee Fionnuala Brennan Ian O’Neill
CEO of DCCoI Lecturer in Public policy Lecturer in Conservation
Tel; 0567761804 Waterford Institute of Technology Waterford Institute of Technology
Email: brian@dcccoi.ie Tel: 051302000 Tel; 051302000
Email: fbrennan@wit.ie Email: Ioneill@wit.ie
Goldsmith apprenticeship piece, bronze medal awarded