ABOUT LOHAR PROJECTS
Left to Right: Sheetal Prajapati, Kristel Baldoz, Fernanda de la Torre Ricaud
Lohar Projects is an arts and culture agency founded in 2019 by Sheetal Prajapati - offerring advising and consulting services for artists, arts professionals, public projects, and cultural organizations to meet their potential and thrive in community.
We work with arts and cultural organizations to lead vision and strategy planning, develop public engagement initiatives, and support growth or change. Lohar Projects’ currently works with project-based teams for client work and business development annually.
TEAM
Sheetal Prajapati, Principal & Founder
Sheetal is an arts professional with over 20 years of experience in the creative and cultural sectors. Prior to launching Lohar Projects in 2019, Sheetal spent 16 years working in art education and public engagement roles at the The Museum of Modern Art and Pioneer Works in New York as well as the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University (Illinois). Over her career, Sheetal also spends time with creative people at all stages in their careers as a mentor, advisor, professor and peer. She regularly give talks and workshops and works across the field in a range of capacities. You can learn more about her experience and broader practice at sheetalprajapati.com. Trained as an arts administrator and practicing as an educator and artist, Sheetal brings a value-based approach to Lohar Projects’ creative and strategic work with a focus on fostering a collaborative process for growth.
Kristel Baldoz, Operations Advisor Kristel Baldoz is an artist and Department Administrator for New York University's Tisch Initiative for Creative Research. As an arts administrator, she has supported the operation at Common Field and Movement Research, project managed for Faustin Linyekula, and assisted Anna Deveare Smith. She is an alumna of NYU holding an MA in Arts Politics as well as a BA in Dance, Theater, and Performance Studies from UC Berkeley. Kristel is also a multidisciplinary artist working across performance, dance, and ceramics. Her work has been supported by the Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation, New York Live Arts, and Brooklyn Arts Exchange. She was a 2019 EmergeNYC fellow at the Hemispheric Institute and, in 2022, an artist-in-residence at the Chautauqua Institution School of Visual Art and Art Cake. Kristel's works have been featured in Brooklyn Rail and Fjord. As a performer, she has worked with Reggie Wilson, Anh Vo, Wilmer Wilson IV, Kate Watson-Wallce, and Alex Da Corte.
Fernanda de la Torre Ricaud, EditorFernanda is an arts manager, curator, and producer. Originally from Mexico City, she began her career as a writer and editor at Plato en Blanco, a content production studio for gastronomic projects where she participated in the creation of various digital and printed publications. In 2016 she joined the cultural office of Mexico's Department of Foreign Affairs which led her to direct the visual and performing arts programs at the Mexican Cultural Institute New York. For three years she actively participated in the cultural agenda of the Consulate General curating exhibitions and public programs aimed at the dissemination of Mexican art in the Tri-state area. Since 2019 she has worked as program director, exhibitions manager, and translator at Pocoapoco, a Oaxaca-based arts organization.
Past Project Team Members
Jenna Madison Wixson, Project Consultant (The Clemente)
Erica Nyguyen, Archivist
Andrea Gil Garcia, Research (The Clemente)
Alexa Smithwrick, Graphic Design (The Clemente)
Kristel Baldoz, Operations Advisor Kristel Baldoz is an artist and Department Administrator for New York University's Tisch Initiative for Creative Research. As an arts administrator, she has supported the operation at Common Field and Movement Research, project managed for Faustin Linyekula, and assisted Anna Deveare Smith. She is an alumna of NYU holding an MA in Arts Politics as well as a BA in Dance, Theater, and Performance Studies from UC Berkeley. Kristel is also a multidisciplinary artist working across performance, dance, and ceramics. Her work has been supported by the Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation, New York Live Arts, and Brooklyn Arts Exchange. She was a 2019 EmergeNYC fellow at the Hemispheric Institute and, in 2022, an artist-in-residence at the Chautauqua Institution School of Visual Art and Art Cake. Kristel's works have been featured in Brooklyn Rail and Fjord. As a performer, she has worked with Reggie Wilson, Anh Vo, Wilmer Wilson IV, Kate Watson-Wallce, and Alex Da Corte.
Fernanda de la Torre Ricaud, EditorFernanda is an arts manager, curator, and producer. Originally from Mexico City, she began her career as a writer and editor at Plato en Blanco, a content production studio for gastronomic projects where she participated in the creation of various digital and printed publications. In 2016 she joined the cultural office of Mexico's Department of Foreign Affairs which led her to direct the visual and performing arts programs at the Mexican Cultural Institute New York. For three years she actively participated in the cultural agenda of the Consulate General curating exhibitions and public programs aimed at the dissemination of Mexican art in the Tri-state area. Since 2019 she has worked as program director, exhibitions manager, and translator at Pocoapoco, a Oaxaca-based arts organization.
Past Project Team Members
Jenna Madison Wixson, Project Consultant (The Clemente)
Erica Nyguyen, Archivist
Andrea Gil Garcia, Research (The Clemente)
Alexa Smithwrick, Graphic Design (The Clemente)