Arts & Culture CMS Platform

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture CMS Platform

Digital platform for a large-scale contemporary art festival — exhibitions, artists, programmes, and multimedia on Payload CMS.

Year

2025

Timeline

2 Months

Role

Developer

Story

Problem → Solution → Impact

Problem

Editors needed daily content updates — not a static site rebuilt every season.

Solution

Next.js + Payload CMS with collections, blocks & GraphQL APIs.

Impact

CMS-driven platform for a festival cycle with editor-controlled publishing.

Outcomes

Measurable results

  • Dev

    My role

    CMS collections, blocks & Next.js frontend work

  • 2 mo

    Timeline

    Greenfield build & launch

  • CMS

    Architecture

    Payload CMS editorial workflows

  • Next.js

    Frontend

    Production publishing experience

About

Project overview

Payload CMS platform for arts & culture content — exhibition updates, artist profiles, programmes, and multimedia with editor-friendly workflows.

Scope

Key responsibilities

  • 01Contributed to greenfield Next.js and Payload CMS implementation
  • 02Helped design admin-controlled CMS collections and custom blocks
  • 03Built and maintained content models for editorial workflows
  • 04Fixed bugs and improved performance across the platform

Stack

Technologies

Node.jsReactNext.jsTailwind CSSPayload CMSGraphQLPostmanGit & GitHub

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