THE CONTEMPORARY CURATOR​

• The Role of an art curator

• The Responsibilities of an art curator

• How curators work within the marketplace

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CURATORIAL POSITIONS

• Digital

• Independent

• Galleries

• Project Led

• Museums

• Institutions

CURATORIAL RESEARCH

• Finding your reason why

• Conducting research

• Structuring your research

• Storytelling through curation

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THE 21ST CENTURY ART CURATOR

• The digital space - Opportunities and limitations online

• Curating with Purpose - Finding your reason why

• Audience engagement + community outreach 

• Environmental concerns and considerations - curating with the planet in mind

THE ART FAIR

• Types of Art Fairs

• Business model of an art fair

• Employment structure of Art Fairs

• Art Fair Curation

• Client & VIP management

• Fair Programming

• Marketing and PR / Communications

• Art Fair Financial management 

ART FAIR PRODUCTION

• Sustainability within an art fair

• Areas of concern

• Waste Management

• Travel

• Production - Health and Safety concerns and considerations

MURAL FESTIVALS

• Types of Mural Festivals

• Business model of a mural festivals

• Employment structure of mural festival

• Mural Festival Curation

• Risks and opportunities around mural festivals

• Artist Management at festivals (Fligths, Hotels, Paint, over-all experience)

• Mural festival Production - areas to consider

• Marketing and PR

• Budgeting of festivals

MARKETING AND PRESS FOR EXHIBITIONS, GALLERIES, ART FAIRS AND ARTISTS.

• Key messages - Designing your press campaign + writing press releases

• Creating Content

• Staggering your message

• Managing Press + Working with Press Agencies

PARTNERSHIPS AND SPONSORSHIP MANAGEMENT

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• Creating and managing partnerships

• Creating and managing Sponsorships

• Sponsorship presentations and messaging - How to design sponsorship packs

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