Gallery roles 2 Flashcards
curator
Curators manage the gallery’s permanent collection.
Responsible for planning, coordinating, and researching current and future exhibitions.
Give lectures and assist with education programs (see also education officer).
Catalogue works of art and research artists and artworks that the gallery is planning to acquire or exhibit.
Exhibition Designer
Exhibition designers are responsible for the organization of the gallery space and the layout of artworks in exhibitions. *
Put together layouts and floor plans for exhibitions.
*Take care of additional details such as the colour selection painting of walls printing of information in the gallery space.
*Provide advice on framing, mounting and the general presentation of artworks.
*Exhibition designers work with and assist curators to determine the placement of artworks within the space. Decisions that need to be made include choices regarding:
*the level at which artworks will be hung
*the distance between artworks
*the placement and direction of free-standing installation pieces.
*Collaborate with the team to determine the physical flow and overall aesthetic of the exhibition
Marketing Officer
*Marketing/publicity officers are in charge of promoting an exhibition.
*a publicity officer aims to promote the gallery, its programs, and exhibitions to increase the number of visitors who attend each year.
To do this, marketing/publicity officers need to make sure that current exhibitions are advertised in publications such as the following:
*Art Almanac (booklet that features galleries and exhibitions throughout Australia)
*gallery websites
*specialist art magazines such as Art Monthly Australia
*The Age newspaper’s ‘EG’ supplement
*radio and television promotions and discussions, particularly arts programs
*specific local media sites/publications.
*Campaigns that include signs and posters that are placed in high-profile contexts and may also network with other organizations to promote exhibitions.
