Australian art curator with 40 years experience…
Beyond the Everyday, the art of Elizabeth Gower
Artist Services
Hiring a Gallery? You want to get it right. Not sure what works to include, or how to arrange the works? Need some exhibition copy? Advice on pricing? Or creating list of works, through to total exhibition management. I can do it.
Grant writing. You can make great work, but applications for exhibitions and grants take you away from what you love doing… I can do it.
Essay and Artist Statement writing. I have written dozens of catalogue essays and exhibition texts. I can do it.
Feedback and creative advice. I can do it - candour without bringing you down.
Regional and Local Government Galleries
Exhibition Policy Operating with no policy or an out of date policy? Give your team a frame for their work. Give them a way to understand their work and the mission. I can do it.
Collection Policy Storing the work, showing the work, keeping track of the work. Supporting local artists. Getting that signature piece. You want to get your buying right. Money is limited, and the purchases are political whether you like it or not. Do you need a policy you can point to. I can do it.
Public Art Briefs Public art can be a complex business from risk management, to fee payments and politics. You want to get it right. I can do it.
Program Frameworks You do more than exhibitions, right? How does your workshop and lecture program work with your exhibitions? How does your program reflect the needs and goals of your wider organisation? How does your total program serve the community in which you are situated? Need help? I can do it.
Exhibition services
Artist Initiated Projects Need help with your proposal. I can help you edit or write it from scratch. Need help with work selection? I can do it.
Organisational and Council Projects. Need a guest curator to bring a different feel to your regular program? Or have a major project that you lack in-house resources for? I have extensive curatorial and exhibition management experience. I can do it.
Touring Exhibitions Touring exhibitions have their very own set of practical issues that need to be taken into account well before the curatorial work and the freight logistics. I can do it.
Temporary Visual Art Programming Temporary Contemporary events can enliven your community. I can do it.
Let’s Work Together
David is always looking for new opportunities. Please feel free to get in touch.