Thank you to everyone who joined me for one of my Living Colour! curator floor talks at the Perth Craft & Quilt Fair this week. I really enjoy talking about the exhibition and sharing insights into the selection and curatorial process. My next set of floor talks will be at the Sydney Quilt Show (9-13 […]
Curator Knowledge
The Living Colour Selection Process
I received 171 entries from 160 textile artists for the Living Colour! exhibition that premieres at the Australasian Quilt Convention this week. Many people have asked me how I selected the 32 finalists. This post gives you some insights into my curatorial selection process and some takeaway tips. You may also be interested in these […]
How to Plan an Exhibition Layout
As part of my continuing series for my Curator Knowledge Resources page, this post sets out a method for designing an exhibition layout to scale using Photoshop Elements software. I find it a useful way to help visualise the exhibition and you may too. (NB: This tutorial is in metric but you can apply a […]
Ten Benefits of Online Entry Forms
Background I was the exhibition secretary for the Quilters’ Guild of NSW for three years. The not-so-fun part of this assignment was the gruelling hours/days/weeks! of data entry, transcribing and processing hundreds of handwritten entry forms, each with 30+ fields of unique information. At the time, I thought there has got to be a better […]
Living Colour Announcement
It has been a very intense week reviewing the 177 entries I received for Living Colour!, selecting the finalists, preparing background statistics and notifying the entrants. I am honoured that so many artists took up the opportunity to submit their work for consideration and deeply appreciate the time and creative energy that goes into such […]
Living Colour! Entry Statistics
As the clock ticked over at midnight last night, this marked the official closing time for entries the Living Colour travelling textile art exhibition. One of the challenges of curating an exhibition under your own steam, with generous financial support from Brother International Australia and venue support from Expertise Events, is to effectively promote the […]
