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Theidea7
Thescaleoftheproject7
B.Development9
Developingtheidea9
Worktobedone10
C.Implementation11
Responsibilitiesoftheinstitution11
Responsibilitiesofthecurator13
a.Basicduties14
b.Additionalduties15
c.Exhibitionmanagement16
Ⅰ)Priortofirstopening16
Ⅱ)Duringfirstshowingandpossibletour18
(a.)Basicdutiesofcurator18
(b.)Additionalduties19
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CHANGES,PROBLEMS,DELAYS&
CANCELLATION22
PAYMENT25
Fees26
Feeforextendedandextrawork28
Isthecuratoracontractororemployee?
28
Timingandproportionofpaymentoffees31
Expenses31
COPYRIGHTANDMORALRIGHTS32
CHECKLISTFORTHECONTRACT36
FurtherReading41
Acknowledgements42
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FOREWORD
Ahandbookforindependentcurators,andthosewhoengagethem,hasbeenaconcernoftheArtMuseumsAssociationofAustraliaforsometime.Plansforthisbookbeganinresponsetotheneed,stronglyexpressed,byanumberofindependentcuratorsthroughoutAustraliawhowerebeentoclarifytheirroles,theirrightsandresponsibilities.
Thisbookisthefistofitskind.Itwillprovideguidanceabouttheoftencomplexissuesanddemandsofindependentpractice;
anditwillgivesupporttoindividualsandorganizationssettingupprojectstogether.Itemphasizesthenecessityforgoodcommunicationbetweentheconsultantandtheclientandsuggestsguidelinestofostergenuinecollaborationandestablishsharedpurposeandgoals.
WehavebeenfortunatetohaveAlisonCarrollastheauthor.ShehasdirectexperienceofworkingwithinaStateGallery,acontemporaryartspace,withinvariousMinistriesandforfundingbodies,aswellascurrentlyemployingindependentcuratorsforinternationalexhibitions.Morerecentlyshehastakenonthechallengesoffreelancepracticeshouldbeasatisfyingandfulfillingservice,performedwithconfidenceandoptimism.
TheA.M.A.A.acknowledgestheworkoftheAdvisoryCommitteeandthecollectiveexperiencewhichitbroughttothetask.Theirworkwasmademucheasierbecausemanycolleaguescontributeddocumentsandideasintheformativestagesoftheproject.TerenceHoganhascratedadesignforthisbookwhichisbothelegantandensuresthatitisapleasuretouse.
OnceagaintheAssociationisgratefultotheVisualArts/CraftBoardoftheAustraliaCouncilforfoundingwhichhasenabledresearchandpublicationtooccur.
PaulaLatos-Valier
President
ArtMuseumsAssociationofAustralia
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INTRODUCTION
Independentcuratorialpracticeisagrowingareaofworkinmuseumsandgalleriesworld-wide.ItislingestablishedinAmerica,whereICI(IndependentCuratorsIncorprated)hasastaffofseventomanagetouringexhibitionsbyindependentcuratorsutilizedbymorethan225artmuseum,universityartgalleries,artcentersandalternativespaces.
ThisguideaimstoclarifyissuesforbothcuratorsandinstitutionsinthisareaofworkinAustraliasothattheadvantagesofthisrelationshipcanbeencouraged,andlikelypitfallsavoided.
Therearemanyadvantagestoemployingindependentcurators.Theinstitutionisabletoattractavarietyofideasandskillsbeyondthoseofitspermamentstaff,whomaybeprimarilyinvolvedincollectionmanagement.Itcanaddaparticularexpertise.Itcanattractaninjectionofenthusiasmandenergy.Itcanevenbeusedasawaytoaddanextrapairofhandsforoneproject,whenamorelengthycommitmentmaybefinanciallyimpossible.Itcanemployspecialistswhomaynotwishtobeinvolvedfulltimewiththeinstitution(forexample,thosewholiveelsewhere).Itmayenablethemountingofspecialevents,withspecialiststaff,perhapsonascalebeyonditsusualfinancialandorganizationalscope.Alsotheinstitutionmaybeabletotakeriskwithideasorspecialprojectsoutsideitsnormalframeofreference.
Independentcuratorsarefreetoworkinareasoftheirownchoice,coveringvariousmediaorchronologiesorideaswhichaninstitutionaljobspecificationmayinhibit.Alsotheycanworkforavarietyofemployers:
fromlargemuseumstolocalgovernmentorganizationstosmallartist-runspace;
inthecityandthecountry;
locallyandinternationally;
withprojectswhicharefinanciallyandorganizationallywellsupportedandwiththosewhicharemoregrass-root.Throughthis,theirprofessionalexperiencebroadens;
theymakecontactwithavarietyofdifferentpointsofviewandphilosophicalaimsasincreasingtheirpracticalknowledge.Thepracticealsooffersfreedomfromthebureaucraticworkwhichtakessomuchofthetimeofthestaffofaninstitution.
Independentcuratorsarecurrentlyemployedinmostareasofartsexhibitions:
fromlarge-scaleBiennales,tomajorexhibitionsforStareGalleries,totouringexhibitionsofregionalgalleries,toone-offshowsforcontemporaryartsspaces,toprojectsforspecialinterestgroups.Employmentcanbeforperiodsofonemonthtooverayear.Ratesofpaymentcanbeintentsofthousandsofdollarstorelativelysmallamount.Andtheexpertiseemployedcanbefromanewlyfledgedcuratortosomeonewithverywideexperience.
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However,witharelativelynewpractice,asthisisinAustralia,manyissuearisewhichneedthoughtandclarification.Whatcouldbeanidealandmutuallybeneficialpartnershipcaneasilyturnsourbythepracticaldetailsofthearrangementnotidentifiedanagreeduponatthebeginning.
TheA.M.A.A.believesitissensibletohaveawrittencontract.However,evenifneitherpartwantstohaveone,itisworthtakingtimetogothroughthisbookletand,foreachprojectundertaken,notethisissueswhichwillbepertinent(aswellasoneswhichmaybe.)Discussthem,andgainconsensusonwhethertheyarerelevant,whoisresponsible,whodoeswhat,andwhen.Majorissues,suchasdeadlinesforapprovalofideas,orforpayment,orissuesrelatingtotheterminationofproject,shouldbeputinwriting.
Theguidereferstoindependentcuratorialpracticewheretheworkisprimarilythepreparationofexhibitionsandadjacentactivities,suchaspublications,seminarsandotherpublicevent.Howeverthepointsdiscussedwouldalsobeusefultopeopleworkingindependentlyonotherartinstitutionalactivities,likeconsultanciesonpolicy,orcollecting,orworkonconferences,orspecialpublications.
Theguidediscussescontractsandfees.Bothhaveacentralbearingonindependentcuratorialemployment.Howeverthespiritoftheagreementiscrucialtothework.
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Thisguideisdividedlikelyprocessofaprojectundertakenbyanindependentcuratorandaninstitution.Thisisdividedintothreesections:
preliminaries,developmentandimplementation.
Thenextsectioncoversissuessuchchanges,payment,copyrightandmoralrights.
Thelastsectionisachecklistofissuestoconsiderincludinginawrittencontract.-5-
THEPROCESS
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A:
PRELMINARIES
Theidea
Someonewantssomethingtohappen.Theinstitutionhasanideaorneedwhichitcannotsatisfyformwithinitsownresources.Itadvertisesfororinvitesacuratortodevelopandimplementtheidea.
Or,andindependentcuratorapproachesaninstitutionwithanideaoftheirownwhichtheywanttodevelopandputintoeffect.
Youagreetheprojectcouldbemutuallysatisfactory.
Thescaleoftheproject
Thisisthemostimportantconsideration.Thescaleoftheprojectwilldependon:
•Thenaturaloftheidea
•Thesizeoftheinstitution
•Theexperienceandexpertiseofthecurator
WhichneedtobekeptImindwhenworkingout
•Theoverallbudget
•Theamountofthetimerequired
-todeveloptheproject
-toimplementtheproject
-tofinalisetheproject
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TheProcess
Scalechecklist
Isitabig,mediumorsmallexhibitionintermsoforganization?
‘Big’couldinclude:
atouringexhibitionforaStategallery,oramajorregionalgallery;
athemeofnationalorinternationalimportance;
abigbudgetofsayover$250,000-uptoover$1,000,000forsomemajorinternationalevents;
asubstantialcatalogue,withatleastonmajororanumberoflesseressays;
commercialsponsorship.
‘Medium’couldinclude:
asmallershowataStategallery;
aregionalgallerytourtoaboutthreevenues;
abudgetfrom$80,000-$250,000dependingonmedia;
acataloguewithoneessay.
‘Small’couldinclude:
onevenueataregionalgallery,CAC,orothervenuee.g.acommunityspace;
acommunityspace;
abudgeformaslowas$15,000to$80,000(Note:
exhibitionscancoursebemountedforlessthanthis,butitwouldbeunusualtoemployacuratorforesuchaproject;
asmallcatalogue.
Next,theresponsibilitiesofthecuratorandtheinstitutionshouldbediscussed,andthefeeinvolved.Thisisthetimetonegotiateandagreeonalltheissue,recordedinthecontract.(Note:
anyengagementofacuratorwillbeacontractualrelationship-unlessitisvoluntarywork–andaswithanycontractitcanbeoralorinwriting.TheA.M.A.A.recommendsawrittencontract.
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B:
DEVELOPMENT
Developingtheidea
Itisunlikelythatthecuratorwillhaveanideaalreadyevolvedandafinalizedlistofworksevenifthecomesfromthem.Iftheideaistheinstitution’sthenitobviouslyneedsadevelopmentperiods.
Thisdevelopmentstageisoftentheleastrecognizedandl
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