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............................................................................... Love art? Aged 15 - 24? Ever wondered how art exhibitions are organised? Oriel Davies Gallery Young Curators Group meets weekly and sessions will run till December 2010. If you are aged between 15 and 24 you can get directly involved with exhibition organisation. The Young Curators’ first exhibition, ME v U, opens on August 9. The programme is free. You do not have to be studying art and you do not have to be in education to join. All we ask is that you are enthusiastic and prepared to give up some of your spare time. The programme runs with sessions held at the gallery outside school/college hours. Sessions include trips to other galleries and artists’ studios. The Young Curators is about teamwork and exploring a range of different skills. The Group will work with the project officer and gallery staff and explore: • How ideas for art exhibitions are generated • The different kinds of exhibitions that galleries put on • The planning process • How to research artists and artworks • Selection - deciding which artworks/ artists will show in an exhibition • Working with contemporary artists and other curators • Practical things – borrowing artworks; getting the work to and from the gallery; making sure it is insured; making sure it is handled and displayed properly (conservation) • Installation and display – exhibition design, layout, lighting • How to engage visitors in an exhibition/artwork - interpretation & education • Related events – previews/openings, education workshops & events • Encouraging people to come and see the exhibition – marketing & publicity, audience development • How we can learn from the project - evaluation & feedback Like to get involved? Pick up an enrolment form from the Gallery or email alex@orieldavies.org If you would like to talk about the project, please ring Alex Boyd, Curator on 01686 625041 Check out how the Young Curators 2008 are getting along at Bebo: www.bebo.com/ycod ............................................................................... |