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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?

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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