THE CURATORS' DEPARTMENT

About us

ABOUT

We specialise in projects that connect contemporary art, social history, community engagement and installation-based practice, producing work that is visually compelling, socially relevant and built to endure.

Founded in 2015 by curators Holly Williams, Glenn Barkley and Ivan Muñiz-Reed, The Curators’ Department has, since 2018, been led by Sole Director and Curator Holly Williams. We partner with artists, architects, developers and designers to shape meaningful cultural projects, and have recently established Array Studio with designer Melissa Cook from Caper Creative to extend our collaborative practice into integrated public art and placemaking outcomes.

SPECIALISED AREAS

  • Public art commissioning and project management

  • Contemporary art curation and programming

  • Exhibition concept development and strategy

  • Temporary and ephemeral public art projects

  • Museum and gallery curation, spatial design

  • Interdisciplinary project leadership and coordination

  • Site-specific and community-engaged art practices

  • Public art strategies, policies and masterplans

  • Art collection audits, inspections and reporting

SERVICES

We deliver across the full curatorial spectrum, including public art strategies and commissions including public placemaking, temporary and touring exhibitions, permanent museum gallery curation, public programs, collection inspections, audits, and development for institutions and archives.

CLIENTS

We partner with local councils, museums and galleries, architects and property developers, regional arts organisations, universities, and private collectors.

CONTACT US
We’d love to hear from you

ideas [at] thecuratorsdepartment.com 

 

We acknowledge the Gadigal and Birrabirragal people, the traditional custodians of the land on which we primarily work and Custodians of Country wherever our projects take place. We also acknowledge First Nations Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters, culture and community and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded