Career Spotlight: Curator

Curating is no longer about white cotton gloves and hushed hallowed halls; it is a dynamic, global and collaborative profession that has reached "super star" status.

24 Jul 2017

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

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The term curator was somewhat illusive in the past – a respected staffer who commanded the hallowed halls of a museum, their encyclopedic knowledge impressive… and envied.

But today the term is applied to anything from curating content on your social media channel or a website, to the shoe department of a big chain that “curates” a new line for the upcoming season.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina