Is social media the new curators’ portfolio?

Social media platforms such as Instagram have greatly impacted the visibility of curators but can it give them some leverage in their professional practice?

‘Technological development has significantly impacted the curatorial profession and how the audience perceives them today,’ said Sophie Nowakowska, a Masters student at the Royal College of Art (UK) whose dissertation explores the relationship between Instagram and curators’ careers.

Just as artists are increasingly building their professional profiles through social media, and predominantly through Instagram, curators have also benefited from this visibility.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_