Exit interview: AGSA’s Lisa Slade on blurring the zones
For Lisa Slade education and curatorial leadership have always blurred. ArtsHub speaks with her on leaving the Art Gallery of South Australia for the University of Melbourne.
When Dr Lisa Slade began her career, education played a central role. ‘As an educator, I’ve always thought about the historic context of something, but I’ve always been absolutely hell bent on what it means to make it anew in the future,’ she says.
While the recent announcement of Slade’s move from the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) – where since 2011 she has held the roles of first Curator then Assistant Director, Artistic Programs – to the University of Melbourne may have come as a surprise to some, education is in her DNA.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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