A NEW exhibition highlighting the work of Gomeroi artists has opened. Three perspectives, opened at the Weswal Gallery on Thursday, with the aim of giving Aboriginal curators a chance to hone their chops.
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The emerging curators have completed the three-part professional development project to build up their skills, experience and networks while gaining significant insight into the various environments curators work in.
"I have learned so much in relation to the technical and legal side of curating and exhibition," emerging curator Lyniece Keogh said.
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"This includes protecting the integrity of not only the gallery reputation but also the integrity of the artist and their artworks which is vital especially in the passing of knowledge and practices in Indigenous art making and preservation of art collections."
Professional curators Sandra McMahon (Weswal Gallery, Tamworth), Caroline Downer (Arts North West), Rachael Parsons (NERAM, Armidale) and Sharni Jones (The Australian Museum, Sydney), have worked with Ms Keogh, Kylie Benge and Raquel Clarke, both from Moree, through a series of workshops and site visits.
These visits have included a variety of creative spaces from, Aboriginal owned and run galleries, regional galleries, commercial galleries to community spaces throughout the Armidale, Tamworth and Moree regions.
"This is an excellent opportunity for experienced arts workers to develop into regional Aboriginal curators enabling them to promote not only their own skills but also that of other regional Aboriginal artists," project manager Lorrayne Riggs said.