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Date
- 20 May 2022
Read time
- 1 minute
This event took place on 19 May 2022
In this talk editor and curator Dr Gerrie van Noord, Gary Clough and Richard Nash discuss the importance of art direction, critical writing and content curation in the construction of a portfolio. Using examples selected from their own practice and publishing projects, they will explore how the portfolio, as a self-authored publication, can function in different contexts and for different purposes.
This is an opportunity to learn about some of the strategies that are important to positioning yourself through your portfolio to fully exploit your creative potential in art and design practice.
Speakers
Dr Gerrie van Noord
Editor & Curator, Visiting Lecturer, Curating Contemporary Art MA Programme
Dr Gerrie van Noord is an editor who also calls herself a ‘curator of publications’. She has worked with a wide range of creative practitioners and organisations on a broad variety of publishing projects, ranging from catalogues to artists’ books and from critical anthologies to artists’ websites. She is particularly interested in the translation and mediation of creative thinking and work from one medium, platform or context, to another. She is also a Visiting Lecturer on the Curating Contemporary Art MA at the RCA.
Gary Clough
Head of Programme, Art & Design Graduate Diploma
Gary has over 35 years’ experience in the higher education sector, with a specialist focus in international and transnational education. Gary is a graduate of Fine Art Sculpture from the University for the Creative Arts (1989) and the Royal College of Art (MA Sculpture, 1993; MPhil Sculpture and Animation, 2003). Gary has exhibited work across the UK, Europe, US and China; from Tate St Ives to The Central Academy of Fine Arts Beijing.
Richard Nash
Tutor (Research) & Course Leader, Art & Design Portfolio short course
Richard has 25 years’ experience as a practitioner, educator and researcher. Richard’s research and practice focuses on the designer as author, and self- and small-publishing. Richard has exhibited nationally and internationally, and has bookworks and artists' books in number of collections. Richard is Tutor (Research) in communication design on the Graduate Diploma Art & Design and Course Leader on the Art & Design Portfolio Development short course.
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