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Nicole Durling. Photo: Rosie Hastie.
Talk #2: Nicole Durling on ‘Going outside the Gallery‘
When: Sunday 30th January 2022, 10.30AM
Length: (45-50 minutes) 15 mins questions
Where: Ledger Gallery
Price: This is a FREE event
Bookings: Numbers are strictly limited. To secure your place, email the gallery on gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au
How can galleries be architecturally and programmatically developed to not only complement and integrate with the surrounding environment, but to also positively engage a broader cross section of their community?
Drawing on her experience as part of the team establishing Tasmania’s cultural phenomenon – the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) – and touching on ambitious future plans for Craft Victoria, Nicole Durling explores how cultural institutions can engage communities outside of the physical bounds of the institution. As a Board member for Rising, and the former Melbourne International Art Festival, Durling will also discuss the positioning of Rising as a festival driven to achieve broad community engagement and significant cultural impact.
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SPEAKER BIO
Nicole Durling, Director, CRAFT
With a background as a practising ceramicist and lecturer in the medium, Nicole Durling was appointed as Executive Director of Craft Victoria in mid-2021, charged with writing a bold new chapter for the organisation.
Durling arrived at Craft Victoria after 15 years with MONA in Hobart, including serving as the organisation’s Director of Collections and Exhibitions responsible for leading the Curatorial and Collections teams. Selected as one of MONA’s foundation team, she was a key collaborator in the building design, curatorial direction, brand establishment, design and exhibition installation of the MONA collection prior to its opening in 2011.
Durling has curated and developed projects including exhibitions, sound art performances, ephemeral interventions and permanent commissions. From 2009 she was the Artistic Curator for MONA FOMA festival and curated several projects for the Dark Mofo festival from 2013 to 2017.
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ABOUT THE SERIES
In partnership with RACV and MPavilion, Benalla Art Gallery is presenting a series of four talks by leaders in the sector exploring ‘The Power of Cultural Infrastructure’.
The talks follow the recent completion of a Feasibility Study and Business Case by Urban Enterprise into possible redevelopment of Benalla Art Gallery. The study assessed the cost benefit, and social and cultural outcomes of redevelopment. The study showed an opportunity to deliver favourably against a number of key objectives:
- Strengthen the Benalla Art Gallery and its role as a leading interpreter and communicator of Australia’s regional cultural heritage
- Strengthen Benalla and the High Country as an Arts and Cultural destination
- Strengthen community health, wellbeing and resilience
- Grow the local and regional economy
- Create lasting and memorable experiences
- Improve the storage, conservation and management of the collection
- Improve the long-term financial viability of the Gallery
- Activate the Lake and Botanical Gardens Precinct
Each presenter in this talk series explores real world achievements which resonate with these aspirational outcomes, and will provide guests with insight and inspiration in equal measure.
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HOW TO EXPERIENCE
To book, email the gallery on gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au. Please observe all current Conditions of Entry as listed on the Gallery homepage. For further inquiries for visiting the gallery, please contact gallery reception (03) 5760 2619.
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THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Since 2019, MPavilion and RACV have shared a partnership of strong common values around community, advocacy, creativity and collaboration. This program is presented in partnership with RACV and MPavilion as part of the AMPLIFY program.
