Joe Hill
the Roberts Institute of Art
English - June 23, 2020 13:53 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBVisual Arts Arts Business Careers david roberts studio career museums collection art foundation collecting visual art gallery artistic research Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
DRAF Broadcasts: Podcast with Joe Hill
What does it mean to have a "living collection", or use stories from an art collection to form societies that are forward-looking? These are the types of questions Joe Hill is asking since taking the helm of Towner Eastbourne (9:55).
Towner Eastbourne has a rich history and eclectic collection. It has been shaped throughout the 20th century by artists and curators and as such has always been contemporary, tracking the contemporary as it has moved along for 100 years (from 6:04).
Hill and McConnell also discuss the importance of collaboration and turning the museum into a more communal, friendly and social space, reflecting on what role the collection and new acquisitions play within this (from 14:30).
BIO
Originally trained as an artist, Joe Hill has over ten years experience working as a director, curator and project coordinator for visual arts organisations, public commissioning and working directly with artists. Prior to his appointment at Towner Eastbourne he was Director of Focal Point Gallery in Southend-on-Sea between 2013- 2018.
If you're interested to hear more about curating, audiences and collections, be sure to listen to Episode 3 of the DRAF Broadcasts: Podcast, where Ned McConnell talks with Laura Smith, Curator at Whitechapel Gallery.
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