MAKER, ARTS PROFESSIONAL AND CURATOR WITH 21 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
AS A CONTEMPORARY JEWELLER, CRAFTSPERSON & ARTIST.
MAKER, ARTS PROFESSIONAL AND CURATOR WITH 21 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
AS A CONTEMPORARY JEWELLER, CRAFTSPERSON & ARTIST.
MAKER, ARTS PROFESSIONAL AND CURATOR WITH 21 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
AS A CONTEMPORARY JEWELLER, CRAFTSPERSON & ARTIST.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SIM HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE OF COMPLEX CREATIVE PROJECTS INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, AND FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.
KEY PROJECTS
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FUNDRAISER - DINING WITH ART, 2019
ROLES: Project Manager, Sponsorship, Marketing & Promotion
SPONSORSHIP: Secured in-kind sponsorship from over 14 event partners
MANAGED: 6 internal staff and volunteers
NATURE OF THE PROJECT: Fundraising event
The Fundraising Dinner in the Arts Project Australia gallery offered an exclusive preview of Arts Project's exhibitions together with a dining experience with a signature style menu by The Recreation. The event raised $30,000+ and guests made a valuable contribution to continuing the outstanding exhibition and studio program for Arts Project Australia's not-for-profit gallery and studio, which promotes artists who work in the Arts Project studio. The one-off dining with art experience was generously supported by The Recreation, as well as local traders Delatite, Monoprint, Art Guide, Fowlers Flowers, SOFITEL Luxury Hotels, Leonard Joel, Refresh Hospitality, MCF, MTC, NGV and Aesop.
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MELBOURNE ART FAIR STAND, 2018
ROLE: Curator, Exhibition Design and Project Manager
ARTISTS: Alan Constable, Julian Martin, Samraing Chea and Fulli Andrinopoulos
MANAGED: 3 staff and volunteers
NATURE OF EVENT: Stand at a 4-day international art fair
Located on the grounds of ACCA, the Arts Project Australia Art Fair stand featured the work of 4 key artists from Arts Project Australia in individualised installations. We selected over 100 artworks that were installed for the four-day Art Fair event. Many artists, collectors, galleries and general public visited our unique and highly anticipated stand.
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FUNDRAISER - DINING WITH ART "WE COULD BE HEROES", 2018
ROLES: Project Manager, Sponsorship, Marketing & Promotion
SPONSORSHIP: Secured in-kind sponsorship from over 12 event partners
MANAGED: 6 internal staff and volunteers
NATURE OF THE PROJECT: Fundraising event
The Fundraising Dinner in the Arts Project Australia gallery offered an exclusive preview of Arts Project's exhibitions We Could Be Heroes curated by Paul Hodges and Pop! curated by Sim Luttin, together with a dining experience with a signature style menu by The Recreation. The event raised $17,000+ and guests made a valuable contribution to continuing the outstanding exhibition and studio program for Arts Project Australia's not-for-profit gallery and studio, which promotes artists who work in the Arts Project studio. The one-off dining with art experience was generously supported by The Recreation, as well as local traders Delatite, Monoprint, Art Guide, Third Drawer Down, Fowlers Flowers, SOFITEL Luxury Hotels, Leonard Joel, Refresh Hospitality, MTC, NGV and Aesop.
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SPRING FLING' COLLINS PLACE POP-UP GALLERY, 2017
ARTS PROJECT AUSTRALIA
ROLE: Curator, Exhibition Design + Project Manager
VENUE: Collins Place, Melbourne, AUS
REPRESENTED: 34 artists
MANAGED: 6 staff and volunteers
Located at Collins Place Melbourne, the Arts Project Australia Collins Place Pop-up Gallery featured the work of 35 emerging, mid-career and established artists from Arts Project Australia in individualised installations throughout the commercially presented gallery space. Over 250 artworks were selected for the 10-day installation. Many artists, collectors, galleries and general public visited our unique and highly anticipated CBD gallery space.
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FUNDRAISER - DINING WITH ART "LET'S DANCE", 2017
ROLES: Project Manager, Sponsorship, Marketing & Promotion
SPONSORSHIP: Secured in-kind sponsorship from over 12 event partners
MANAGED: 6 internal staff and volunteers
NATURE OF THE PROJECT: Fundraising event
Dining in the Arts Project Australia gallery offered an exclusive preview of Arts Project exhibition Let's Dance, curated by Charlotte Day, Director MUMA, together with a dining experience with a signature style menu by Merricote. The event raised $17,000 and guests made a valuable contribution to continuing the outstanding exhibition and studio program for Arts Project Australia's not-for-profit gallery and studio, which promotes artists who work in the Arts Project studio. The one-off dining with art experience was generously supported by Merricote, as well as local traders Delatite, Monoprint, Art Guide, Third Drawer Down, Fowlers Flowers, SOFITEL Luxury Hotels, Leonard Joel, Refresh Hospitality, MTC, NGV, Aesop, and Crumpler.
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COLLINS PLACE POP-UP GALLERY, 2016
ARTS PROJECT AUSTRALIA
ROLE: Curator, Exhibition Design + Project Manager
VENUE: Collins Place, Melbourne, AUS
REPRESENTED: 34 artists
MANAGED: 10 staff and volunteers
Located at Collins Place Melbourne, the Arts Project Australia Collins Place Pop-up Gallery (supported by NKN Gallery) featured the work of 34 emerging, mid-career and established artists from Arts Project Australia in individualised installations throughout the commercially presented gallery space. We selected over 400 artworks that rotated throughout the space during the month-long installation. Many artists, collectors, galleries and general public visited our unique and highly anticipated CBD gallery space. The pop-up coincided with FLAIR Art Fair (www.flairmelbourne.com), which Arts Project Australia was a partner venue and Sim designed and managed the FLAIR website and social media accounts.
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FLAIR - FLINDERS LANE ART IN REVIEW, 2016
ROLES: Steering Committee Member, Volunteer Website Manager & Design, Volunteer Social Media Manager
VENUE: Various Venues, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, AUS
PARTNER ORGANISATIONS: ARC ONE Gallery, Arts Project Australia, Craft Victoria, fortyfivedownstairs, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
MANAGED BY: Global Art Projects
FLAIR was a Melbourne art event 18-21 August 2016 that showcased a series of curated exhibitions, talks and experiences at the top end of Flinders Lane. FLAIR was presented by ARC ONE Gallery, Craft, fortyfivedownstairs, Arts Project Australia Collins Place Pop-up (supported by NKN and Gandel Philanthropy), Sofitel Melbourne on Collins and Global Art Projects. FLAIR was managed by Global Art Projects and was supported by Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Print Ideas, Art Guide Australia, and Zilla and Brook Publicity.
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FUNDRAISER - DINING WITH ART "SIGNATURE STYLE", 2016
ROLES: Project Manager, Sponsorship, Marketing & Promotion
SPONSORSHIP: Secured in-kind sponsorship from over 12 event partners
MANAGED: 6 internal staff and volunteers
NATURE OF THE PROJECT: Fundraising event
Dining in the Arts Project Australia gallery offered an exclusive preview of two Arts Project exhibitions together with a dining experience with a signature style menu by Merricote's Rob Kabboord. The event raised $15,000 and guests at the event made a valuable contribution to continuing the outstanding exhibition and studio program for Arts Project Australia's not-for-profit gallery and studio, which promotes artists who work in the Arts Project studio. The one-off dining with art experience was generously supported by Merricote, as well as local traders Delatite, Monoprint, Art Guide, Third Drawer Down, Fowlers Flowers, Andrei Davidoff, SOFITEL Luxury Hotels, Leonard Joel, Harper and Blohm, Refresh Hospitality, Flinders Island Meat, Stir Crazy and the Coffee Hawker.
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TERRY WILLIAMS - SOFT SCULPTURES, WHITE COLUMNS, NEW YORK, 2016
ROLE: Project Manager & Grant Writer
GRANT: Creative Victoria Grant $16,000
NATURE OF THE EVENT: Solo exhibition for an Arts Project Australia artist in New York
TERRY WILLIAMS - SOFT SCULPTURES presented 20 new artworks by established Melbourne artist Terry Williams in New York in March 2015. The solo exhibition showcased new work by Williams, which has been curated by Internationally renowned artist Ricky Swallow and will be shown by Matthew Higgs, director at White Columns Gallery in New York. I accompanied the work to New York and was there to establish new networks and represent Terry Williams and Arts Project Australia.
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FUNDRAISER - 40TH ANNIVERSARY ART AUCTION, 2014
ROLE: Project Manager
REPRESENTED: Approx. 40 artists
MANAGED: 10 staff and volunteers
NATURE OF THE EVENT: One-off fundraising auction
Arts Project Australia's 40th Anniversary Fundraising Auction (the second of its kind) was recreated to raise funds to support the artists at Arts Project Australia. External artists, individuals and galleries generously donated the work for the auction. We raised $40,000 for Arts Project and its artists, with all proceeds raised going to support the artists at Arts Project Australia; there was no buyer’s premium for the auction.
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MELBOURNE ART FAIR STAND, 2014
ROLE: Co-curator (with Penelope Hunt & Brad Rusbridge), Exhibition Design and Project Manager
REPRESENTED: Over 40 artists
MANAGED: 10 staff and volunteers
NATURE OF EVENT: Stand at a 4-day international art fair
Located at the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne the Arts Project Australia Art Fair stand featured the work of 12 key artists from Arts Project Australia in individualised installations and showcase another 25+ artists in a beautiful salon hang installation. We selected over 400 artworks that rotated throughout the space during the four-day Art Fair event. Many artists, collectors, galleries and general public visited our unique and highly anticipated stand.
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POLAROID PROJECT, 2014
ROLES: Project Manager & Grant Writer
GRANTS: Arts Victoria Grant $26,000; NETS VICTORIA $10,000
MANAGED: Artists and staff
NATURE OF THE PROJECT: 18-month collaborative project & exhibition
Polaroid Project was a collaborative project that brought together two Melbourne-based artists: nationally acclaimed artist Alan Constable (Arts Project Australia, Melbourne) and Peter Atkins (Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne), one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists. This in-depth collaborative project examined the artists shared interests in the reinterpretation of existing forms, offering the viewer an opportunity to experience the complimentary ways these diverse artists view their distinctive worlds. Exhibited at Arts Project Australia, Melbourne and, in 2015. at Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia.
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KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU, 2012-2014
ROLES: Project Manager & Grant Writer
GRANTS: Arts Victoria Community Partnerships Grant $34,000; Besen Family Foundation $10,000
MANAGED: 20 internal and external artists and staff
NATURE OF THE PROJECT: 2-year collaborative project & exhibition
The aim of Knowing Me, Knowing You is to make wide and lasting connections between Arts Project Australia studio artists and external contemporary artists and more broadly, to break down the barriers between artists with a disability and the contemporary art world. This project is curated by Lindy Judge and is currently supported by Arts Victoria, Besen Family Foundation and Arts Project Australia.
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FUNDRAISER - DINING WITH ART, 2013
ROLES: Project Manager, Sponsorship, Marketing & Promotion
SPONSORSHIP: Secured in-kind sponsorship from over 10 event partners
MANAGED: 6 internal staff and volunteers
NATURE OF THE PROJECT: One-off fundraising event
Dining in the Arts Project Australia gallery amongst food-inspired art gave guests an exclusive preview of the exhibition At the Table curated by Emiko Davies, together with a dining experience with an earthy, seasonal menu by Merricote's Rob Kabboord. This one-off ‘dining with art' experience was generously supported by Merricote, 3sidedsquare, as well as local traders Carlei Wines, Melbourne Community Farmers Markets, Third Drawer Down, Fowlers Flowers, Beraldo Coffee, Andrei Davidoff, Rydges Bell City, SOFITEL Luxury Hotels, Leonard Joel, Glenn Tebble Homewares, Glencross Woodworks, Paper-Go-Round, Web Prophets and Bryan Dawe as MC.
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MELBOURNE ART FAIR STAND, 2012
ROLE: Co-curator with Penelope Hunt, Exhibition Design and Project Manager
REPRESENTED: Over 40 artists
MANAGED: 10 staff and volunteers
NATURE OF EVENT: Stand at a 4-day international art fair
Located at the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne the Arts Project Australia Art Fair stand featured the work of 12 key artists from Arts Project Australia in individualised installations and showcase another 25+ artists in a beautiful salon hang installation. We selected over 400 artworks that rotated throughout the space during the four-day Art Fair event. Many artists, collectors, galleries and general public visited our unique and highly anticipated stand.
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FUNDRAISER - OUTSIDER ART AUCTION, 2011
ROLE: Project Manager
REPRESENTED: Approx. 40 artists
MANAGED: 10 staff and volunteers
NATURE OF THE EVENT: One-off fundraising auction
The Outsider Art Fundraising Auction was created to raise funds to support the artists at Arts Project Australia. External artists, individuals and galleries generously donated the work for the auction. We raised over $60,000 for Arts Project and its artists, with all proceeds raised going to Arts Project Australia; there was no buyer’s premium for the auction.
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MELBOURNE ART FAIR STAND, 2010
ROLE: Exhibition Design and Project Manager
REPRESENTED: Over 40 artists
MANAGED: 10 staff and volunteers
NATURE OF EVENT: Stand at a 4-day international art fair
Located at the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne the Arts Project Australia Art Fair stand featured the work of 12 key artists from Arts Project Australia in individualised installations and showcase another 25+ artists in a beautiful salon hang installation. We selected over 400 artworks that rotated throughout the space during the four-day Art Fair event. Many artists, collectors, galleries and general public visited our unique and highly anticipated stand.
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FIELD OF VISION: INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY EXHIBITION, 2007
ROLE: Project Manager and Curator with Prof. Randy Long & Assist. Prof. Nicole Jacquard
GRANT: New Perspectives Grant $60,000: Co-authored with Prof. Randy Long & Assist. Prof. Dr Nicole Jacquard, USA
MANAGED: Over 20 artists & volunteers
NATURE OF THE PROJECT: Present an international contemporary jewellery exhibition
Field of Vision was a significant international exhibition of contemporary jewellery and hollowware. The exhibition featured works by North American and international artists Robert Baines, Jamie Bennett, Julie Blyfield, Helen Britton, Sharon Church, Marilyn da Silva, Arline Fisch, Mirjam Hiller, Bruce Metcalf, Tom Muir, Joan Parcher, Jacqueline Ryan, Helen Shirk, Vera Siemund, Kiff Slemmons, Christina Smith, Billie Jean Theide. The exhibition at SoFA Gallery (now Grunwald Gallery) at Indiana University included an accompanying symposium and workshop. Curated by Prof. Randy Long, Dr Nicole Jacquard and Sim Luttin.