Creative Sectors: Exhibition Design, Curation and Engagement

Focusing on helping freelancers understand what opportunities exist in exhibition design, curation and gallery/museum engagement. The participants will learn what’s coming up at five major organisations we’ve partnered up with:

• Engage Scotland - Sarah Robinson Frood, Engage Scotland Coordinator
• Fruitmarket Gallery - Tracy Morgan, Community Engagement Manager
• National Museum of Scotland
• Edinburgh Art Festival - Eleanor Edmondson, Curator
• Facilitator: Mella Shaw - MA RCA

Who are the teams who work behind the scenes at Scotland’s and Edinburgh’s organisations dedicated to working in the area of exhibition design, curation and engagement? What are the main opportunities that they offer to freelance creatives and how do they contribute to Edinburgh’s creative community?

Come along to learn what else you need to know as a creative practitioner looking for your next project as an exhibition designer, curator or engagement specialist. The event is designed to benefit particularly early-career individuals and will also cater to mid-level career practitioners.

Running Order

17:00 - 17:10 - Welcome from Creative Edinburgh and Business Gateway

17:10 - 18:00 - Welcome from Facilitator and panel discussion

18:00 - 18:45 - Roundtable discussions and Q&A with speakers

18:45 - Community announcements, Creative Edinburgh news, and thank yous (contact programme@creative-edinburgh.com if you have something you’d like to announce!)

19:00 - Event ends