Guest curator contract

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Campus Gallery: Artist Gallery Alumni Association Residence Curator Contract 200370631 Joyce Leung Museum and Gallery Studies – MUSM 1001 Professor Gary Evans Tuesday, December 19, 2017

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Campus Gallery: Artist Gallery Alumni Association

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Between [Georgian College Campus Gallery] And [Angela Aujla] Guest Curator

[Georgian Museum and Gallery Alumni Society] provide professional services CAD$17.5223.68/hour to [Angela Aujla] as a Guest Curator to develop and assemble an exhibition entitled [Canadian Women’s Studies] to be held at [Georgian College Campus Gallery] for the dates [February 1, 2018-April 26, 2018]. The general concept for this exhibition, as proposed by the Guest Curator, has been accepted by Georgian College as Professor of Sociology and Cultural Studies.

The concept is flexible with final approval by the campus gallery director, Gary Evans and Faculty of Museum and Gallery studies colleagues; including Wayne Townsend, Rosemary Vyvyan, Jeffrey Nye, Carolyn Bell, Darryl Wines.

The general responsibilities of the Guest Curator shall be as follows: 1. Assembling Works: To provide all necessary information for loans from artists, individuals, or other institutions and to obtain, with the assistance of the Gallery, all necessary permissions and releases for the exhibition and transit period(s). The Gallery will forward loan agreements to artists and institutions as instructed by the Guest Curator.

2. Installation: To devise a concept for the installation of the exhibition and provide the Gallery well in advance all technical and material requirements for the installation. To consult with the Gallery on all plans for installation, and to personally supervise the installation of the exhibition. To provide all support material in electronic format for the exhibition such as a didactic panel [2500 words], labels, artist statements and biographies.

3. Wall / newsletter Text: To provide the Gallery with a [500] word text about the exhibition for publication in its newsletter [The Art Newsletter], and / or use as a didactic wall panel, by January 31, 2018.

4. Artist Fees: To forward to the Gallery full names of participating artists, their addresses including postal codes, social insurance numbers where necessary, by [January 16, 2018].

5. Budget: To keep within the constraints of the exhibition budget and to discuss with both the Directors and Curators of any potential discrepancies as the project progresses.

The Gallery must authorize all expenditures in advance and in writing. Unauthorized expenditures will be the responsibility of the Guest Curator.

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6. Liaison between the Gallery and Artists: To act as primary contact for artists in the exhibition and to be available at reasonable times for consultation with the Head of Technology and Fine Arts Faculties, who will be responsible for exhibition animation.

7. Public Programs and Public Relations: The Guest Curator will assist in developing a promotional plan and will be available for any reasonable requests for press interviews.

She / he will also agree to provide information as requested for the Gallery’s media release [youtube Angela Aujla – Art & Illustartion – Simcoe County Shop Local]; along with Erin Corcoran Real Estate Sales Representative.

8. Ancillary Activities: Arrangements for any other activities will be made separately.

Discuss will take place separately with the Gallery’s Head of Social Studies, Psychology, and Communication Arts Program about possible educational and ancillary events.

9. Return of Work: To provide the Gallery with relevant information concerning artists and lenders to enable the Gallery to make transportation arrangements for the return of artwork.

10. Catalogue [if applicable]: To plan the catalogue for the exhibition, working with staff from the Gallery, and provide a general concept and instructions for design, obtain photographic material and requisite reproduction clearance, artist’s biographies in ready to publish format, a list of works in the exhibition (metric format), photographic captions, credits and any other necessary catalogue information. TO write an essay not more than 100 words discussing the concept, the works in the exhibition, and to provide clean electronic copy of the material ready for publication. The final text of the catalogue must be in the hands of the Gallery on or before [January 12, 2018]. A termination fee of [$800] will be offered if the Gallery chooses not to publish the text.

11. Copyright: The Gallery commissioned the text from the Guest Curator. The Guest Curator will hold the intellectual property rights and grant reasonable use of the material to the Gallery. Both parties will require permission from the other party if they wish to republish the easy in the future. The copyright for photographs used in the catalogue remains with the artists and / or photographers.

12. Installation: To provide required technical assistance, preparation, and all other requirements for the installation of the exhibition.

13. Promotion: To be responsible for all promotion and publicity for the exhibition.

14. Administration: To provide adequate administrative support to the Guest Curator’s concept and materials including working with designers and printers, final editing of material, and proofreading. The Gallery reserves final editorial rights over all accepted written material. The Guest Curator will receive free copies of the catalogue and each artist will receive free copies.

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15. Termination of agreement: This agreement can be terminated with three-day notice period by either party. If the agreement must be terminated due to circumstances beyond the control of either party, neither will be penalized nor held responsible.

16. Both parties agree to carry out all other responsibilities to ensure the excellence and timely completion of the project.

Signatures:

[Meagan Sebele]

Date: December 19, 2017

Student Advisor

[Gary Evan],

Date: December 20, 2017

Director of Museum Curators

[Crystal Cooke],

Date: December 21, 2017

Director of Social Studies, Psychology, and Communication Arts, Georgian College

[Angela Aujla],

Date: December 22, 2017

Guest Curator, Professor of Sociology and Cultural Studies, Georgian College

{Wayne Townsend}, [Jeffrey Nye], [Rosemary Vyvyan], [Carolyn Bell], [Darryl Wines] Instructors in Museum and Gallery Studies, Georgian College

Signed.

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Signed by Campus Gallery Artist Gallery Alumni Association [Georgian College Campus Gallery] [One Georgian College Drive, Barrie, Ontario L4M 3X9] [Joyce Leung, Canadian Museums Association, musm1014@gmail.com]

Reference

“American Psychological Association”, the best written reference along with Georgian College Liberal Arts. (L. Joyce, personal communication, December 19, 2017).

Angela Aujla. (2017, April). Art & Illustration – Simcoe County Shop Local. [YouTube].

Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU6WozS67So&feature=share Angela Aujla. Humber College: School of Liberal Arts & Sciences. [Profile]. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Angela_Aujla Angel Aujla. (2000). Others in Their Own Land – Canadian Woman Studies – York University. [Journals]. Retrieved from https://cws.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cws/article/viewFile/7608/6739

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