Consultancy profile

Delivering Gallery, Museum and Heritage Projects

Visioning and developing concepts, characterised by a commitment to enhancing access, high quality design and collaborative working with users, stakeholders and other consultants.

Delivering developments e.g. planning and project managing displays, interpretation and infrastructure.

Feasibility Studies, Submissions and Evaluations

Feasibility studies of projects in the gallery, museum, heritage and related sectors.

Preparing and evaluating funding and other submissions.

Exhibition/Display Programming and Delivery

Advising on exhibition policies and programming, visioning proposals/concepts to maximise audiences and reach full potential.

Organising and delivering exhibitions, within the UK and internationally, including commissioning research, negotiating loans, securing partners/collaborators, creating catalogues and successfully applying for funding.

Management in the Gallery, Museum and Heritage Sectors

Developing historic buildings and sites as cultural attractions in association with conservation specialists, artists and craftspeople as well as those in the leisure/retail sectors.

Working with professionals to broker partnership working e.g. collections loans, acquisitions, exhibitions and developing professional expertise.

Interim management positions.

The qualities I bring to my consultancy work include:

A record of successfully managing and delivering gallery infrastructure and display projects, as well as exhibitions and displays; trained in PRINCE.

A strong commitment to developing public engagement with art, artists and a broad knowledge of the history of art, design and architecture from the early 19th century to the present day.

Imagination, insight and flexibility and an enthusiasm for collaborative working with a range of partners.