Beyond Curation

Episode 12: The Artist-Gallery Relationship: A Delicate Balance

What happens when the relationship between an artist and a gallery becomes unbalanced? Who holds the power, and what happens when trust begins to break down?

In this episode we explore the complicated relationship between contemporary artist and the galleries that represent them, examining the importance of mutual respect, and transparency.

The Art of Budgeting

In this episode of Beyond Curation, we explore how thoughtful budgeting can shape a stronger artwork program. From establishing priorities and balancing original, framed, and fabricated pieces to understanding the real costs behind artwork, we break down common budget myths and why involving an art consultant early can help you make the most of your investment.

The Art of Sustainability

In this episode of Beyond Curation, we explore what sustainability really means when specifying artwork for corporate, healthcare, and hospitality environments. From materials and fabrication to transportation, durability, reuse, and end-of-life considerations, we look beyond the obvious choices and consider the entire lifecycle of an art program.

The Emotional Resonance of Artwork

In this episode, we explore what happens between us and the artwork, and how personal experience, artistic intention, composition, materials, and context all influence what we feel.

We’ll also look at the difference between personal taste and curatorial expertise, and why creating an intentional environment isn’t about making everyone love every piece. It’s about understanding what we put into a space, why we chose it, and giving the artwork the opportunity to resonate in different ways.

Episode 7: Color Theory

Color is more than something we see, it’s something we experience. In this episode, we explore the fundamentals of color theory, including hue, value, saturation, color temperature, and undertones, and how light and the surrounding environment can completely change the way we perceive color. We’ll also explore the more mysterious side of color, and the possibility that color carries an energetic signature that influences how a space feels.

Episode 6: Live With It

The curation process doesn’t end when the artwork is selected or the design is approved. Live With It is the final phase, where we step back, experience the space as a whole, and allow the environment to tell us what it needs.

In this episode of Beyond Curation, we’ll explore how to look at the finished design with fresh eyes, identify subtle issues with balance, scale, spacing, color, and visual rhythm, and make those small adjustments that can take a design from good to great.

Because sometimes the room tells you something the floorplan couldn’t.

Episode 5: Curation

In this episode of Beyond Curation, we take a closer look at the role of the curator and why thoughtful art selection can transform the way a space feels and functions. We’ll explore how artwork can tell a story, support an environment, and contribute to the experience of the people who inhabit it.

Episode 4: Finding Your Parameters

Once you know what you’re noticing and the experience you want to create, it’s time to define the parameters.

In this episode of Beyond Curation, we look at the practical framework that shapes a thoughtful art program, including budget, architecture, color, scale, timeline, and the existing environment. These parameters aren’t limitations. They give you a place to begin and help guide the creative process.

When you understand what you’re working with, you can make more intentional choices and curate artwork that feels more connected to the space, rather than simply filling it.

Episode 3: Find the Experience

Once we learn to notice a space, the next step is to understand the experience we want to create within it.

In this episode, I explore the second step in my curation process, finding the experience. What should someone feel when they enter a space? What do we want them to notice, remember, or take away with them?

I talk about how understanding the intended experience can guide the artwork selection and help create spaces that feel thoughtful, connected, and authentic.

Episode 2: Notice

Great art curation begins before you ever choose a piece of artwork. It begins with noticing.

In this episode, I talk about the first step in my curation process, learning to really observe a space, understand its environment, and pay attention to the details that can easily be overlooked.

What do you notice when you walk into a space? How does the architecture make you feel? What are the colors, textures, light, materials, and surrounding elements telling you? And how can those observations guide the artwork that ultimately belongs there?

Before we can choose the right art, we have to learn how to see.