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Doing Public Installations | Diamando Koutsellis | Episode 1206
Diamando Koutsellis | Episode 1205
Diamando Koutsellis is an Australian artist with a 30-year career in public art, exhibition practice, and community collaboration. Working nationally and internationally with diverse and marginalised communities, she creates inclusive, site-responsive artworks. Diamando now leads The Australian Ceramics Association, producing The Journal of Australian Ceramics. The organisation supports over 1,500 members by connecting, elevating, and promoting Australian ceramics, while Diamando continues her own active arts practice.
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How much of your artist statement comes into play when you are making a pitch compared to a visual drawing?
It’s actually all important. It’s the artists statement, it all has equal bearing. The artist statement, the visuals, the budget, your timeline, your engagement with the community, all of those elements actually become part of your pitch.
What is a common mistake that first time applicants make when they are giving a pitch to a community?
I think it’s really important when you are going to a community you want to sit, listen, and learn before you actually speak.
How detailed does a proposal need to be?
It depends on the project. It depends on who’s applying for the funding. So if it’s a not for profit organization that wants you to do a public piece or a community program it’s really up to them to find funding for that project. They are doing that part of the process for you and you are just giving them your drawings, ideas, your CV, and your previous work.
How do you price your project or installations without feeling awkward?
Because I know how long they take me, so I also want to figure out how much the funding is before I come up with a final design. So the bigger the project, then you have to account for that financially.
What happens if a project goes over budget?
I don’t do that. I will set a project to a budget I feel comfortable with and I don’t care if it’s going to take me more or less time. If I feel like that’s fair, then that’s fair.
How much does a portfolio play into getting you new projects to work on?
I think the biggest play is actually the relationship that you have the person running the projects. Because from work you always get more work.
Book
The Potter’s Dictionary by Frank Hamer and Janet Hamer
Contact
Instagram: @diamando
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By Show Notes – The Potters CastDiamando Koutsellis | Episode 1205
Diamando Koutsellis is an Australian artist with a 30-year career in public art, exhibition practice, and community collaboration. Working nationally and internationally with diverse and marginalised communities, she creates inclusive, site-responsive artworks. Diamando now leads The Australian Ceramics Association, producing The Journal of Australian Ceramics. The organisation supports over 1,500 members by connecting, elevating, and promoting Australian ceramics, while Diamando continues her own active arts practice.
Clay Call
Lets hear from YOU! Click HERE.
SPONSORS
You can help support the show!
GRPotteryForms.com
TortugaTools.com
BuschKraft.shop
Number 1 brand in America for a reason. Skutt.com
For all your ceramic needs go to Georgies.com
How much of your artist statement comes into play when you are making a pitch compared to a visual drawing?
It’s actually all important. It’s the artists statement, it all has equal bearing. The artist statement, the visuals, the budget, your timeline, your engagement with the community, all of those elements actually become part of your pitch.
What is a common mistake that first time applicants make when they are giving a pitch to a community?
I think it’s really important when you are going to a community you want to sit, listen, and learn before you actually speak.
How detailed does a proposal need to be?
It depends on the project. It depends on who’s applying for the funding. So if it’s a not for profit organization that wants you to do a public piece or a community program it’s really up to them to find funding for that project. They are doing that part of the process for you and you are just giving them your drawings, ideas, your CV, and your previous work.
How do you price your project or installations without feeling awkward?
Because I know how long they take me, so I also want to figure out how much the funding is before I come up with a final design. So the bigger the project, then you have to account for that financially.
What happens if a project goes over budget?
I don’t do that. I will set a project to a budget I feel comfortable with and I don’t care if it’s going to take me more or less time. If I feel like that’s fair, then that’s fair.
How much does a portfolio play into getting you new projects to work on?
I think the biggest play is actually the relationship that you have the person running the projects. Because from work you always get more work.
Book
The Potter’s Dictionary by Frank Hamer and Janet Hamer
Contact
Instagram: @diamando