Claire Watson

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Director @ NETS Victoria
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Greater Melbourne Area, Australia
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Senior arts professional with significant arts leadership experience in the museums and not-for-profit sector. Previous roles have included strategic leadership and specialist arts and cultural management roles.Claire has 17 years of experience touring exhibitions nationally and internationally in her current role at NETS Victoria and through her experiences at Asialink, Gippsland Art Gallery, BLINDSIDE and as an independent artist and curator.Claire is a passionate contributor to the arts community through her role on boards and advisory committees, as a judge for industry prizes and guest speaker, writer and lecturer, both nationally and internationally. She has served on the board of the Public Galleries Association of Victoria, chairing their Advocacy & Research Committee and is an Affiliate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Claire Watson's Current Company Details
NETS Victoria

Nets Victoria

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Claire Watson Work Experience Details
  • Nets Victoria
    Director
    Nets Victoria Nov 2019 - Present
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  • Claire Watson
    Independent Consultant/Curator
    Claire Watson Feb 2008 - Present
  • Megan Cope - Quandamooka Artist
    Artist Assistant
    Megan Cope - Quandamooka Artist Mar 2019 - Nov 2019
  • Public Galleries Association Of Victoria
    Board Member/Advisor
    Public Galleries Association Of Victoria Aug 2017 - Aug 2019
    Chairing the Advocacy and Research Sub-Committee of the PGAV, Claire advocated for the needs of galleries in Victoria. Claire led new initiatives including a strategy to acknowledge and celebrate significant achievements of member galleries, and the development of useful fact sheets outlining best practice standards for public galleries. Claire’s appointment and chairing in this role demonstrates her highly valued contribution to the visual arts sector and broad array of personal and professional networks, particularly amongst public museums and galleries.
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  • Darebin City Council
    Senior Curator, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
    Darebin City Council Apr 2015 - Mar 2019
    As Senior Curator, Claire led the vision and shaped the Gallery’s exhibition and public programming, leading to significant funding from state and federal government. Claire innovated successful audience engagement programs including Craft Lab+, arts residencies and an array of panels with guest speakers. She led new acquisitions and new commissions from contemporary artists across Australia, chaired the Art Collection Advisory Committee and redeveloped the Collection Policy. She provided team leadership and strategic thinking around audience engagement and the artistic program.
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  • Darebin City Council
    Acting Director, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
    Darebin City Council Dec 2016 - Dec 2017
    On two occasions during this period, Claire managed and reported on financial operations, provided team leadership, developed reports for executive management and chaired and facilitated the Board of Management.
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  • Blindside
    Chair - Artistic Directors
    Blindside Feb 2012 - Oct 2017
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  • Blindside
    Director (Chair 2012-2015)
    Blindside Feb 2010 - Feb 2015
    Claire led major organisational change, devising and leading change-management. She oversaw the establishment of a new Artistic Directors Advisory Committee, an Associate Program and a sustainable Education Program reflected in a new set of terms for the constitution. She established a strong and visionary Business Plan endorsed with repeated triennial funding and secured funding and partners and curatorship of two touring exhibitions for both Asia and Australia. She led the development of Australia’s first continuously programmed online video gallery.She oversaw a 10-year anniversary publication and led the implementation and design of a new organisational identity and website, successfully securing a sponsor to achieve this at no cost.
  • Creative Victoria
    Advisory Panel Member
    Creative Victoria Feb 2008 - Apr 2016
    Programming Panel (2008) Determined visual arts funding for project grants.Touring Victoria Panel (2014-2016) Determined funding for multiple arts forms for touring across Victoria.Regional Partnerships Panel (2016) Determined appropriate funding to regional galleries across Victoria.
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  • Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, Banyule City Council
    Curator
    Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, Banyule City Council Jul 2010 - Mar 2015
    Worked with internal stakeholders including: serving on the OH&S committee for 2 years at Banyule Council; conceived/delivered successful collaborations with libraries on exhibitions and public programs; created relationships with the marketing team to deliver a range of media releases and brought high exposure to the exhibition program including frequent mentions in The Age, Local Leader and a feature article Claire wrote for the industry publication 'Museums Australia'.Curated exhibitions for Hatch Contemporary Arts Space and developed annual program. Helped lead the renovations of a community space so it was suitable for contemporary art exhibitions. Chaired and facilitated Art Collection Advisory Committee. Managed and led volunteer program of 20 volunteers. Supervised 4 interns.
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  • Asialink
    Visual Arts Program Coordinator, Asialink Arts
    Asialink Jan 2009 - Jul 2010
    Managed and installed exhibitions touring to AsiaManaged and assessed preservation of works upon their return to AustraliaFacilitated artist talks, artist residencies and public programs nationally/internationallyInitiated ongoing partnerships between Asian and Australian based organisationsSecured funding from a range of state and national bodies including the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade.Project managed 20 year celebratory publication 'Every 23 Days: 20 years touring Asia'
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  • Wellington Shire Council
    Curator, Gippsland Art Gallery
    Wellington Shire Council 2006 - 2008
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