1 – 3pm
Join Curator Nur Shkembi and ACCA Education for this rare Teacher Professional Learning session that explores Shkembi’s curatorial practice through a deep dive into the exhibition Five Acts of Love.
This session is designed to highlight the curatorial process, exploring how a central theme, the selection and placement of artworks, and the design of viewer interaction and interpretation contribute to a compelling and cohesive exhibition. It will also consider how collaboration between curators, exhibition designers, and conservators—through thoughtful spatial planning, lighting, display choices, and the preservation of artworks—can enhance both the impact and integrity of an exhibition.
This session is aimed at Secondary Teachers and Art Educators who would like to strengthen their knowledge of the curatorial process, in particular those delivering VCE Art Making and Exhibiting. This informal session will feature a tour of Five Acts of Love with opportunities for Q & A and light refreshments.
Learning Intentions:
- Build confidence in exploring First Nations art, culture, history, religion and truth-telling in the classroom.
- Further teachers’ knowledge and understanding of the arts industry, roles and responsibilities of curators and arts specialists and exhibition making. This includes:
– How to research and prepare for an exhibition.
– How works are selected and how an exhibition space impacts exhibition design.
– Understanding the importance of building rapport and connection with artists when curating.
– Learn about the process of liaising with artists, private collectors or institutions/galleries.
– Consider how artworks are prepared for installation. - Develop an awareness of the diversity of practices including First Nations art and other cultures both local and international.
WHERE: Held at ACCA
TICKETS
This a closed event for all Australian Teachers, Educators and pre-service Teachers. Light refreshments will also be provided at the event.
Student Teacher $20 + GST
Teacher $25 + GST
Regional teachers, we’re pleased to be offering a limited number of free spots! To secure a limited free ticket please email ACCA Education here, and tell us a little about yourself and your school community.
Recommended for Secondary Visual Art Teachers and Student Teachers
BIOGRAPHY
DR NUR SHKEMBI OAM
lives and works on Wurundjeri Country VIC
born 1972, Christchurch, Aotearoa/New Zealand
Nur Shkembi is an award-winning curator, writer and art historian with a research specialisation in Islamic art history, contemporary art and postcolonial theory. Nur has produced and curated over 150 events, exhibitions and community engagement projects and was part of the core team which established the Islamic Museum of Australia. As a museum curator, Nur brought together artefacts, traditional art and contemporary art as a means for collective storytelling, subverting stereotypes and as a provision for the individual narrative. Nur is currently working on a new museum project in Western Sydney, due to open in 2028.
Exhibitions include Soul Fury, Bendigo Art Gallery, DOMINION, Arts West Gallery, The University of Melbourne, and Destiny Disrupted, Griffith University Art Museum. Recent academic publications include ‘Neo-Orientalism and the persistence of Holbein carpets: on writing the future history of Islamic art in Australia’ in What is postnational art history?, Perimeter Editions and ‘Destiny Disrupted: A History of Contemporary Islamic Art in ‘Australia’’ in Variations, Monash University Press.
Nur holds a PhD in Art History from The University of Melbourne.
AITSL Australian Professional Standards for Teachers addressed:
6.4 Undertake professional learning programs designed to address identified student learning needs.
2.1. Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities.
2.4 Demonstrate broad knowledge of, understanding of and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and languages.
6.2 Participate in learning to update knowledge and practice, targeted to professional needs and school and/or system priorities.
