Roving Curators 2025
The Roving Curator program gives museums, galleries and collections access to Arts Tasmania’s museum professionals for up to 25 days in the year.
The Roving Curators are a team of skilled and knowledgeable museum and cultural heritage professionals based in Launceston.
A delegate of the Minister for the Arts has approved that 135 days of Roving Curator time be shared across 10 organisations in this round, to support projects and activities in 2025.
Funding recommendations were made by expert peers drawn from the Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Register.
Roving Curator time
RECIPIENT | DAYS | ACTIVITY |
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Circular Head Heritage Centre Inc. | 18 days | A review and update of a Significance Assessment in 2025 |
Derwent Valley Council | 10 days | A Derwent Valley Heritage Collection exhibition project at the New Norfolk Historical Information Centre in 2025 |
Devonport City Council | 15 days | Stage two of a Significance Assessment for the Devonport Regional Gallery in 2025 |
George Town Council | 7 days | Supporting an interpretation and exhibition project at the Bass and Flinders Maritime Museum in 2025 |
Glamorgan Spring Bay Council | 17 days | Supporting a Significance Assessment and the delivery of a Collection Care and Handling Workshop for the East Coast Heritage Museum in 2025 |
Longford - Norfolk Plains History Society Inc. | 10 days | A collections management project in 2025 |
Rosebery Development Association | 18 days | Supporting collections management in 2025 |
Waratah Museum Society Inc. | 16 days | Supporting collections management in 2025 |
Wilmot Tourist & Progress Association Inc. | 10 days | An interpretation project and collections management activities in 2025 |
Woolmers Foundation Inc. | 14 days | Stage one of a new preservation and conservation project in 2025 |
Feedback from the expert peers
The peers discussed the overall quality of the applications to this round and made the following comments:
- Applications should clearly identify the cultural heritage opportunities and the rationale behind the projects or program outlined.
- Applications from volunteer involving organisations should clearly outline any opportunities for capacity building and professional development of the volunteer program
- Stronger applications included a clear explanation of how support from Arts Tasmania would benefit the collection or exhibition outcome
- Stronger applications included CVs for all key professionals and personnel – including volunteers
- Stronger applications included clear information relating to the physical location of the collection (such as photos or floorplans)
- Stronger applications included a clear project plan or timeline to speak to the criteria of planning
- Applicants lodging more than one application to Arts Tasmania’s programs were encouraged to explain how the applications related to each other
- Peers recommended that applicants read the program guidelines carefully and include the relevant support material required.
Peer assessors
The following peers assessed in Arts Tasmania’s September 2024 round (including the Annie Greig Dance Scholarship, Artsbridge, Cultural Heritage Organisations, Low-interest loans, Organisations - Youth Arts, Organisations – projects, Roving Curators and Tasmanian Residencies):
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