Sally Gray and Company

Cultural Broker and
Design Advocate

2001 - 2003
CITY-WIDE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Cultural Broker
CITY OF WOLLONGONG AND NSW DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

As cultural broker my role was to bring arts, culture and creativity to the forefront of city planning for Wollongong, a city of 200,000 people 80km south of Sydney. I initiated concepts and political support for a new centre for contemporary culture and a city-centre cultural precinct.

2001
REDFERN COMMUNITY CENTRE
Art Consultant
PITTENDRIGH SHINKFIELD AND BRUCE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, URBAN ART PROJECTS AND SOUTH SYDNEY COUNCIL

Provide advice on commissioning of indigenous artists to create works of art for new Redfern Community Centre [image above: Jonathan Jones, Site Map, 2001, courtesy the artist and Gallery Barry Keldoulis]

1999
CULTURAL MAPPING OF THE ILLAWARRA ESCARPMENT
Cultural Consultant
ILLAWARRA REGION OF COUNCILS

Manage a study of the layered cultural meanings associated with the Illawarra Escarpment, which extends from southern Sydney to the Shoalhaven River NSW.
[image above: Illawarra from Bulli Pass, A.H. Fullwood, 1892]

1997
ILLAWARRA REGIONAL MUSEUMS PLAN
Project manager
ILLAWARRA REGION OF COUNCILS

Manage a planning process for Illawarra Museums. Working with staff and volunteers of thirty museums of the lllawarra area, the largest being Wollongong City Art Gallery and the smallest being local community history museums.

1996 -1997
CORPORATE COLLATERALS COLLECTION DESIGN
Creative direction
AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS PTY LTD

Creative direction and design management of corporate imaging materials collection for Australian Business, a large national employer organisation.

1995
'ARTSTART WOMEN IN ARTS BUSINESS'
Business Mentor
NSW DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT

Mentoring for creative businesses run by women

1995
DESIGN INDUSTRY AND THE SYDNEY OLYMPICS
Design Broker
NSW DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT

Provide advice on opportunities for design industry in imaging of Sydney for the 2000 Olympic Games

1993 - 1996
AUSTRALIA POST STAMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Member
AUSTRALIA POST

Provide advice on Australian stamp design.
[image above: St. Valentines Day, stamp. Designer: Kim Roberts, 1995]

1993–1995
VISIONS OF AUSTRALIA
Committee member
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS

The committee recommended allocation of grants for national touring exhibitions.

1989
TAFE VISUAL IDENTITY
Creative Director of Design and Implementation Process
TAFE NSW

Provide creative direction and management for the implementation of TAFE's new corporate ID
[TAFE logo above: original design concept, Josie Howlett; design development, Ruth Downes. Commissioner: TAFE NSW]



Dr Sally Gray Curator, Educator, and Writer I currently teach Art History and Theory and Fashion History and Theory at the University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts. I also give guest lectures at the University of Technology Sydney and elsewhere on Fashion History and Theory. My academic writing focuses on Fashion History and urban cultures of the late twentieth century.

In December 2006 I was awarded a PhD in Art History and Theory at the University of New South Wales. My thesis, There's Always More: The Art of David McDiarmid, encompassed urban history, art history and theory, dance music history and the career of self designated queer artist David McDiarmid (1952–1995)
Curator As a curator I have enjoyed working with the relationships between ideas, history, visual culture and language. Feb–May 2008 WOLLONGONG CITY GALLERY Curator The project exhibition A Journey In Cloth, explored my relationship to 'dutch wax' fabric and was developed to accompany the Gallery's major exhibition of African Textiles, Walala Wasala. 2003 - 2004 SYDNEY HILTON HOTEL Public Art Consultant HILTON INTERNATIONAL ASIA PACIFIC Provide advice on commissioning Australian artists to design site specific permanent works of art for the renewed Sydney Hilton Hotel. [image above: Bronwyn Oliver, Hilton foyer sculpture, Vine, 2004, length 16.42m. Reproduced with permission of the artist and Roslyn Oxley Gallery. Photographer: Astrid Spielman.] 2001 THE RECOLLECTION ROOM: MARY MACKILLOP SCHOOLHOUSE Curator SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH Mary MacKillop Place, North Sydney 1999 - 2000 SYDNEY AIRPORT PUBLIC ART PROGRAM Consultant Project Director SYDNEY AIRPORTS CORPORATION LIMITED Concept development and management of a major public art program to enhance the image and identity of the Sydney international airport as part of its redevelopment for the 2000 Olympic Games. 1999 CHINA '78: A POLITICAL ROMANCE Curator CASULA POWERHOUSE Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney 1999 A SUMMER PLACE: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN AT THE BEACH Curator WARRINGAH COUNCIL Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney 1998 DESIGNING AUSTRALIA: MODERNITY AND THE STAMP Curator AUSTRALIA POST Australia Post Gallery, Melbourne 1997 - 1998 THE SOCOG OLYMPIC GAMES IN-HOUSE EXHIBITIONS PROGRAM Curator SOCOG Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, Head office, Ultimo, Sydney 1996-1997 FORZA E CORAGGIO: THE ITALIANS OF SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY Curator FAIRFIELD AND LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCILS Fairfield Regional Heritage Centre and Liverpool Bicentennial Museum, Sydney 1989–1994 NSW STATE LIBRARY EXHIBITIONS Exhibitions Program Manager New South Wales State Library CHURCHILL FELLOWSHIP In 1993 I received a Churchill Fellowship to examine exhibition development processes at The Tate, The National Gallery, The National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and other cultural institutions in Europe.	Visual Artist As part of my creative practice I work as a visual artist on individual and collaborative art projects. 2004 IMAGING THE ILLAWARRA: 25 TAKES Wollongong City Gallery An invited exhibition of the work of 25 artists who have lived and worked in the Illawarra region. [image above: Eye For Detail, APS colour photograph, Sally Gray, 2004] 2003 MY GARDEN AS A FAMILY ARCHIVE Artist: Sally Gray State Archives of NSW, The Rocks, Sydney Installation within "The House of Exquisite Memory" exhibition curated by Susan Charlton, designed by Kylie Legge 2003 IN THE REALM OF THE LOTUS Wollongong City Gallery In 2003 I was invited to create an installation at Wollongong City Gallery based on my Lotus Series of 2001. I collaborated with the local Buddhist Community to create IN THE REALM OF THE LOTUS. 2001–2002 LOTUS SERIES Digital Ghosts exhibition Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, Mass Gallery, Melbourne, Tin Sheds Gallery, University of Sydney 1998 CASULA COLOSSI Concept for Casula Railway Station Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre Designers: Sally Gray and Ron Smith 1998 THE GIANT 25TH BIRTHDAY CANDLE Sydney Opera House, Sydney Designers: Sally Gray and Ron Smith Commissioned by Sydney Opera House Trust 1989 G'DAY CHAIR G'Day Chair Exhibition 1983 RELATIONS A DUET IN BLACK AND WHITE Artspace, Sydney In 1983 film scholar and filmmaker Laleen Jayamanne invited me to participate with her in the development and presentation of a performance art work we entitled RELATIONS: A DUET IN BLACK AND WHITE. The multi media work explored issues of race, culture, gender and sexuality in the formation of the two women's lives. Image credit: Australian House and Garden, Nov 2002. Photographer: Simon Kenny. Image credit: Australian House and Garden, Feb 2003. Photographer: Andrew Lehmann. WEBSITE DESIGNED BY Richens&Doherty 02 4938 9131 tabbil@ozemail.com.au	Cultural Broker and Design Advocate 2001 - 2003 CITY-WIDE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Cultural Broker CITY OF WOLLONGONG AND NSW DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT As cultural broker my role was to bring arts, culture and creativity to the forefront of city planning for Wollongong, a city of 200,000 people 80km south of Sydney. I initiated concepts and political support for a new centre for contemporary culture and a city-centre cultural precinct. 2001 REDFERN COMMUNITY CENTRE Art Consultant PITTENDRIGH SHINKFIELD AND BRUCE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, URBAN ART PROJECTS AND SOUTH SYDNEY COUNCIL Provide advice on commissioning of indigenous artists to create works of art for new Redfern Community Centre [image above: Jonathan Jones, Site Map, 2001, courtesy the artist and Gallery Barry Keldoulis] 1999 CULTURAL MAPPING OF THE ILLAWARRA ESCARPMENT Cultural Consultant ILLAWARRA REGION OF COUNCILS Manage a study of the layered cultural meanings associated with the Illawarra Escarpment, which extends from southern Sydney to the Shoalhaven River NSW. [image above: Illawarra from Bulli Pass, A.H. Fullwood, 1892] 1997 ILLAWARRA REGIONAL MUSEUMS PLAN Project manager ILLAWARRA REGION OF COUNCILS Manage a planning process for Illawarra Museums. Working with staff and volunteers of thirty museums of the lllawarra area, the largest being Wollongong City Art Gallery and the smallest being local community history museums. 1996 -1997 CORPORATE COLLATERALS COLLECTION DESIGN Creative direction AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS PTY LTD Creative direction and design management of corporate imaging materials collection for Australian Business, a large national employer organisation. 1995 'ARTSTART WOMEN IN ARTS BUSINESS' Business Mentor NSW DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT Mentoring for creative businesses run by women 1995 DESIGN INDUSTRY AND THE SYDNEY OLYMPICS Design Broker NSW DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT Provide advice on opportunities for design industry in imaging of Sydney for the 2000 Olympic Games 1993 - 1996 AUSTRALIA POST STAMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE Member AUSTRALIA POST Provide advice on Australian stamp design. [image above: St. Valentines Day, stamp. Designer: Kim Roberts, 1995] 1993–1995 VISIONS OF AUSTRALIA Committee member FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS The committee recommended allocation of grants for national touring exhibitions. 1989 TAFE VISUAL IDENTITY Creative Director of Design and Implementation Process TAFE NSW Provide creative direction and management for the implementation of TAFE's new corporate ID [TAFE logo above: original design concept, Josie Howlett; design development, Ruth Downes. Commissioner: TAFE NSW]