home | exhibitions | education | c.v. | contact | trekking
David Gilbert is an experienced freelance contemporary art curator, arts consultant, project manager and arts educator. He has worked for many years in the museum & gallery and education sectors, with a particular interest in contemporary visual arts. Some current and previous work includes:

Galleries and Organisations: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Current | Festival Producer and Curator, Wirksworth Festival 2009 / 2010, Derbyshire
2002 - 2004 | Manager | The Art House (Doncaster/Wakefield)
2001 - 2002 | New Media Curator | Pavilion (Leeds)
1997 - 2001 | Curator | Rotherham Art Gallery
1994 - 1997 | Arts Centre Manager | NCA (Nottingham)

Public Realm Commissions and Artists' Projects: >>>>>>>
Current | re :place - curating a 2-year programme of site-specific commissions thoughout Derbyshire, 2009 - 11
August 2007 | Bakewell CON[TEMPORARY] Art Trail
June 2003 | Brodsworth Hall, Barnsley Parish Church, Rotherham Museum | Cesar Cornejo/Dierdre Nelson/Benedict Phillips/Alison Unsworth/LEO
October - November 2003 | D-Frost Festival, Doncaster | Michael Pinsky/Mark Wallinger/Jonathan Shaw

Education: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Current | Freelance Creative Agent | Creative Partnerships (BAM)
July 2008 - March 2009 | Freelance Secondary Programme Project Manager | Renaissance North West (North West Museums Hub)
June 2007 – March 2008 | ‘An Emotional Journey’ | Mansfield Museum, contemporary art show co-curated with young people
December 2006 - January 2007 | Freelance Education Programme Manager | Helen Storey Foundation 'Wonderland' project
June 2006 – March 2007 | Project Manager | East Midlands Creative Lab
March 2004 – February 2006 | Creative Director | Creative Partnerships (BDR)
September 2003 – April 2004 | ‘media[tion]’ | Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery, contemporary art show co-curated with young people
montage of imagesPictures l to r: 'media[tion] | 'An Emotional Journey' (photo: Gavin Joynt)| 'Frenchgate' by Jonathan Shaw (photo: Jonathan Shaw) | East Midlands Creative Lab (photo: Chris Webb) | East Midlands Creative Lab