AMY HALLIDAY ARTS CONSULTING

About

Art. Ideas.

Dialogue.

Connection.

Art can stir emotions, awaken wonder, prompt reflection, shift perspectives, and catalyze dialogue. With fifteen years of experience as a museum and gallery director, educator, curator, and consultant, I facilitate transformative encounters with art, grounded in a desire to meaningfully connect people with art, ideas, and each other.

Whether you’re an artist looking for professional development, an organization in search of a workshop facilitator or guest curator, or an individual/business building a collection, let me connect the dots for you!

Video courtesy of Northeastern College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD). “Amy Halliday curated my debut Boston solo exhibition, Against A Sharp White Background, at Northeastern University in 2020, which later traveled to Auburn University, Alabama, and also included a small publication. We've worked together on a number of projects since then, including a panel presentation for the College Art Association Conference, and an academic publication (2023) for the Journal of Arts & Communities.

Working with Amy has always felt like an easy collaboration. The enthusiasm and dedication she brings to each project is infectious. Both artist- and student-centered, Amy’s approach to education and curation [creates] a thoughtful bridge between contemporary art and learning environments, making the work accessible to a wider audience, while inviting rigorous discourse. It’s been a joy to work with her over the years.
— Helina Metaferia, Artist

about amy halliday

Amy Halliday is a curator, educator, writer and arts consultant from South Africa who currently works across the US and UK. She has an MA in Teaching from Smith College, an MA in Art History from University College London (UCL), and a lifelong passion for teaching and learning. With expertise in global contemporary art; interdisciplinary and socially-engaged curatorial practice; object-based inquiry and museum education, she offers guest lectures, workshops, and training on a variety of topics, as well as arts advising towards collection-building, and professional coaching and curatorial services for artists.

Get in touch to discuss your needs: amy.s.halliday@gmail.com.

15 years of experience, including:

  • Independent Arts Consultant: Curation, Research, and Strategic Partnerships, Bristol/London UK & Bay Area/Boston USA

  • Director, Center for the Arts, and Curator, Gallery 360, Northeastern University, Boston

  • History of Art Tutor, Dept. for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

  • Gallery Director and Curator, Hampshire College Art Gallery, Amherst, USA

  • Manager of Public Programs, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, USA

  • Curator of Academic Programs, Amherst College, Amherst, USA

  • International Editor & Freelance Writer, ArtThrob, SOUTH AFRICA

  • Cataloguer, African Art Department, Bonhams, London, UK

  • Art History Lecturer, SummerFuel Study Abroad, Florence ITALY

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