Jo Higgins

October 1, 2020

Writings, Events

Art Collector: Pull Focus interviews for Sydney Contemporary

Jo Higgins

October 1, 2020

Writings, Events

In the absence of the annual Sydney Contemporary Art Fair at Carriageworks thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, Art Collector magazine has been inviting writers to sit down with artists who are participating in the Fair’s virtual edition to chat about one specific work. I was excited to have the chance to talk with artists Karen Black and Mason Kimber and my (very animated…) conversations with them are below. I don’t think I have a career in television journalism ahead of me (the ratio of thrilling : terrifying too razor thin apart from anything else!) but I will always say yes to the chance to sit down with someone and unpick why and how they do what they do.

Apologies for the lack of subtitles on the films (you can turn on closed captions if you watch them in YouTube.)

Watch Jo Higgins in conversation with artist Karen Black about her work 'Tangled', showing at showing at Sydney Contemporary Presents 2020 with Sullivan + St...

Watch Jo Higgins in conversation with artist Mason Kimber about his work 'Window - Luna', showing at Sydney Contemporary Presents with Kronenberg Mais Wright...

Vale Frank Watters - Artlink magazine

Jo Higgins

May 23, 2020

Writings

Gallerist Frank Watters OAM died this week aged 86. There are others who can better attest to his formidable contribution to the Sydney contemporary art landscape but way back in 2006 I had the opportunity to interview Frank for Artlink magazine’s “Elders: The Old Magic” issue, when Watters was just a sprightly 72. This was one of my first ever artist interviews as a fledgling writer and I remember feeling so nervous. Frank though was so generous and easy and my strongest memories still are of sitting upstairs in his apartment above the gallery in Darlinghurst, amid the books and artworks, just delighted and enraptured with his stories and reflections, not quite believing that someone was paying me for this privilege.

You can read my interview with him here.

Churchill Fellowship Report - findings

Jo Higgins

November 19, 2019

News, Writings

A simple graphic for a very significant undertaking…

In describing what was involved over the course of my eight-week Churchill Fellowship earlier this year, a friend reflected recently that it must have been like “drinking water from a fire hose.” I don’t think I could have found a more appropriate metaphor!

I remain so inspired by the people I met and the programs I had the opportunity to learn about. I’m so grateful to have had this extraordinary opportunity and I am really proud and excited (and relieved…) to finally have my report ready to share.

Churchill Fellowship Report 2018: Investigating different models of informal learning and youth-led engagement in arts organisations - USA & Canada

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