Karst is a non-profit organisation founded in 2012 that is artist-led. Karst have just refurbished their studio spaces available to artists providing them and the public with exposure to local and international contemporary art. Karst produces curatorial projects that are sometimes guest-curated working alongside collaborative groups, individuals and various partner organisations; commissioning exhibitions from Arts Council England, Plymouth City Council, The Danish Arts Council, OCA: Office for Contemporary Art Norway and many others. Karst have previously exhibited work by Various artists some recent examples are, Jeongmoon Choi : Explorer, Bristol Diving School & Third Belgrade ‘MEMEX : An Autoscopic Exercise’ and Simon Bayliss SS Blue Jacket.
I am currently working as a Intern within Karst, the opportunity to work within the team is helping me to gain experience and knowledge within a different gallery environment, allowing me to develop these skills within my own practice. The internship will benefit me as I am very interested in learning more about the administration side to how exhibitions are set up alongside the installation and working with various artists in the production of their exhibitions and the understanding how their work should be perceived.
References:
Karst-projects.org. 2013. KARST : About. [online
] Available at: http://www.karst-projects.org/about.html [Accessed: 2 Nov 2013].
Artist As Curator 