One and the Same: A Curatorial Mentorship with Art et al.
During the months January – March 2022, Project Ability Aspire artist John McNaught, worked with Australian-based director and curator Nicole Durling, for Art et al.’s second Curatorial Mentorship. McNaught was supported throughout the project by Project Ability tutor Valerie O’Regan.
“I was nervous about being part of the project because I thought I wasn’t good enough, but now I think well it’s okay for you to like something or you don’t. You are always learning, I liked seeing the artists in Australia and England, I’m going to miss it – the people, the inspiration. It’s cracking how you get to know a painting.”
– John McNaught
Below is the booklet that finalises the Curatorial Mentorship between John McNaught and Nicole Durling titled One and the Same. It is designed by Studio Mono and is laid out as though you enter five different rooms that all feature as part of the same exhibition. Please click here to find out more about the final booklet.
Discussions took place over zoom as John McNaught and Nicole Durling shared their inspiration, styles of working and past experiences.
“This collection of work has developed from John’s diverse interests, and how he sees stories in artworks, which he often relates to his own work or personal life. Each section is linked thematically, but overall it is a collection of works that both John and Nicole felt an affinity with – be it a bright colour, pattern, subject, or just an interesting conversation that developed from it” – extract from the ARrt et al website. Read the full story here.
