Sara Black

History

Career Path: Sara Black is the Director & Curator of ProjectBase, a contemporary arts commissioning organisation based in Cornwall. As a non-venue based organisation, ProjectBase works in partnership with other organisations, communities and audiences to commission new work by artists working in international contexts. The recent programme included a seven-artist exhibition called social systems with artists SUPERFLEX, Regina Maria Moller, Hassan Hajjaj, Christine Borland, Joseph Grigely, Surasi Kusolwong and Eloisa Cartonera. Prior to her current post, Sara was Project Manager for public realm commissions for Liverpool Biennial in 2002 and 2004 (commissioning Tatsuro Bashi, Choi Jeong Hwa, LOT/EK, Winter & Horbelt, Paolo Canevari, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Peter Johansson); freelance Curator 1999 to 2004; Exhibition Manager for Artranspennine98 (1996 to 1998) and has worked with artists Lisa Milroy, Atelier van Lieshout, Duncan Mountford, Grennan & Sperandio, Ansuman Biswas, Tim Brennan, John Drever, Mark Dion, Serge Spitzer, James Turrell, Alison Wilding, Langlands & Bell, Jorge Pardo to name a few.

Curator Visit Expectations: Sara plans to use the research trip to Cairo to explore opportunities for joint-commissioning, securing new partnerships and gaining a clear vision of current practice in Egypt and the surrounding countries through the extensive programme of meetings and site visits arranged.