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Caring for Contemporary Art

A blue poster with bold black text reading “Buxton Contemporary. Caring for Contemporary Art.” It features a modern art installation of metal pipes and a clock on a white ceiling. Melbourne University and Buxton logos are at the bottom.

Caring for Contemporary Art

This resource highlights the unique considerations required to curate, conserve, and exhibit contemporary art at Buxton Contemporary, and caters to VCE Art Making and Exhibiting students.

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Caring for Contemporary Art outlines key conservation, curatorial, exhibition design and staffing considerations required to care for and present contemporary artworks from the University of Melbourne Art Collection, including the Michael Buxton Collection, at Buxton Contemporary.

This resource links to the VCE Art Making and Exhibiting Study Design, particularly:
Unit 2: Understand, develop and resolve, Area of Study 1, Outcome 1
Unit 3: Collect, extend and connect, Area of Study 3, Outcome 3
Unit 4: Consolidate, present and conserve, Area of Study 3, Outcome 3


Students and teachers may use this resource in conjunction with a visit to Buxton Contemporary, as well as other exhibition-focussed VCE Art Making and Exhibiting Resources.

Exhibition making

Learn about the curatorial process, thematic exhibitions, exhibition design, and interpretive materials

Caring for Contemporary Art

Learn about contemporary art ideas, materials, inherent vice, site-specificity, time-based media, and complex installations

Caring for Collections

Learn about conservation principles, storage, handling and documenting contemporary art