Practice

Writer, cultural practitioner, and educator working across museums, galleries, and education contexts.

creative writing

Poetry, essays, and creative-critical work engaging art, history, language and place. Selected publications on the writing page.

arts writing

Reviews, criticism and editorial work across history, literature and culture — including editing Culture Makers and the long-form review Dreaming Towards Redress.

curatorial & museum practice

Research-driven, artist-led exhibitions and interpretive projects for cultural institutions. Selected projects — Threads, Culture Makers, Flood Myth — on the art & curation page.

public events

Readings, talks, panels and workshops.

Footscray West Writers Festival · Writers Victoria, State of the (Writing) Nation · Emerging Writers Festival · MuseumNext · and more

education

Curriculum, programs, research and consulting for museums, arts spaces and classrooms. Qualified teacher in humanities, arts and creative learning.

Museums Victoria · Teach for Bangladesh · Teach First · Future First · Essential Learning Group China · Debate Mate UK · Skips Educational UK · Oslo Department of Education · schools across Australia & the UK

Collaborations and commissions welcome — gurmsk@protonmail.com.