Exhibitions
An important aspect of the Florence Trust program is the opportunities provided for artists to show their work. There are two fixed exhibition dates in the Florence Trust year, the first is the Winter Open studios, which takes place during the first six months of the program. The open studios is an opportunity for artists to show recently finished work in the exhibition space as well as work in progress in their studio spaces. Artists are present throughout the open studios weekend and are called upon to speak to visitors about their practice.
The second is the end of program exhibition. For this exhibition artists are profiled within a colour catalogue, and consult with an independent arts writer and curator for the exhibition. Previous writers and curators have included Kit Hammonds, Pryle Behrman, Bruce Haines, Cherry Smith and Jessica Lack. The exhibition shows finished works from the artists time at the trust.
In addition to these two events, each year various other exhibitions and events present themselves. In 2006 the Florence Trust held a late night viewing in conjunction with other local arts institutions the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art and Rollo Contemporary Art. In previous years we have also been involved in various art fairs.
