Alice Sharp has worked as an Independent Curator of projects with visual artists in the Public Realm since 1997.
Henry Krokatsis, Helter Skelter Lighthouse. The Big Chill 2009
In 2008 she managed the Fourth Plinth programme for the CIA on behalf of the Mayor’s Office (planning large-scale art commissions by Antony Gormley and Yinka Shonibare for Trafalgar Square, arts education and community outreach programmes). In June 2009 she was Chair of the workshop on ‘Culture and 2012 – London at the Centre of the World Stage’ at the Big Opportunity Conference at Sadlers Wells. Sharp was the Deputy Director of Space Studios for seven years.
Independent curator projects include:
Parklight, in Clissold Park, Stoke Newington in 2000 with 6 artists including Julian Opie and Tomoko Takahashi featured in the Arts Council England’s 2007 publication.
Nick Crowe’s Drowning of Tuvalu a tidal performance with sculpture commenting on rising sea levels due to global warming at Whitstable Biennale in June 2008.
Tomoko Takahashi, Tennis Court Piece. Parklight, Clissold Park 2000
Sharp is the co-curator of Journeys With No Return, an international touring exhibition including 16 artists and new works by Mike Nelson, Olaf Nicolai, Adam Chodzko and Melanie Manchot reflecting Turkish Migration taking place in Berlin, London and Istanbul 2009/10. Sharp curated the Big Chill’s Art Trail from 2006-9, which included commissions by Henry Krokatsis, Francis Upritchard, Ackroyd and Harvey, Brian Eno, Gavin Turk and Simon Faithfull.
She is committed to involving artists in the environment debate and was selected by the British Council to attend two Tipping Point Art and Science Climate Change conferences in Berlin and Oxford 2007/8 where she met Professor Peter Brimblecombe.
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