Cultural Flanerie aka Carrie McCarthy.

I am an experienced Arts professional working across museums, galleries and visual arts writing/publishing with a broad interest in all areas of cultural production. I’m drawn to projects that allow for interdisciplinary approaches, and am passionate about future proofing museum collections through innovative programs that use cultural collections to engage audiences, particularly those in need such as aged, youth and minority communities. I seek out intersections where our personal and collective experiences collide and believe that healthy societies are fortified by a strong connection to culture.

I have a Master of Museum Studies from the University of Queensland. My thesis, Dementia in the Museum: Reclaiming personal histories through reminiscence therapy and object handling, looked at the way under-utilised museum collections can be freed up to generate both revenue and lost historical information through dementia-related reminiscence programmes. In 2016, Arts Queensland named me #4 on a list of 16 Queenslanders to watch. I hope they’re not still looking through my windows.

I have loved, worked in and advocated for the arts my whole life. Cultural Flanerie allows me to share and support to the best of what I see in a day, and occasionally whinge about the things that annoy me!