It all begins with an idea. Maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story can make all the difference.
Get in touch, maybe we can help. Pete and Sharon
THE CURATORS
Our Services
Collaborating with the arts across the globe to curate exhibitions, festivals and develop events.
Directors Sharon Price and Peter Dench develop sought-after public facing events by drawing on their extensive international network of film and photography related contacts.
Peter is an award-winning photojournalist, author and educator of over 20 years. Sharon has a career spanning 25 years in creative industries, as a producer, gallery director and curator.
Together, Sharon and Peter curated a UK based photography and film gallery, co-founded Photo North Festival, and have produced over 100 exhibitions and events.
They offer a bespoke service sourcing, curating, installing and touring artwork by the most acclaimed established and up-and-coming artists, photographers and film makers in public, corporate and private spaces.
At the top end, the calibre of artists drawn upon is eclectic, from award-winning masters of their craft who have reported from some of the world’s most difficult places, to others capturing the glamour of celebrity. At grassroots level, Sharon and Peter have a clear commitment to work in support of community initiatives and pro-bono projects, nurturing talent to support the arts as a career choice.
MISSION
Sharon and Peter are an arts resource, project planning, curation and exhibitions network with a valuable cultural sensibility and commercial insight. Driven by core values of being socially responsible with a charitable ethos and a commitment to supporting those currently working in the arts and nurturing the talent of the future. Proactive in raising money and awareness for charity and fair and transparent in all they do. Sharon and Peter have a strong commitment to emerging artists and supporting the development of film and photography, hosting dedicated events and helping to build networks and skills.
Events
The Curators host and manage a wide range of events from exhibitions, book signings, film screenings, talks, workshops and festivals, both in the UK and overseas. Their customisable events packages make the best use of a top name catalogue and arts handling to create a memorable occasion.
Pre-Curation and Curation
There are 100’s of valuable artworks and ready-to-go exhibitions from individual artists tucked away in storage.
There are many hundreds more in the basements of galleries and storage facilities of festivals. The Curators, Sharon and Peter, collaborate with individual artists and organisations to source and catalogue these exhibitions and make them available for placement and for sale in public, private and corporate spaces.
Not only do they curate well-known pieces and signature works from acclaimed artists and photographers, they have a keen interest in unearthing undiscovered and previously uncurated work and commission artists and photographers based on specific client briefs and requirements. If you want something that’s a little bit different or to get more involved with the developing art scene, they are ideally placed to help.
Their sought-after black book includes some of the finest iconic modern film and photographic artists including Brian DUFFY, Gered MANKOWITZ, Tom STODDART and Cornel LUCAS and Getty Images Gallery.
They can select and interpret works of art and develop supporting materials for the pieces you want to exhibit and have a select number of ‘ready to go’ exhibitions available at short notice for display from individual artists and galleries with concise details of number of pieces, frame sizes, prices, edition numbers and any applicable loan of artwork fees.
Exhibitions can be provided just for hire, for purchase, or both, and Sharon and Pete have experience in handling and installing artwork even in challenging spaces.
Post Production
Nicknamed the Repair Shop by Peter Dench (AP Magazine) but are really known as Shifting Pixels. Known for natural post-production and a tailored client service for many clients who need an affordable, reliable, fast result.
Caroline Cortizo and Sam Humble-Smith bring together over 40 years of combined experience in the world of photography. They understand the needs of the client and the demands of the industry. Over time they have developed a broad repertoire of post production services including picture research, exhibition scanning, cmyk book conversions and complex architecture parallax puzzles but never thought when they started they would end up being so fortunate to work on such a variety of projects with so many amazing photographers. Anastasia Taylor-Lind, Alys Tomlinson, Lynsey Addario are part of their portfolio, and not least the legendary, late Tom Stoddart.
Visual Interiors
Whether you need a straight interior overhaul for your boardroom or your home, they can help. Well known and practised in creative thinking, they can rejuvenate and revitalise any space you choose, making your ideas into a reality.
Arts Publishing & Crowdfunding
With several books in their back catalogue and links with publishers in film and photography, they have had published work reviewed in national media and many of Peter’s solo projects have been crowdfunded, insights on which they are happy to talk through with prospective clients.
Contact us.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story can make all the difference.
Get in touch, maybe we can help.
Pete and Sharon