NEO Exchange Career Launcher: Curatorial Coordinator
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OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION
NEO Exchange, Canada’s next-generation stock exchange, have partnered with OCAD U to co-create the NEO Commissioning Program and the Curatorial Coordinator Career Launcher. Five emerging OCAD U artists, working in a variety of mediums, will be commissioned to provide original works of art to commemorate the listing of a corporate client or the launch of a new fund on the NEO stock exchange.
We are happy to announce that Sagan MacIsaac has been selected as the Curatorial Coordinator. Her role will support commissioning-related activities and she will act as a liaison; leading communications between participating artists, NEO Exchange and its listing clients.
About Sagan
Sagan MacIsaac is a curator and cultural strategist. Her strategy, engagement, cultural programming and project management work has informed major projects for clients including: Toronto Biennial of Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, StART (City of Toronto), Sidewalk Toronto, The Meadoway, WoodGreen Community Services, City of Ottawa, Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, Waterfront Toronto, Quadrangle, Nuit Blanche, City of Calgary and Mount Sinai Hospital. Sagan is a Senior Associate at ART+PUBLIC UnLtd and frequently collaborates with Bespoke Cultural Collective.
A graduate of OCAD University’s Criticism and Curatorial Practice program, Sagan has curated many self-initiated projects, and produced and managed events, performances, and installations for Art of the Danforth, YYZ Artists’ Outlet, OCAD University, and the Art Gallery of Ontario, focusing on how to engage Torontonians in a rich cultural life. In 2015, she founded Sagan Editions to make Canadian art more accessible to a broader audience by producing limited edition artist multiples.
NEO Exchange is a Canadian stock exchange based in Toronto. Marketed as Canada's New Stock Exchange, NEO aims to help companies, dealers and investors by creating a better listing experience, eliminating predatory market behaviours such as high-frequency trading, implementing a unique market making program to ensure liquidity, and offering free real-time market data for all NEO-listed securities
