Augustus Casely-Hayford
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Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford is a curator and cultural historian. He is a Research Associate at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). He has recently presented 'Lost Kingdoms of Africa', 4 x 60 minute television programmes for BBC 2 and BBC 4 in 2010 and has been commissioned to present a second series for 2012. He presented a study of Hogarth and the 18th Century for the television series, 'The Genius of British Art', for Channel 4 in 2010.
He is the former Executive Director of Arts Strategy for Arts Council England. He was previously Director of inIVA, (Institute of International Visual Art), a London-based arts organisation with a particular emphasis on international practice, which collaborates with partner venues throughout the UK and worldwide. Prior to this he was the Director of Africa 05, the largest African arts season ever hosted in Britain. He has advised the United Nations and the Canada Council, Council for Culture of the Dutch
and Norwegian Arts Councils, and commissioned to develop the future audience vision for the Tate family of galleries.
He has formerly presented an award-winning South Bank Show on African art, produced a documentary on Chris Ofili for Channel 4 and presented several series on African culture for BBC World Service. He has presented 'Brit Art; where to now' for BBC 4. He was a commissioner of arts for the Greater London Authority.
He lectures on world art at Sotheby's
, Goldsmiths College
and the University of Westminster
, and is a consultant for organisations such as the United Nations, the Arts Council and the BBC. He is a Clore Fellow and sits on a variety of committees and boards including the Tate Britain
Council, the National Portrait Gallery Board of Trustees and the African Express music festival.
Lost Kingdoms of Africa *http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pv1m4
He is the former Executive Director of Arts Strategy for Arts Council England. He was previously Director of inIVA, (Institute of International Visual Art), a London-based arts organisation with a particular emphasis on international practice, which collaborates with partner venues throughout the UK and worldwide. Prior to this he was the Director of Africa 05, the largest African arts season ever hosted in Britain. He has advised the United Nations and the Canada Council, Council for Culture of the Dutch
Netherlands
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and Norwegian Arts Councils, and commissioned to develop the future audience vision for the Tate family of galleries.
He has formerly presented an award-winning South Bank Show on African art, produced a documentary on Chris Ofili for Channel 4 and presented several series on African culture for BBC World Service. He has presented 'Brit Art; where to now' for BBC 4. He was a commissioner of arts for the Greater London Authority.
He lectures on world art at Sotheby's
Sotheby's
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, Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths College
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and the University of Westminster
University of Westminster
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, and is a consultant for organisations such as the United Nations, the Arts Council and the BBC. He is a Clore Fellow and sits on a variety of committees and boards including the Tate Britain
Tate Britain
Tate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, opening in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.-History:It...
Council, the National Portrait Gallery Board of Trustees and the African Express music festival.
External links
Biography; appointments *http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page17186; http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/B/bigart/about_2.htmlLost Kingdoms of Africa *http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pv1m4