Part I | On Collecting

This Autumn join the Duldig Studio Museum + Sculpture Garden for a three-part series. Creative practitioners, curators + collectors will share the motivations, practices + personal stories that shape a collection.

Part I: Collecting with Purpose, Jeromie Maver and Dean Keep

Modernist researchers and collectors Jeromie Maver and Dean Keep will examine the how and why behind building a meaningful collection. With a shared commitment to philanthropy and championing overlooked designers and artists, their talk will reflect the values that guide their collecting practice.

Dean Keep will speak to the broader motivations and responsibilities of collecting, while Jeromie Maver will follow with a series of case studies, tracing how particular objects entered their collection and the research that shaped their significance. Together, they offer insight into collecting as both a personal pursuit and act of cultural preservation.

Dean Keep + Jeromie Maver are leading researchers, curators, and collectors specialising in Australian mid-century design. Together, they have spent over a decade building an extensive archive of materials, ephemera, and interviews, with a particular focus on designers such as Clement Meadmore.

In 2016, they were awarded a Creative Fellowship at the State Library of Victoria, culminating in the landmark exhibition Clement Meadmore: The Art of Mid-Century Design at the Ian Potter Museum of Art. Their ongoing work spans exhibitions, publications, and consulting, including recent collaboration with Grazia & Co. They are also co-founders of the MaKe Fund, a philanthropic initiative supporting Australian design.

• Part II: Collecting Contemporary + Emerging Art, with Andy Dinan,

• Part III: Collecting Now, with Winnie Chung