Joseph Gaylard
Joseph Gaylard is a researcher and arts manager with a background in training, curating and policy research, and with a particular interest in the rethinking of institutional and cultural/organisational forms and approaches. He was a member of the Joubert Park Project collective operating in the inner city of Johannesburg before becoming the Director of the Visual Arts Network of South Africa (VANSA), an independent informational network and development agency supporting contemporary art practice in South Africa. He is presently the Head of the Johannesburg office of Pro Helvetia, covering the Southern African region. He has a BA Fine Art and BA History of Art Honours degree from the University of Cape Town.
Tribuo Conference 2025: an interview with Joseph Gaylard
2025-06-27"There is a need to dispel myths about artists being unable to support themselves, but also for industry bodies such as Tribuo to push strategic interventions that speak to this fundamental challenge of precarity. And for us not to fall into the trap of thinking that artists must all now become businesspeople in order to solve this issue, noting that while some artists are highly successful entrepreneurs, others have talents that are more limited or focused on their core craft as artists."