Emma Cant

43 Sycamore Crescent Hawthorndene SA 5051 (M) 0417 468 647

cantycan@yahoo.com.au

Qualifications

Graduate Diploma in Education University of Adelaide 2014

Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies (with Merit)
University of Sydney 1999
Bachelor of Arts Degree University of Adelaide 1994
Valid South Australian drivers licence
National Police Check (DCSI)
RAN Training Certificate
Teachers Registration Board Provisional Registration
#609321
DECD authority to teach (DECD ID 4375989)

Teaching Experience
Marryatville High School
Relief teaching- casual, current/ongoing 2015
ON the strength of my teaching practicum I have been offered TRT work at
Marryatville High School, particularly in Research Project classes.

Teaching practicum 2 x 5 weeks May and August 2014

Year 9 history
Year 10 Humanities
Year 11 Modern History
Year11 Research Project
In my practicum placements I received one mentor assessment
of Very Good achievement and three of Outstanding achievement.
Tutoring
I currently tutor six private clients in the Research Project
Additional Employment Experience
City Library-Casual Library Assistant, Adelaide City CouncilCurrent
All aspects of library duties and customer service across three library
locations
Art Images Gallery, Norwood
Gallery Assistant, August 2009 November 2011
In a small team of three, I have worked part time focussing on fine art
sales, customer service and commercial account management
Customer service and sales
Front of house, meet and greet clients

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Custom framing service and advice

Commercial supply of art products and services to interior
designers, architects and businesses
Marketing of Art Images Gallery services to our mailing list and
commercial clients
Exhibition opening night hostess duties
Conduct tours and talks to visiting groups
Liaison between artists and customers for commissions

Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney

Volunteers Assistant, July 2005 April 2006
Assisted the Volunteers Manager to coordinate over 350
volunteers on a daily basis
Rostering of up to 30 volunteers per day in a range of tasks and
duties
General administrative duties (data entry, handling phone
enquiries, filing etc)
Liaison with other departments and staff
Maintenance of database
Conduct new volunteer interviews and provide information
about volunteers program
Allen & Unwin Publishing, Crows Nest, Sydney
Academic Commissioning Editor, June 2001 July 2005
After 2 years employed full time I returned to work in a part time
capacity after 12 months maternity leave.
Responsible for commissioning books for the academic markets
in health sciences, nursing, complementary medicine and police
studies fields
Establish and maintain relationships with leading academics
Work closely with authors, head of publishing, marketing
coordinator, publicity personnel, designers and editors to
produce a finished work in time and on budget
Negotiate sales and co-production of titles with overseas
publishing companies
Market research into marketing and publishing opportunities
Development of commissioned textbooks and proposals,
working closely with authors
Negotiate and draw up contracts
Gain quotes for production costs, analyse budget and feasibility
Attend conferences to network contacts and promote Allen &
Unwin and its books
Justice and Police Museum, Circular Quay, Sydney
Casual Curatorial Assistant, 1999-2001
Assisted in the development of two permanent exhibitions, Crime and
Punishment and Police History, and one major temporary exhibition,
Cops on the Box.
Duties include:
Collaborative authorship and editing of exhibition text
Graphics and film research

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Historical and social research using a range of primary and

secondary sources
Consultation with curator and designer to make decisions on
content, style and aims of exhibitions
Maintenance of all related documentation including objects and
graphics lists
Installation of exhibitions
Liaison with other museum departments/contractors to ensure
design, deadlines and budgets are met
Contributed to and updated progress in team meetings
Copyright clearance of images for use in exhibitions

Powerhouse Museum, Sydney

Intern/Curatorial Assistant (1999)
As part of an internship, I assisted with the temporary exhibition,
Beyond the Silk Road: Arts of Central Asia. Duties included picture and
object research, copyright clearance of images, assisted in cataloguing
and tracking objects used in exhibition, attended all exhibition team
meetings, supported curator in all odd-jobs associated with exhibition.
Also, processed donations under the Tax Incentives for the Arts
Scheme.

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