Hazel Colquhoun is an independent arts consultant working particularly on curating and commissioning for the public realm.  Based in York, with projects throughout the UK, she has worked in the arts sector for over 20 years.  She works on a wide variety of projects, in the public, private and voluntary sectors, with organisations ranging from large commercial developers to small charities and community groups.  She particularly enjoys the challenge of working with artists outside the gallery, and matching artists with design, technical and academic experts to realise beautiful and thought-provoking artworks.  With Lara Goodband, she is a Research Associate in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York, and is leading cross-disciplinary seminars and workshops based on York Curiouser’s curatorial approach.