It was founded in 2015 by Australian curators Glenn Barkley, Holly Williams and Ivan Muñiz Reed.
In 2016 Barkley curated The Australian Ceramics Association Biennial Exhibition, "OVERUNDERSIDEWAYSDOWN", which took place from May - June at Manly Art Gallery & Museum in Sydney.
[15][16][17] Earlier that year Barkley curated the 2015 iteration of Art Month Sydney, which included events and exhibitions at commercial galleries and other venues around the city.
The project includes artists from the Wellington and Sydney areas, began with a residency in early 2016 and will culminate in an exhibition in October that same year.
[20] As part of his work with The Curators' Department Barkely guest edited Issue #27 of Runway Australian Experimental Art Journal.