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Curatorial Bursary at Cubitt (London, UK)

Time frame: 18 months
Dates: December 2010 – May 2012
Value of bursary: £10,000

The Curatorial Bursary at Cubitt is an exciting opportunity to develop an exhibition and events programme in one of the UK's most established artist-run spaces.

In 2011, Cubitt Gallery and Studios will celebrate twenty years of creative dialogue with its diverse audience, and the holder of the bursary will play an important role in the development of our future activities.

Please visit www.cubittartists.org.uk for more information and details about how to apply.

Deadline for applications: Friday 25 June, 5pm

Cubitt is an equal opportunities employer. We promote cultural diversity and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

The Curatorial Bursary at Cubitt is generously supported by Arts Council England and Outset Contemporary Art Fund.

Litmus with the support of Creative New Zealand is pleased to announce two bursaries for the forthcoming One Day Sculpture Symposium.

The bursaries, each of which provide $600 for travel costs and symposium registration, are specifically designed for emerging curators who would otherwise be unable to cover the costs associated with travel to Wellington to attend the symposium.

Applications are invited from New Zealand based curators who are not directly involved in One Day Sculpture. Each curator is asked to submit a one page description/ expression of interest as to how there curatorial practice might benefit from attendance at the symposium. Litmus will convene a panel, including an established curator, to determine which applicants have best made the case for the awarding of a bursary.

Applications close on Monday March 2.
Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 6 March.

For further information or to apply for a bursary, please contact:

Hannah Edmunds
Symposium Administrator
Litmus Research Initiative
Massey University School of Fine Arts
Private Box 756
Wellington, 6140
New Zealand

H.L.Edmunds -at- massey.ac.nz

6 bursaries covering flight and accomodation to attend the ICF workshops at Art Dubai and Sharjah Biennial from 16 to 20 March 2009 are available to UK based curators.

Please send your applications digitally to info -at- internationalcuratorsforum.org.uk

The deadline for applications is the 15 February 2009. The ICF advisory board will meet to review the applications on 17 February 2009. Successful applicants will be notified immediately.

The criteria for selection are:
- A track record of curating international artists (minimum of 3 shows).
- A strong interest in the aesthetics and ethics of global curatorial development
- A collaborative approach to sharing knowledge and expertise.
- A strong written proposal of an ambitious project, which would benefit from the research opportunity of being part of this ICF trip.

ART DUBAI AND SHARJAH BIENNIAL

16 MARCH - 20 MARCH 2009

CURATING IN THE MIDDLE EAST

In partnership with the Sharjah Biennial and Tate, the ICF will continue its exploration of the emerging positions on contemporary curatorial practice through a week-long series of workshops for emerging contemporary art curators from the Middle East region. The programme will bring together 7 curators from across the region, from the Maghreb, North Africa, the Gulf, Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan together with 6 curators from the UK to participate together in a programme of intensive workshops over a week in March 2009. 6 Bursary places are available!

The programme will take place in Sharjah and Dubai, timed to coincide with Art Dubai and the Sharjah Biennial between Monday 16 March and Friday 20 March 2009. In addition to the published programme of events surrounding the launch of Art Dubai and Sharjah Biennial, participants will take part in a programme of workshops taking place every day during that week.

The programme of workshops will focus on three key areas: - Commissioning artists and artworks –the process of commissioning artists and artworks from concept to realisation. - Building institutions – from building capital infrastructure to developing an organisation's intellectual capital. - Dialogue and exchange – the relationships between institutions and audiences, between the private and the 'public' sectors and between the national and international.

The programme will be led by David A Bailey, Paul Domela, Axel Lapp, Gilane Tawadros and Mark Waugh with contributions from other international curators and arts professionals. Our group of Middle Eastern Curators is made possible with the support of the World Collections Fund.

6 bursaries of £250 each for travel and accomodation expenses to attend the Tate Symposium on Contempory Art in the Middle East on 22 and 23 January 2009 are available to UK based curators.

Please send your applications digitally to: info -at- internationalcuratorsforum.org.uk

Deadline for applications is the 8 January 2008. The ICF advisory board will meet to review the applications on 9 January 2009. Successful applicants will be notified immediately.

The criteria for selection are:
- A track record of curating international artists (minimum of 3 shows).
- A strong interest in the aesthetics and ethics of global curatorial development.
- A collaborative approach to sharing knowledge and expertise.
- A strong written proposal of an ambitious project, which would benefit from the research opportunity of being part of the ICF.

Contemporary Art in the Middle East: A Two-Day Symposium at Tate Britain and Tate Modern

Defining the Middle East How do we define the Middle East? Can the Middle East be understood as a fixed physical entity or is it a dynamic and shifting definition, moulded by changing historical, social and political realities? What place does the diaspora play in defining contemporary Middle Eastern culture? This session investigates contemporary and historical definitions of the Middle East and how these impact on the making and distribution of art.

Writing and Translation: How does the interpretation and contextualisation of modern and contemporary art from the Middle East effect its understanding at home and abroad? What is lost in the process of translation and how can it be reclaimed to encourage deeper and more nuanced readings? This session explores writing on art and translation as well as broader issues of access and interpretation.

Art Now: Recent Exhibitions: There has been a proliferation of exhibitions of contemporary Middle Eastern art both in the region and abroad. This session will be dedicated to presentations by curators and artists reflecting on recent exhibitions and curatorial projects. Speakers include: Stuart Comer, Suzanne Cotter, Catherine David, November Paynter, Khalil Rabah and Andrew Renton.

Tradition and Modernity: What were the specific conditions out of which modern and contemporary art emerged in the Middle East? How have ideas about tradition and modernity played out within this context? This session looks at how definitions of tradition and modernity have shifted over time and in different national contexts in the Middle East.

The Politics of Space: What will be the impact of new and emerging spaces for seeing and exhibiting modern and contemporary art in different parts of the Middle East? This session looks at the spatial politics of art in the Middle East from major architectural developments in the Gulf such as Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi to more fluid institutional spaces for art such as the Sharjah Biennial and the ‘Home Works’ international forum in Beirut.

For more information, please see:
http://www.internationalcuratorsforum.org.uk/bursary.html