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Learn how to run an art gallery with this free evening course in curating. Gain experience, qualifications and get to put on your own show in Mapalim's Parlour Gallery & Project Space.

Nowadays, the creative and cultural sector is more competitive than ever. This Cultural Curators Programme offers an opportunity to increase one’s marketability by achieving a nationally recognized qualification in Cultural Venue Operations.

Have the opportunity to:

Learn the essential non-art side to organizing exhibitions and events.
Gain Level 3 qualifications in ‘Cultural Venue Operations’
Design, market, run and manage your own art exhibition (with other people’s art, not your own!) and community events. Click here to see previous exhibitions.
Choose your job role of finance, marketing, community, curating or logistics and work in a team to realise your own art event.
Learn aspects of venue management such as health & safety, photo image capture and guided tours.
Gain valuable experience that will help you further your career in the creative field.
Do this course around your day job!

The ideal candidate for this role will be extremely hardworking and a motivated team player, taking on this course as a challenge. You will have the opportunity to use the Cultural Curators Course as leverage to market yourself as a curator, marketer or events manager.

To be eligble you must:

•Be aged 19-24

•Be a UK/EU citizen or have lived in the UK for 3 years

•A passion for the arts and events!


The time commitment of the course will be 8 hours per week on a Tuesday and Thursday evening, 5:30pm – 9:30pm.

Intake dates: 13/03/12, 05/05/12

Interested candidates should email their contact details and date of birth to skills@mapalim.com with ‘Cultural curators 9 week’ as the subject line. Successful candidates will be invited to an information and interview evening closer to the time of intake.

For further details please contact Gideon Golstein skills@mapalim.com

Deveron Arts / the town is the venue is looking for a dynamic and motivated Intern to assist in curating and arts development through the Shadow Curator methodology.

We are looking for people with a proven interest in developing a career in socially engaged / collaborative arts development and curating. Experience will be offered in all forms of curatorial development, arts administration and event organisation through training and opportunities for critical engagement.
Duration: six months, full time; April - September 2012. Base: Huntly, Aberdeenshire.
Fee: £10000 (per rata)

A travel/training budget and accommodation will be provided.
Apply with a letter outlining your interest and send a CV (clearly marked with your file name) to:
Anna Vermehren
anna(at)deveron-arts.com
or by post to Deveron Arts, The Studio, Brander Building, The Square, Huntly, AB54 8BR, 01466 794494.

For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.deveron-arts.com/wb/pages/opportunities.php

vessel is an independent art space based in Bari (Apulia, Italy) offering an internship programme, from 1 to 8 months, for two bright and enthusiastic individuals with an interest in the contemporary art scene. Participants will gain valuable and marketable experience by working alongside project curators on research projects and events to further the cause of vessel.

Involvement

Interns will be involved in organizing and cataloguing artistic and curatorial materials, conducting research relevant to current and future projects, running local errands, performing clerical and administrative duties and other duties typical of a nonprofit space.

Applicants

This internship seeks to enroll candidates with a strong background in art/culture management, economics, human development, social science, environment, and private sector development as well as other related fields.

Fluency in English and excellent computer skills are required. Prior relevant work experience, as well as knowledge of languages such as French, Spanish and Italian are advantageous.

Commitment

As a new, nonprofit organization we are currently unable to offer salary to our interns but will provide an allowance towards travel expenses where appropriate. Interns have the option of residing in vessel project headquarters for a month-to-month fee or may independently seek housing elsewhere.


Apply

To apply please send a cover letter and resume by email to selezionivessel(at)gmail.com specifying “internship” in the subject heading.

The deadline for submittal is January the 9th, 2012


www.vesselartproject.org
facebook.com/vessel.bari

Winner of the prize “Principi Attivi 2010 – Giovani Idee per una Puglia Migliore”
Supported by Apulia Region

DISJECTA ANNOUNCES 2012-2013 CALL FOR CURATORS

Portland, Oregon based Disjecta Interdisciplinary Art Center is accepting proposals for a curator-in-residence for its 2012-2013
exhibition season. Disjecta is a nonprofit art and cultural organization that provides essential resources for artists to create and exhibit new work, serving as a bridge between Portland’s larger arts institutions and smaller, grassroots organizations and galleries. Disjecta houses an expansive exhibition space for the presentation of vital visual and performing arts at the local, regional, national and
international level that speaks to the region's diverse interests, talents and identities.

Disjecta developed the Curator-in-Residence program to allow for significant engagement with a broad range of curators and artists.
Rotated on an annual cycle, the program provides an opportunity for local and national curatorial talent to develop and expand the scope
of their curatorial practice by organizing a series of exhibitions in Disjecta’s dynamic 3,000-square-foot space. Throughout the season (September 2012 through August 2013) the curator-in-residence will organize a series of five to six exhibitions. At least three of these must highlight regional artists of the Pacific Northwest. The nature of Disjecta’s exhibition space and mission encourages contemporary work that is installation-based, specific to the site or project-based. Disjecta encourages artists and guest curators to challenge themselves and viewers, to take intelligent risks, and to expand definitions of discipline.

Scope of Work
- Solicit and select artists for five or six exhibits (three must emphasize regional Pacific Northwest work) and oversee exhibit planning, budgeting and design.
- Administer contracts, schedules and budgets in collaboration with Disjecta staff.
- Assist in planning and attend opening receptions, group tours/curator talks, artist talks and workshops with exhibiting artists.
- Communicate the mission and goals of Disjecta while bringing a unique curatorial vision to the program.
- Convey key messages about artists’ work and Curator-in-Residence exhibits to Disjecta staff for media materials.
- Prepare drawings, models and sketches as required.
- Participate in fundraising duties as needed or assigned.

Desired Qualifications
- Minimum three year curatorial history.
- Awareness of contemporary arts issues, practices and artists.
- A clear and distinct curatorial vision that is consistent with Disjecta’s mission.
- Knowledge of or willingness to become familiar with regional contemporary art.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team within a larger arts organization.
- Ability to organize and communicate messages effectively through writing and public presentation.
- Ability to manage exhibition budgets.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Graduate-level education in curatorial studies or a related field is preferred but not required.

Submission Requirements
All applications must be sent via email. No exceptions. The subject line must read: Curator in Residence Application. Please include the
following:

1. Examples of past curatorial work, including images and critical reviews.
2. Curatorial statement and vision for the Disjecta Curator-in-Residence Program.
3. Professional resume.
4. Two writing samples.
5. Three professional references.

Proposals are due to Disjecta on Friday, November 18, 2011 Midnight PST. Please forward application materials to Bryan Suereth at bryan(at)disjecta.org. Qualified candidates will be contacted in November. No phone calls please.

Program Dates: February 2012 – February 2013

Application Deadline: November 22, 2011 (postmark date). Email applications must be received by midnight.

Brooklyn, New York, September 20, 2011 – MoCADA is proud to invite submissions for its Curatorial Fellowship, made possible through the generous support of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Lambent Foundation. The goal of the Fellowship is to cultivate emerging curators of African descent who are grounded in the belief of the power of art to transform individuals and communities. From an open competition, two individuals will be selected to come to Brooklyn, New York to participate in the year-long program. Selected fellows will be immersed in the conceptual and practical methods necessary in working as a museum curator and arts administrator within a community based institution.

Today, as in the past, many artists and arts organizations are deeply involved in the struggle for human rights. Through art, music, dance, poetry, filmmaking, writing, and other art forms, we inform and educate, raise the collective spirit, and inspire action for social justice. It is our goal through the Curatorial and Arts Administration Fellowship to train the next generation of politically and socially conscious arts leaders who will utilize their talent and training to create exhibitions, educational programs, catalogs and policy that will create a more equitable society.

The successful candidates will work full-time at MoCADA from February 2012 to February 2013. With the guidance of the Founder and Executive Director of MoCADA, Fellows will be taught the art of founding an institution and will work with staff to understand how a not-for-profit organization works ranging from public relations and finance to development and fundraising. Under the leadership of the Exhibitions Director, fellows will assist in all aspects of bringing MoCADA’s exhibition schedule to fruition and will be led through the process of developing a curatorial concept into an exhibition at MoCADA. Fellows will also participate in weekly discussion sessions, attend artist talks, and be introduced to MoCADA’s professional network through a schedule of site visits to local institutions, artist studios, and symposia.

All of these aspects will be integral to the fellows experience as they work to curate their own exhibition at MoCADA at the culmination of the fellowship. The program’s goal is to provide emerging curators with professional training to become socially, politically and aesthetically well informed, productive contributors to the museum field, and the field of art at large. As MoCADA continues to see tremendous growth it seeks to expand the scope of its exhibition program by creating a learning initiative geared specifically to burgeoning curators of African descent.

Application Requirements: Applicants must have a minimum of a BA or BFA in Art History, Studio Art, or other related field with a specialized interest in African/African American/African Diasporan visual arts.

MA or MFA preferred, but not required.

Applicants should have a record of achievement in community organizing/programming/events and have experience in working in a fast paced around the clock, team-orientated environment with impeccable social and professional skills. Fellows are expected to have a command of basic computer skills and applications and an affinity to social media outlets.

Application Guidelines: Applications must include a 300-word description of an exhibition idea. The description should include an exhibition concept or key idea, and any artists that the applicant is considering. Also required is a current resume, two professional recommendations (these can be mailed directly to MoCADA), a cover letter that outlines why applicants want to participate in The Curatorial Fellowship. This letter should also include a brief description of a recent exhibition that has made a lasting impact on the applicant.

Application Deadline: November 22, 2011 (postmark date). Email applications must be received by midnight.

Stipend: $25,000 stipend and a small travel allowance.

Program Dates: February 2012 – February 2013

For More Information / To Send Application Materials:

Ms. Kalia Brooks
Director of Exhibitions
MoCADA
80 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217

No phone calls please

F: 718-230-0246

info(at)mocada.org

The Curatorial Fellowship has been generously supported by the Institute of Museum and Library

Services (IMLS) and the Lambent Foundation.

MoCADA’s mission is to rediscover valuable African cultural traditions that were lost through colonization and the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and to foster a dynamic space for the creation of the continuous evolution of culture. MoCADA believes that the concept of the museum exists within its people and it is the museum’s goal to serve as a conduit for African Diaspora forms of expression ranging from the visual and performing arts to film and television with the goal of repositioning the continent of Africa and its people in both a foundational and central role in world development.

- In Manila, Catholic groups used intense pressure tactics to shut down an exhibition. The curator, J. Pacena III, says: "I am shocked and appalled by how our civil liberties were exploited to satiate the sensibilities of a raucous mob."

- From a report on the British Art Show by Amy Fung: "While their curatorial focus has been on selecting individual works of merit, history cannot be escaped, and motifs cannot be suppressed."

- "If they choose to work in India, young curators will need to use the opportunities provided by the private sector as there is, after all, no corresponding growth in state-run or public museums and galleries." From an interview by Natasha Ginwala with Geeta Kapur on the curatorial context in India.

- In Toronto, plans for a two-year, $420,000 contract for a curator who would choose artwork for a new public transport line have been cancelled. The argument was that the transport agency should "focus on getting the line built". Certainly, although planning how art will be integrated from the start is surely better than retrofitting it later.

- Just found this Feminism and Curating wiki. Looks like the start of a good resource.

- "Art is at a crossroads. It has exhausted its possibilities and needs to expand." - Zhang Ga, Curator of Translife exhibition at NAMOC, China

- Last but most definitely not least! You surely saw our announcement about the first Curating.info Fellowship. Download the application form here, applications are due October 21! Also please consider supporting the financing of the Fellowship with a donation to our crowdfunding campaign. Looking forward to your generous demonstrations of support and your applications for the first Fellowship!

The National Gallery of Art is pleased to announce two postdoctoral curatorial fellowships for 2012–2014, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. These are two-year fellowships with the possibility of renewal for a third year. The fellowships provide curatorial training and support scholarly research related to the collections of the National Gallery of Art. Fellows are fully integrated into a specific curatorial department with duties, privileges, and status equivalent to an assistant curator. Time is divided between specific projects and general curatorial work within the department, which includes research on the collection and new acquisitions, work on the presentation of the collection, participation in aspects of special exhibition projects, and opportunities to give public lectures. Each fellow will plan and complete a project in consultation with his/her supervising curator.

Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellows work full-time and may begin their term at a mutually agreed upon date (as early as February 13, 2012, and not later than September 17, 2012). The stipend is approximately $47,500 per year, adjusted annually. Fellows are eligible to receive health benefits and public transit subsidies. This is a two-year fellowship that carries the option of renewal for one additional year at the Gallery's discretion.

Additional information and application procedures are available at http://www.nga.gov/education/fellowed.htm, by email: intern(at)nga.gov, or by calling (202) 842-6257.

Applications must be received by December 1, 2011.

Job Requirements
Consideration is given to candidates working in fields represented by the Gallery's permanent collections. The doctoral degree in art history (or the equivalent in countries outside the United States) must have been or will be officially conferred within three years of the start date of the fellowship. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This is an international program.

Graduate Curatorial Internships at the National Gallery of Art provide in-depth training for advanced PhD students and recent PhD recipients interested in gaining curatorial experience in a museum setting. Interns work with curators on permanent collection and exhibition projects and attend a weekly seminar that introduces the staff, departments, programs, and functions of the Gallery. The duties and responsibilities are comparable to those of curatorial assistants.

Graduate Curatorial Interns are in residence at the Gallery from September 17, 2012, to May 17, 2013, and work full time. Interns receive a stipend of approximately $30,000 that is subject to all applicable taxes.

http://www.nga.gov/education/interned.htm, by email: intern(at)nga.gov, or by calling (202) 842-6257.

Applications must be received by 5 January 2012.

Job Requirements:
Eligibility is limited to doctoral students who are in the advanced stage of their dissertations and to recent PhD recipients (dissertations must have been filed no earlier than September 2010). Neither previous museum experience nor a stated goal of a museum career is required. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This is an international program.

Curating.info Fellowship

Curating.info is pleased to announce a new curatorial fellowship in collaboration with the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Glasgow. Commencing in 2012, the Curating.info Fellowship is a paid opportunity for an individual to conduct curatorial research and produce an exhibition at the CCA.

In response to the need for paid hands-on experience in curating, Curating.info Founder and Editor-in-Chief Michelle Kasprzak designed the Curating.info Fellowship as a way to facilitate this essential experience. The inaugural Fellowship will take place in partnership with Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) Glasgow, a dynamic organisation in one of Europe’s most culturally-vibrant cities. The Fellowship is funded partly by CCA, and partly by the Curating.info community itself through a crowdfunding campaign. Please donate to the campaign here: http://rockethub.com/projects/2505-curating-info-fellowship.

The Fellow will work at the CCA in Glasgow, Scotland four days per week over the six month fellowship, working on a curatorial project or body of curatorial research. Fellows will be paid a flat fee of £8,000. Ideal candidates for the Fellowship are emerging or mid-career curators who can demonstrate passion and fresh thinking in curating and writing about contemporary art, and who have a vision for what the role of the curator means today.

The deadline for applications is October 21, 2011. Applicants will be notified November 15, 2011. Applications will be judged by Francis McKee, Director of the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow; Sally Tallant, Head of Programmes, Serpentine Gallery / incoming Artistic Director & CEO, Liverpool Biennial; and Michelle Kasprzak, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Curating.info.

Interested in applying? Download further information and the application form here.

More info about CCA: http://cca-glasgow.com

This is an exciting opportunity for you to work closely with an Assistant Curator in researching and organising an upcoming exhibition at Tate Modern.

You will gain experience in general administration from the day to day duties of the Curatorial Department as well as an insight into the processes of exhibition planning and development. You will be working on the research and planning stages of a major exhibition and will contribute to the development of its concept and layout.

Throughout the internship you will be engaged in the activities outlined in the attached Role Description, however, this is not an exhaustive list.

Please note that this internship is offered as a volunteer activity and as such is understood to be outside the scope of the National Minimum Wage legislation.

For more information and to apply, please visit https://workingat.tate.org.uk/pages/job_search_view.aspx?jobId=368&JobIndex=2&categoryList=&workingPatternList=&locations=&group=&keywords=Curator&PageIndex=1&Number=3

Curatorial Internship
Artes Mundi, Cardiff
Part-time, 1-2 days per week on a regular basis for up to six months
Unpaid, local travel expenses and (if working a full day) reasonable lunch expenses will be covered.

Artes Mundi is looking for someone who intends to make a career in the visual arts to work as an intern alongside the Artes Mundi team. A busy programme of activity will provide experience of the sector and opportunities to acquire practical skills that will improve your chances of finding future employment. The intern will assist the Artistic Director, contributing to the curatorial and administrative aspects of the organisation. You will be passionate about contemporary visual art, enthusiastic about helping to engage the public through the Artes Mundi programme and up for a challenge!

This position would benefit someone who has recently graduated or is currently undertaking their undergraduate studies in the creative arts/industries. It would be particularly beneficial to an individual with an interest in curating contemporary visual art.

Please download a full role description here. (link to doc: http://www.artesmundi.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Curatorial-Intern-Job-description.pdf)

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 23 August 2011

The Zabludowicz Collection Curatorial Open is now accepting submissions for its 2012 edition. This unique opportunity invites creative professionals from all fields to imagine and realise projects involving works from a contemporary art collection of international repute.

The Zabludowicz Collection launched its annual Curatorial Open in 2010 to encourage and support experimental curatorial practice. The Open invites creative professionals from all fields to engage with the collection by imagining ambitious projects which include a public exhibition, a publication and a programme of events to be realised in July and August 2012 at the Zabludowicz Collection in London. The Curatorial Open seeks to actively engage new voices in the discussion around works in the Zabludowicz Collection, encouraging points of view from a variety of disciplines and transcending the existing confines of contemporary art curating. The Zabludowicz Collection keenly welcomes transdisciplinary and experimental proposals.

This initiative builds on the Zabludowicz Collection’s existing commitment to experimental curatorial practices, which has resulted in projects with international curators and curating students, including Proposal for a Floor in New York with Alex Gartenfeld, The Library of Babel / In and Out of Place with Anna-Catharina Gebbers in 2010, Past-Forward with Vincent Honoré in 2008 and the annual Testing Ground programme produced in collaboration with the MA curating students from the Royal College of Art and Goldsmiths College, London.

Deadline for submissions: 1 November 2011. Winner announced: January 2012.

Successful proposals will be selected by a panel of eminent judges comprised of:

Chris Dercon, Director of Tate Modern
Maria Lind, Director of Tensta Konsthall
Martin Herbert, Writer and Associate Editor, Art Review
Anita Zabludowicz, Founder of the Zabludowicz Collection

Please visit www.zabludowiczcollection.com/london/exhibitions/zabludowicz-collection- curatorial-open for further details and an application pack. The pack contains all the information required for the first round of submissions, but enquiries can be addressed to open -at- zabludowiczcollection.com
To be eligible, entrants must have previously realised at least two exhibitions or projects with contemporary artists or art, which were open to the public.
Proposals will be accepted from individuals and groups.
Entrants must be over 25 years old.
Proposals must be submitted in English and must be for previously unrealised projects.
Proposals should be sent to open@zabludowiczcollection.com
An application form and guidelines can be downloaded from www.zabludowiczcollection.com/london/exhibitions/zabludowicz-collection-curatorial-open
The Zabludowicz Collection Curatorial Open is presented in association with Art Review.

The Zabludowicz Collection is dedicated to bringing emerging art to new audiences and actively supporting arts organisations and artists. It was founded by Poju and Anita Zabludowicz in 1994, and contains over 2,000 works by over 500 artists, spanning 40 years of art production, with a focus on art from the late 20th century to the present day. Since 2007 the collection has run an exhibition space in a former Methodist Chapel at 176 Prince of Wales Road in north London, working with artists, curators and works in the Zabludowicz Collection to produce exhibitions which examine contemporary art practice and present the collection in a public forum. The collection also exhibits in permanent venues in the USA and Finland.

There's still time to see We Will Live, We Will See, the inaugural Zabludowicz Collection Curatorial Open exhibition, curated by Pavel S. Pyś, which is at the Zabludowicz Collection in London until 14 August 2011.

Open 2011 - Call for Submissions from Curators

Brighton Photo Fringe is pleased to launch Open 2011, an experimental open submission platform for both photographic artists and curators.
Open to everyone everywhere, Open 2011 will be an international platform that enables artists and curators to work together to explore the possibilities of photography and exhibition formats.

Selected curators will work with Mentor curator Charlotte Cotton (writer and curator, Creative Director, National Media Museum, London) to develop an exhibition in dialogue with the selected artists.
Submissions from Curators, Deadline: 5pm Monday 15 August 2011. Open to everyone everywhere. Applicants do not need to have previous curatorial experience.

Please follow link for further information and application forms: http://www.photofringe.org/?p=2477
If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us at: open2011 -at- photofringe.org

Starting Point is a new annual opportunity open to recent graduate curators to work with public collections of modern and contemporary art.

Each year we plan to work in partnership with a different museum from across the country to offer exhibition opportunities and curatorial experience to curators interested in working with public collections.

An Opportunity for Two Graduate Curators (2012-2013)

The Contemporary Art Society, with Leeds Art Gallery are inviting proposals from curating and museum studies graduates from across the UK who have been out of full time education for no longer than two years.

Starting Point, now in its second year, will offer two curators the opportunity to select a small cluster of works from the collection to be installed as part of Leeds Art Gallery’s public programme in 2012.

The Leeds Art Collection Fund (LCAF) has been supporting the visual arts in Leeds since 1912 to mark their centenary Leeds Art Gallery are planning a series of special events in the gallery over the course of next year. As a way of responding we are asking that proposals draw on the list of works whose acquisitions have been supported by the Leeds Art Collection Fund. Applications should be no more than 500 words and accompanied with a CV.

Applicants are selected on the basis of their first idea but we know that the research period can often have an impact on ‘first ideas’ so we are looking for potential and commitment.

For more information visit the Contemporary Art Society website.

Application deadline: Monday 5th September 2011 (5pm)

For any further queries or to submit your application please email nationalprogrammes -at- contemporaryartsociety.org

The Clinton Hill / Allen Tran Foundation offers support to the critical early stages of exhibition planning in American museums.

Three grants of $5,000 each will be offered to curators contemplating exhibitions which include work by artists born between 1920 and 1960. Funds would be dedicated to travel, research materials (books; photographs; software, etc.) and other essential elements not typically budgeted by museums until an exhibition proposal is finally presented and officially approved.

The Foundation is not offering subvention of a curator's basic salary.

Reflecting the life and interests of Clinton Hill, strong preference will be given to exhibition proposals involving painting, sculpture and works on paper, especially those featuring paper as a primary medium.

The contemplated exhibition may not be one already scheduled by the home institution. It must have a projected opening within the next four years.

Applications Must be Postmarked on or Before: September 1, 2011

For more information, including full application guidelines, please visit the Clinton Hill / Allen Tran Foundation website.