Launches training program on curating in the public realm
Program Dates:
October 25 – November 1, 2010
Application Deadline:
August 13, 2010
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This October in New York ICI is organizing The Curatorial Intensive for emerging curators internationally who want to learn about curating in the public realm. From an open competition, 10-14 individuals will be selected to study with some of today’s leading practitioners working within the rapidly growing field known as public practice.
Teachers and advisors for this program include Nicholas Baume (Director and Chief Curator, Public Art Fund); Claire Bishop (Associate Professor, Ph.D. Program in Art History, CUNY); Dan Cameron (Founding Director, Prospect New Orleans); Kate Fowle (Executive Director, ICI); Mary Jane Jacob (Professor and Executive Director of Exhibitions, SAIC); Richard Marshall (Curator, Lever House); and Nato Thompson (Chief Curator, Creative Time).
Participating in a rigorous schedule of workshops, discussions, critiques, and individual advisement sessions, as well as visits to local institutions and conversations with artists, participants will be trained to develop their ideas into full proposals. Topics discussed will include logistical issues such as commissioning, producing, and installing projects in public space, as well as concepts ranging from site-specificity to social and political engagement.
After the New York phase of the project is complete, ICI will continue working with participants long-distance to finalize their proposals for publication on ICI’s website, so broad publics, as well as the hundreds of institutions with which ICI works, can view the final proposals.
Application Guidelines: Applications must include a 300-word description of a contemporary art project in the public realm that the applicant would like help in developing. Submissions should include a preliminary concept or key idea, and name(s) of artist(s) the applicant is considering. Also required is a current resume, plus a short statement of intent that outlines why the applicant wants to participate in this program, as well as an example of a recent exhibition that has made an impact on the applicant.
Application Deadline: August 13, 2010
Fees and Scholarships: The Curatorial Intensive program fee is $1,500. Participants are responsible for covering travel and accommodation expenses. In its commitment to make The Curatorial Intensive accessible to individuals from diverse economic backgrounds, ICI offers generous scholarship packages, subsidizing or eliminating program fees and travel expenses of four participants.
Program Dates: October 25-November 1, 2010
For More Information / To Send Application Materials
Independent Curators International (ICI)
799 Broadway, Suite 205
New York, NY 10003
T: 212-254-8200
F: 212-254-8200
education@ici-exhibitions.org
About The Curatorial Intensive
The Curatorial Intensive is ICI’s short-term, low-cost training program that offers talented emerging curators the chance to develop their exhibition ideas and make connections to professionals in the field. It provides the opportunity for peer-group education, forging new networks between aspiring curators internationally. The Curatorial Intensive takes place twice annually in New York, and in other locations in conjunction with institutional partners worldwide.
The Curatorial Intensive is made possible, in part, by grants from the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, the Dedalus Foundation, and the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; and by generous contributions from Toby Devan Lewis, the ICI Board of Trustees, ICI Benefactors Barbara and John Robinson, and ICI Partners and Patrons.
Visit ICI’s website for further details.
About Independent Curators International (ICI)
ICI produces exhibitions, events, publications, and training opportunities for diverse audiences. In 35 years, ICI has organized 116 traveling exhibitions, profiling the work of more than 3,700 artists. The resulting networks include 590 museums, university art galleries, and art centers in 48 states and 25 countries. Working across disciplines and historical precedents, the organization is a hub that provides access to the people, ideas, and practices that are key to current developments in the field, inspiring fresh ways of seeing and contextualizing contemporary art.
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