Program Dates:

March 16–25, 2014

Application deadline: January 13, 2014

This March, Independent Curators International (ICI) produces the Curatorial Intensive: Considering Publics and Contexts, a ten-day professional development program that offers curators the opportunity to discuss, among colleagues, the concepts, logistics, and challenges of organizing exhibitions. Central to all sessions will be conversations discerning audience and publics, working with artists, navigating contexts, defining curatorial research, and working with collections.

The Curatorial Intensive is designed to immerse participants in a rigorous itinerary of conversations and presentations that support the process of developing an idea for an exhibition or program into a full proposal. The Curatorial Intensive is targeted toward self-motivated individuals—working independently or in institutions—who would benefit from a week of intensive discussions around the issues and questions that arise for curators. Topics range from the pragmatics of developing a program and building working relationships with artists to the theoretical aspects of understanding how to turn a concept into a project and effectively communicate ideas.

Seminars, site visits, individual meetings, and roundtable discussions will be led by a group of international professionals that includes María del Carmen Carrión(Associate Director of Public Programs & Research, ICI, New York), Simon Castets(Director, Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art, New York), Deborah Cullen (Director and Chief Curator, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York),Renaud Proch (Executive Director, ICI), Yasmil Raymond (Curator, Dia Art Foundation, New York), and Franklin Sirmans (Department Head and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art), among others.

Application Guidelines 
12–14 applicants working internationally will be selected to participate in the Curatorial Intensive. The applicant must have 3+ years of curatorial experience. All applications must include a 500-word description of a program idea that the applicant would like help in developing. This description should outline the proposal concept and any artists that the applicant is considering. Also required are a current 250-word bio, a 500-word letter of intent, and a 300-word text that describes a recent curatorial project that has made an impact on the applicant.

Fees and Scholarships
The program fee is 1,900 USD. Participants are also responsible for covering travel and accommodation expenses. Scholarship packages that subsidize or eliminate the program fees, accommodation and travel expenses are available and awarded based on merit. If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please include a letter of motivation with your application. Scholarships for Turkish nationals will be supported by SAHA.

For more information or questions, email [email protected].

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