CURATORIAL PROGRAMME 2007/2008
Deadline: January 31, 2007 De Appel is a contemporary Arts Centre, located
in the heart of Amsterdam. Over the 25 years of its existence
it has
been operating on an international level and for 10 years
de Appel has been running a renowned Curatorial Training
Programme.
In September 2007, the new version of the eight - month
long Curatorial Programme of de Appel, with a renewed
curriculum
and an extended tutorial team will start. Initiated in 1994,
the course wishes to offer young curators a condensed package
of experiences and skills which can be used as tools and
instruments during the further development of their professional
career.
This year an international selection committee, chaired by
Ann Demeester, director of de Appel and Head of the programme,
selects about 6 participants of different nationalities and
cultural backgrounds.
The following parts of the programme are considered to be
of vital importance:
- The opportunity to research theoretical issues and developments
in regular sessions with a tutorial team consisting e.g.
of free-lance curator Annie Fletcher (IR/NL), visual artist
Steve Mc Queen (GB/NL), writer and curator Elena Filipovic
(US/BE), MUHKA- curator Dieter Roelstraete (BE) and independent
researcher/curator Lisette Smits (NL).
- The opportunity to meet a large number of artists, curators,
critics and other professionals from the Netherlands and
abroad in a very condensed period of time, and having the
chance to exchange ideas with them, either during thematic
seminars or during informal encounters.
- The opportunity to get acquainted with de Appel from ‘the
inside’, and get a better insight into the mechanisms
and governing principles of a contemporary institution for
visual arts.
- The possibility to make a long trip outside of Western
Europe and several short excursions within Europe. During
each programme the destinations of these trips differ: this
depends on the international exhibitions that are worth visiting,
the interests of the participants of the course and the relevance
of the journey with regards to the final project of that
course.
-The opportunity to realise a presentation as a group or
as individual curators, for instance in the form of an exhibition
or a series of events. The parameters given are: a specified
budget and the requirement that the presentation reflects
the group's / participants' view on developments in contemporary
art. Considering the quality of the proposals presented,
one or a combination are chosen to be realised.
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS
1. A letter of motivation in which your personal drive and
what you expect from the programme is stated.
2. A proposal for a show (5-15 pages), including: concept
and location of the show (main focus), the participating
artists (including some image material), a budget of the
show, a publicity plan (not obliged).
3. A CV, including an extensive description of one's relevant
working experience.
4. Two written references of (former) tutors, professors
or employers, in English.
On the basis of the submitted documents a pre-selection is
made in February. Approximately ten candidates will be shortlisted;
they are invited to come to Amsterdam in the end of February
or beginning of March for an interview. Application deadline:
31 January 2007
Send completed applications (in two-fold)
to:
De Appel
Att: Roos Gortzak, CTP 07/08
Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 10
1017 DE Amsterdam
The Netherlands
The NetherlandsFor further information please visit our website
http://www.deappel.nl/
contact: Roos Gortzak
t. 31 (0) 20 6255215
roosgortzak at deappel.nl
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