Curatorial Intensive in Argentina
August 18–24, 2013
Application deadline: June 24, 2013
Recognizing there are few opportunities for professionals to receive practical training and guidance while working full-time, the Curatorial Intensive is targeted toward self-motivated individuals—working independently or in institutions—who would benefit from a week of intensive conversations around the issues and questions that regularly arise for curators.
This program marks the first Curatorial Intensive that ICI has developed in Spanish, offering Spanish-speaking curators the opportunity to meet colleagues from around the world, share ideas on how to push the parameters of their practice, and build a network for future collaborations. Applicants should be fluent in Spanish since seminars and discussions will take place in Spanish only.
On the occasion of this Intensive, ICI and MACBA will publish a reader with key essays on curatorial practice, many of which have not been translated into Spanish before.
Seminars, site visits, individual meetings, and roundtable discussions will be led by a group of international professionals that includes Magalí Arriola (Chief Curator, Fundación/Colección Jumex, Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico), Naomi Beckwith (Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago), Abraham Cruzvillegas (artist, Mexico City), María del Carmen Carrión (Associate Director of Public Programs & Research, ICI, New York), Ana Longoni (independent curator and researcher, Buenos Aires), Michelle Marxuach (Co-director and Co-founder, Beta-Local, San Juan), Renaud Proch (Executive Director, ICI), and Agustín Pérez Rubio (independent curator and art critic).
Application guidelines
Visit ICI’s website to apply for the Curatorial Intensive online. All applications must be submitted in Spanish and include a 300-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. A number of 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 Latin American curators are supported by the Jumex Collection. Mexican curators can apply for a scholarship supported by kurimanzutto.
About the Curatorial Intensive
The Curatorial Intensive is ICI’s short-term, low-cost training program that offers 12–14 curators the chance to develop project ideas and make connections with professionals in the field. It also provides the invaluable opportunity for peer-group education, forging new networks internationally. The Curatorial Intensive takes place twice annually in New York, and in other locations in conjunction with institutional partners worldwide.