Exhibition Curator opportunity

• LocationWest Midlands
• Type
• Salary
• Artformvisual arts, Other, curation
• ContactKarolina Korupczynska stryxarts@gmail.com

Description

Open Call for Curatorial Opportunity at Stryx, Birmingham

NOW – Stryx Studio Holders Group Show

Stryx is an artist led studio, project and exhibition space in Digbeth, Birmingham.

NOW, showcases work created by visual artists working in Stryx Studios. The show will open on 2ndDecember 2016, coinciding with the last Digbeth First Friday of this year. 

Stryx awards one deserving curator or curatorial team in the West Midlands, the time to realise a work constrained to project NOW, with the aim of encouraging curatorial research in tandem with exhibition planning.

Throughout a 2 week long exhibition development process, the curator will be expected to familiarise themselves with the gallery and the works created by the artists (8 visual artists, operating in various disciplines - painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, installation.

This process will culminate in production of a high quality exhibition.

This opportunity is intended for curators at the emerging or mid stages of their career, who would benefit from working in a non-commercial, non-funded artistic organisation.

Requirements

The curator will be required to prepare a talk, which will be presented to the public and evaluate this opportunity in writing to culminate their working process at Stryx.

Application Process

Applicants should have a clearly defined idea of how this opportunity will benefit their professional practice.

Successful applicant/s will be notified on 17/11/2016 and required to attend an introductory meeting on 19/11/2016.

Please send your application containing following information to stryxarts@gmail.com 

• Current CV
  • Curator Statement
  • Proposal - short synopsis of your idea, exhibition plan, explenation of the potential impact of this opportunity on your career (max. 700 words)
  • Extra consideration will be given to proposals that demonstrate a unique and creative approach to both curatorial research methods and the exhibition plan
  • Work samples - 5 JPEGS in PDF or 5 minute showreel (link to vimeo/youtube/soundcloud)
  • Link to website/online portfolio

For more information or help please contact Karolina Korupczynska on stryxarts@gmail.com with 'NOW' in the email title.

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Exhibition Curator opportunity