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Subject: [openremont] Mangelos Award - curatorial workshop - call for
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From:    "remont_asocijacija" <remont_asocijacija at yahoo.com>
Date:    Fri, January 14, 2011 5:31 pm
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First call for applications

Curatorial workshop: Towards Curating as a Critical Practice

27th - 28th April 2011

Novi Sad, Serbia



...We are pleased to launch an open call for applications for a curatorial
workshop targeted at individuals who have started a career
in contemporary art as curators, writers or critics. This workshop will be
part of the 10 years of D.B. Mangelos Award program (YVAA network) and is
aimed at starting a dialogue about contemporary artistic/curatorial
practice in S/CEE region.

The workshop will take place in Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina,
Novi Sad, Serbia on 27th and 28th April 2011 (Wednesday and Thursday) and
is organized by Remont, DEZ ORG and Ilija and Mangelos Foundation.

Towards Curating as a Critical Practice

Context outline:
Is there such a practice as a critical curating and what would it assume?
In today's conditions of cultural and knowledge production and general
flexibilization and professionalization of labor, it could be said that
particular figure of a curator lives its expanded role as a cultural
producer. Indeed, the role of a curator in contemporary production of
art&culture goes way beyond mediation of art works towards the audience,
since it includes variety of activities ranging from basic conceptualizing
and mounting of the exhibition, to handling complex institutional network
of relationships and financial logistics. Curators' role today is expanded
indeed, but that expansion also comprehends imperative to network, to
improve managerial skills, to communicate and cooperate, which is pointing
out a new form of professionalization in cultural field of post-fordist
labor market. That position often encompasses ambivalences which are
present in practice of curating as a representational, an intermediary
strategy
between art world and society's power structures/institutions. On the
other hand, the curatorial practice is very much involved with theoretical
reflection, with knowledge and knowledge production, and it is rich with a
potentiality, as a point of access to engagement in political aspects of
society. Last but not least, although loaded with different influences,
what should be remembered as a bottom-line of this particular practice in
the art world is curator's responsibility towards audience and the public.

Two-days long workshop in Novi Sad will try to open space for discussion
among younger generation of curators from South East Europe, by enrolling
and challenging theoretically on what they observe and do in the field of
contemporary curating, and on whatcould be done. The discussions among
curators and art critics will be accompanied with lectures and
conversations with renowned international and regional curators and art
theorists, which will serve as a further discussion booster. The workshop
aims to map wider context of contemporary curating practice and to try to
imagine discursive alternative strategies to it by answering the question:
Is there such a practice as a critical curating and what would it assume?

The workshop will be led by art critic Branka Curcic.

Branka Curcic is a writer, art critic and program editor in the New Media
Center_kuda.org, Novi Sad, since 2002. She graduated Fine Art and Theory
of Art and Media (MA) in Novi Sad and Belgrade, Serbia. In the
Center_kuda.org, she is the editor of publishing project (kuda.read),
which is focused on examining critical approaches towards new media
culture, new cultural and political relations, contemporary artistic
practice and the social realm. She actively participates in (co-)curating
exhibitions, in organizing lectures, conferences and workshops regarding
contemporary art theory and practices. She also takes part in several
international research projects and her essays have been published in many
magazines and publications in the region and internationally. She lives
and works in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Documents to apply:
In order to apply, please email the following information in English to
dezorg at gmail.com by February 1st, 2011:
- A motivation letter explaining your background, why you are interested
in participating in the workshop.
- A short biography, presenting recent relevant projects, or project/s you
are currently involved with.

Selection process:
Ten applications will be accepted. Applicants living/working in the S/CEE
region are welcomed to apply. Primary attention will be paid to
applicants' motivation letter. All applicants will be notified of the
selection results by the end of February 2011.

Workshop will be held in English language. For any additional info please
write to dezorg at gmail.com.




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