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Curatorial Grants – Practice and Networking

In July 2009, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia will inaugurate a new
model for promoting postgraduate curatorial work by offering a
programme-based grant.

The grant provides €1,250/month in support for each participant for a
period of 12 months. The curatorial grant is practice-oriented and tied in
with the German-Dutch European project smax. The programme is located at
Schloss Ringenberg, in Hamminkeln on the Lower Rhine.
Schloss Ringenberg has been in operation as a studio and exhibition centre
for 30 years.

With eight German and Dutch artist fellows per year, dialogue-focused
exhibitions and cross-border knowledge exchange, along with a wealth of
activities for the public, the Schloss unites under one roof in an
exemplary fashion the whole spectrum of contemporary cultural endeavour.

Since 2001 the work of Schloss Ringenberg has centred on European projects
involving German-Dutch cooperation. In conjunction with changing project
partners on both sides of the border – including the Akademieverbund ArtEZ
in Arnhem, the Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem, the Kröller-Müller Museum
in Otterlo, the Museum Abteiberg in Mönchengladbach and Kurhaus Kleve –
the Schloss has since 2005 been providing cultural producers and mediators
with the means to try out unusual contemporary art concepts and formats.
The new European project smax (2009-2012) is now carrying these
promotional efforts forward with a practice-oriented model consisting of
new residential grants.

For the invited curators in the cross-border region smax offers a
versatile selection of concrete fields of work as opportunity to
independently put their ideas into practice. In a special match situation,
the participants are integrated into a cultural network that provides them
with a model for the real conditions under which they will embark on their
careers.

Curatorial fellows from the State of North Rhine-Westphalia will be chosen
by an expert jury. Required is a completed course of studies in art
history or art studies at a university in North Rhine-Westphalia, as well
as demonstrated professional qualifications. The two NRW fellows will live
and work for the most part at the Schloss during the 12-month grant
period, together with a third curatorial fellow from the Netherlands, from
the De Appel Arts Centre (Amsterdam). Residence at the Schloss and
participation in smax are mandatory for grant-holders.

During the grant period, smax offers the curators:
- The opportunity to conceive and implement three art projects in the
Lower Rhine region, financed through smax
- Expert curatorial guidance and moderation of the projects by the smax
team at Schloss Ringenberg
- Exchanges between mediators and producers of contemporary art via artist
and curatorial fellowships taking place under one roof
- German-Dutch networking and sharing of experiences through cooperation
with the De Appel Curator School in Amsterdam
- Network expansion through the German-Dutch platform Schloss Ringenberg
- Programmatic drafting of mediation offers for the public, in particular
for school children through coordination with German-Dutch school projects
- Publication of the projects in magazines and as a DVD collection

The grant serves to equip curators with professional credentials, including
- Developing their own criteria for the quality and relevance of artistic
approaches
- Creating their own curatorial profile/ aesthetic approach
- Experience with institutional structures and practice-related processes
such as mounting an exhibition, public relations, organisation and
budgeting
- The ability to discriminate between artistic product and curatorial
approach, leading to better comprehension of creative practice
- Potential addressees, integration of local viewer profiles

For further information and application materials:
http://www.schloss-ringenberg.de

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