International Curatorial Residency Program

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Context Gallery International Curatorial Residency Program Derry, Northern Ireland Deadline for expressions of interest: 22nd May, 2010 Context Gallery offers an opportunity for an individual curator to visit Northern Ireland to research contemporary visual art produced in Northern Ireland and the North West of Ireland and to build contacts with local artists/curators and galleries. The selected individual will develop an international curatorial project with the Context Gallery being one of the host venues for the show in 2011. It is envisaged that the resulting project would involve a minimum of 50% participants working in the north of Ireland. This pilot programme is open to all individual curators worldwide with professional experience in organizing and curating projects based in contemporary visual arts. The residency is set up with open travel periods based over a six-month period with a budget for travel, accommodations and a research fee. Travel arrangements will be agreed between the individual and the gallery but it is envisaged that there would be between two and three trips made to Northern Ireland to allow for the necessary research to be carried out. In addition the selected individual would be requested to give a lecture or workshops during one of the research visits. Residency Timeframe: May 22, 2010: Deadline for expressions of interest May 31, 2010: Notification of selected Curator: July-Dec 2010: Curator makes 2- 3 research visits to Northern Ireland/Northwest January 2011 A completed outline for a proposed exhibition/project. mid-late 2011: Presentation/exhibition of proposed researched project Expressions of interest are accepted by email to director@contextgallery.co.uk Please include your expression of interest (max 1000 words). Curriculum Vitae, a curatorial statement/bio and examples of previous work — please mark the subject box of the email - Curatorial Residency For more information please contact Theo Sims, director@contextgallery.co.uk Context Gallery 5-7 Artillery Street Derry N. Ireland BT48 6RG info@contextgallery.co.uk t. 01144 (0)28 713 73538 www.contextgallery.co.uk