[artinfo] de appel

[Beata Veszely]

Reminder: Last call for applications
de Appel Curatorial Programme 2008/2009

PROGRAMME 2008/2009:
'Curating in the expanded field'

Application deadline:
7th of March 2008

<http://www.deappel.nl>http://www.deappel.nl




Initiated in 1994 by Saskia Bos, the Curatorial Programme of de Appel arts
centre wishes to offer young curators a condensed package of experiences and
skills that can be used as tools and instruments during the further
development of their professional career. De Appel is an internationally
oriented arts centre located in Amsterdam that functions as a site for the
production of performances, research and presentation of contemporary visual
arts through a series of exhibitions, publications and
discursive events.

In September 2006, a remodelled version of the eight-month long Curatorial
Programme was launched with a renewed curriculum and an extended tutorial
team. It encompasses a dense array of theoretical seminars, thematic
workshops, field trips in Europe and Asia, practice-related assignments and
encounters with artists and art professionals. Throughout the programme
attention is paid to the history of exhibition-making, diverse curatorial
practices, collection and institution building and project management. The
unique and special thematic focus is on the polarity between 'free-lance'
and 'institutional' curating and on the examination of 'context-responsive'
curating. The formats and methodologies that curators deal with in the
presentation of art in the 'expanded field', outside of the white cube, are
explored in the programme.

This focus culminates in a 'site-specific' curatorial assignment: the
participants of the course are invited to investigate a specific area (in
2006/2007 this was the Amsterdam suburb de Bijlmermeer and in 2007/2008 the
satellite city Leidsche Rijn near Utrecht) and realise a project that
relates to this site in a direct or indirect way. Through inviting the
participants to work 'off-site' de Appel challenges the curators to reflect
upon the current status and issues of art in (sub)urban public space and to
reflect upon the different ways in which art functions in processes of urban
renewal/generation. Throughout the process the relationship with the 'mother
institution' is maintained while at the same time
being interrogated.

The following parts of the programme are considered to be of vital
importance:


- the opportunity to research theoretical issues and developments in regular
sessions with a tutorial team consisting e.g. of de Appel director Ann
Demeester (BE/NL), curator Annie Fletcher (IR/NL), visual artist Steve Mc
Queen (GB/NL), writer and curator Elena Filipovic (US/BE), curator Dieter
Roelstraete (BE), independent researcher/curator Lisette Smits (NL) and
philosopher/curator Henk Slager (NL).

- the opportunity to meet a large number of artists, curators, critics and
other professionals from the Netherlands and abroad in a very condensed
period of time, and having the chance to exchange ideas with them, either
during thematic seminars or during informal encounters. Guest teachers in
2007 were e.g. Carlos Basualdo (US), Gerardo Mosquera (CU/US), Paul O'Neill
(GB), Jacques Rancière (FR), Simon Sheikh (SE) and Pier Luigi Tazzi (IT).

- the opportunity to get acquainted with de Appel from 'the inside', and get
a better insight into the mechanisms and governing principles of a
contemporary institution for visual arts.

the possibility to make a long trip outside of Western Europe and a minimum
of 7 excursions
within Europe.


APPLICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

- A letter of motivation in which your personal drive is stated and what you
expect from the programme.
- A proposal for a show (5-15 pages), including: concept and location of the
show (main focus), the participating artists (including some image
material), a budget of the show, a publicity plan
(not obliged).
- A résumé, including an extensive description of one's relevant working
experience.
- Two written references of (former) tutors, professors or employers, in
English.

On the basis of the submitted documents a pre-selection is made.
Approximately ten candidates will be short-listed; they are invited to come
to Amsterdam in the last week of March for an interview.

Application deadline: 7th of March 2008

Send completed applications (in two-fold) to:

de Appel
Att: Esther Vossen
Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 10
1017 DE Amsterdam
The Netherlands

For further information please visit our website
<http://www.deappel.nl>http://www.deappel.nl

Contact: <mailto:evossen at deappel.nl>evossen at deappel.nl
t. + 31 (0) 20 6255215