Assistance to Culturally Diverse Curators for Residencies in the Visual Arts
Deadline
1 February
Program Description
The Assistance to Culturally Diverse Curators for Residencies in the Visual Arts program supports culturally diverse curators at their chosen host organization to develop their curatorial practice. The purpose of this program is to expand the national pool of curatorial professionals who are of African, Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern origin, and to advance knowledge in Canadian contemporary arts. The curatorial resident and the host organization must apply jointly.
Eligibility
General Criteria
To apply to the Assistance to Culturally Diverse Curators for Residencies in the Visual Arts program, you must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. You must be of African, Asian, Latin American or Middle Eastern origin. As well, you must also have had:
- educational training in the field and/or
- past experience such as curatorial internships or museum and gallery employment.
Host Organizations
Incorporated, non-profit Canadian art museums, public galleries, and artists-run centres with a mandate to serve the public are eligible to apply with the applicant to this program.
Note that meeting the eligibility criteria allows you to apply to the program. It does not, however, guarantee that you will receive a grant.
Grant Amount
This program provides subsistence support to the curatorial resident to a maximum of $35,000. You are expected to determine the amount of the grant request based on your needs, the period of time you require to carry out the program of work, and the maximum grant amount offered. You might not be awarded the full grant amount requested.
Host organizations are responsible for all other expenses associated with the residency, including the costs of exhibition and curatorial research, presentation, circulation and publication. Host organizations may be eligible to seek further support from the Canada Council for the Arts towards the costs of these activities through other programs of the Visual Arts Section.
Application Form
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Further Information
Pao Quang Yeh
Visual Arts Section Officer
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 5094
TTY : 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4332
November 2009