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This weekly seminar is intended to familiarize young curators with some of the most common contracts and forms used when assembling exhibitions – customs declarations/pro-forma invoices, gallery consignments, and museum/biennale loan agreements. The course is an ideal primer for anyone looking to found their own project space or is making their initial exhibitions as an independent curator. The course will supply a number of examples, going over each one in detail, as well as draw from recent texts and periodical articles that highlight the ramifications for such documents in contemporary art.

Video conferences every Monday at 7pm Central European Time. Recordings available in case you miss a live session!

Week 1: Introduction – Biennial/Museum Loans

Introduction – why this course was created.

Overview of Course Structure

Biennial loan form example

Walkthrough and Key points (Shipping Clauses, Exhibition Clauses, Image Rights/Distribution, Provenance/Courtesy, etc.)


Week 2: Gallery Consignment

Two kinds – Artist-to-Gallery (Primary) / Gallery-to-Gallery (Secondary)

Artist-to-Gallery (what is standard for commission, shipping agreements, duration of consignment, additional out of gallery consigment,etc.)

Condition Report

Potential Problems arising

Gallery-to-Gallery (Secondary) (what is standard for commission, shipping agreements, duration of consignment, additional out of gallery consigment, etc.)


Week 3: International Shipping/Logistics – Proforma Invoices

Proforma Invoice – What is it used for?

Differences in Nations’ customs/zoll (EU, CH, USA, et. al.)

Importation Taxes/VAT (How to pay less and avoid delays)

Fine Art Insurance (FedEx/UPS/Post vs. Art Logistics Firms(Froesch, Hasenkamp, USArt, etc.)


Week 4: Art Fair Applications – Conclusion

Differences in various – Compositions of committees

Familiarize and create development plan

Creating your booth – What to focus on, how to identify aesthetic strengths

Writing about the space

Writing about what will be exhibited

Conclusion

System requirements for the live video conferences: Mac OS x 10.9 or higher or Windows 7 or higher.

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