Abu Dhabi Curatorial Program

Duration

Apr. 13 - Feb. 15, 2021

Enroll before

Mar. 30, 2020

One-time Payment

814.00 € (incl. VAT)

Live sessions

3 hrs/week

The Curatorial Program - Abu Dhabi is an innovative ten month online curriculum designed for Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism that combines learning and practice for emerging curators of contemporary art. The dynamic program includes a tailored series of theoretical and practical courses, interactive live sessions with experts, and ongoing mentorship through group critiques. The Program has been adapted to the needs of the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, therefore it will be enriched with regionally specific case studies within an international context.

Over 10 months we will focus on the two sides of curatorial practice: conceptual knowledge including the creative development and research of a curatorial project; and practical skills for project management, exhibition design, communication and handling curatorial procedures.

Throughout the program participants will develop their own curatorial project supported by the expertise of dedicated lecturers who bring real-world experience and insights to the classroom. The vision of the program is to bring key curatorial skills and knowledge to future leaders in museums, film festivals, new media, galleries and other art and culture production industries.

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Presentation with Program Coordinators An Paenhuysen and Arsalan Mohammad. April 13, 2020
Module 1- Introduction to Curating with Lauren Reid, April 20 - May 4, 2020
Module 2- Contemporary Art in the Middle East with Wided Khadraoui, May 11 - 25, 2020
*Studio Visit 1 with guest curator and Program Coordinators, June 1, 2020 
Module 3- Developing a Curatorial Concept with Lauren Reid, June 8 - 22, 2020
Milestone 1: Draft for an exhibition concept, Jul 6 2020
Module 4- Finding and Inviting Artists with Nora Mayr, July 13, 2020
*Studio Visit 2 with guest artist and Program Coordinators, July 20, 2020
Module 5.1- Expanding Exhibitions: Innovative Approaches to Curating with Lauren Reid, Jul 27 - Aug 10, 2020
Module 5.2- Expanding Exhibitions: Middle East Context with Wided Khadraoui, Aug 17 - 24, 2020
Milestone 2: Exhibition concept and potential list of artists, Sep 7, 2020
*Studio Visit 3 with guest curator and Program Coordinators, Sep 14, 2020
Module 6.1- Exhibition Design with Raquel Chaves, Sep 21 - Oct 12, 2020
Module 6.2- Exhibition Design: Emirati Based Issues with Wided Khadraoui, Oct 19 - 26, 2020
*Studio Visit 4 with guest curator and Program Coordinators, Nov 2, 2020
Milestone 3: Floor plan of Exhibition Design for potential space, Nov 9, 2020
Module 7- Project Management with Joanne Pouzenc, Nov 16 - 30, 2020
Module 8- International Procedures: Contracts and Loans with Nora Mayr, Dec 7 - 21, 2020
Milestone 4: Exhibition budget and list of requirements, Jan 11, 2021
Module 8- Digital Communications and Press with Wided Khadraoui, Jan 18 - Feb 1, 2021
Milestone 5: Press release and communication plan, Feb 15, 2021

System requirements for the live video conferences: Join via Google Chrome or Firefox Browsers. For the desktop version of the app: Mac OS x 10.11 or higher or Windows 7 or higher.

Abu Dhabi Curatorial Program

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