WOLD OF ART 2010/11
School for curators and critics of contemporary art
Year 13

Tender for applications for the
World of Art, school for curators
and critics of contemporary art

Deadline: March 23, 2010

The World of Art enables paricipants to learn the knowledge, skills and methods needed to tackle the complex issues in the world of art.

The school is intended for all who are interested in working in the field of contemporary art, regardless of experience, age and education.

The annual school program is internal and for a selected group of participants who will be chosen by open call. The course has two semesters:

• the first semester (April–June 2010) will be dedicated to the acquisition of art –historical, theoretical and methodological skills
• the second semester (September 2010–May 2011) will be dedicated to critical and curatorial studies and practice.

The program includes lectures, seminars, workshops, research work, modules on the practical work of the curator, study excursions and practice in galleries. The process comprises the organisation of events, studio visits, meetings with curators, artists, theorists, and writers, and teamwork in conceptualisation and preparing an exhibition of contemporary art under the tutor’s leadership.

Fee: 400 euros (VAT included)

Send or bring your application form, CV, motivation letter and review of selected exhibitions of contemporary art (up to 40 lines) to SCCA-Ljubljana, Metelkova 6, SI 1000 Ljubljana, svetumetnosti@scca-ljubljana.si

The selection of participants will be in two stages. After the first selection, we will invite participants for an interview, to be held at the SCCA-Ljubljana on Thursday, April 1 and Friday April 2.