We are excited to announce a new partnership with the creation of the Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship at the renowned SculptureCenter, New York. Beginning in the Summer of 2025, it will be our first international fellowship placement, and first collaboration outside of the UK and Europe.

ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP

The Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship will be a full-time, 20-month curatorial position embedded within SculptureCenter’s internationally active curatorial department. This position has been established to provide an opportunity for an emerging curator to gain comprehensive experience in the planning, research, organisation, and installation of exhibitions in a leading US art institution.

The Fellowship is constructed around, but not limited to, two full seasons of SculptureCenter’s signature In Practice open call programme. Reporting to SculptureCenter’s Curator, Jovanna Venegas, the Asymmetry Curatorial Fellow will support ongoing research, exhibition development, public programmes, publications, and other departmental initiatives. The position is geared towards a practitioner with demonstrated knowledge and experience of Chinese and Sinophone cultural ecosystems, contemporary artists, and curatorial practice, with the successful candidate joining the SculptureCenter’s curatorial team in New York City.

The Curatorial Fellow will be selected via our global open call and announced in spring 2025. Click the link below to learn more about the application guidelines.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 1 DECEMBER 2024

ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP

The Fellowship is supported through a new pioneering collaboration between SculptureCenter and Asymmetry. As a London-based not-for-profit organisation, we are dedicated to nurturing the next generation of curators as well as developing curatorial practice and expertise on Asia and beyond. By working in partnership with key art institutions — including Tate Modern, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, Chisenhale Gallery and Delfina Foundation — we support a wide range of curatorial and scholarly placements and public programmes.

SculptureCenter leads the conversation on contemporary art by supporting artistic innovation and independent thought, highlighting sculpture’s specific potential to change the way we engage with the world. Founded by artists in 1928, the renowned US institution provides an international forum that connects artists and audiences by presenting exhibitions, commissioning new work, and generating scholarship. Placing emphasis on investment, inclusiveness, independence, transparency, and rigour, SculptureCenter is known for championing underrecognised and emerging artists, providing direct support to the artists for the creation of new work, including production funds, curatorial support, and honoraria.

Both SculptureCenter and Asymmetry have a strong reputation for promoting essential voices in the art eco-system, across both thought and practice. With an ever-expanding global network, we are committed to supporting the next generation of curators, providing direct support through career defining opportunities and progression for Chinese and Sinophone curators, through academic scholarships, residencies, institutional fellowships and partnerships, curatorial forums and public programming.

SculptureCenter and Asymmetry jointly acknowledge that diversifying and provoking cross-cultural dialogue is essential to innovation, advancement and mutual understanding.

'SculptureCenter is known for its investment in international artistic dialogue and for introducing artists, ideas, and curatorial perspectives from around the world to audiences in the United States. Asymmetry recognizes the importance of curatorial development and we are thrilled to partner with them to offer this fellowship opportunity to an emerging voice in our field. We look forward to collaborating with the Asymmetry Curatorial Fellow and learning from their insights as they contribute to our program in the coming years.'

— Sohrab Mohebbi, Director, SculptureCenter

'As an organisation that believes in connecting to the global knowledge network, taking our support and collaboration to other regions has always been a milestone on the horizon. SculptureCenter is an important space for artists, founded by artists, and we are proud to get to know New York alongside such a great institution.'

— Michèle Ruo Yi Landolt, Director, Asymmetry

'New York has an incredibly diverse artistic and institutional landscape with an established infrastructure and history of Chinese American culture. I am excited about the new pathways we are about to create with SculptureCenter and our new Fellow as part of a wider mission to build an extensive arts community.'

— Yan Du, Founding Director, Asymmetry

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SculptureCenter, New York