We are thrilled to announce our international Open Call for the upcoming Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship at Whitechapel Gallery, London. The Curatorial Fellowship is a six-month placement for a mid-career curator to work with Whitechapel Gallery’s Exhibitions and Education departments, beginning in Early April 2023.

ABOUT THE CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP

The fully funded Curatorial Fellowship in collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery and Delfina Foundation will be awarded to one Fellow identifying to any extent with Greater Chinese and Sinophone cultures and identities, based in the regions or internationally.

The opportunity is geared towards a mid-career curator to gain training, skills, and experience, while embedded in the curatorial workings of Whitechapel Gallery. The Fellowship will provide unique professional development opportunities related to exhibition organisation, registrar tasks, catalogue assistance, artist liaison support, general support to the exhibition department, project-based research, and public programming. Furthermore, the Fellow will have the opportunity to design a public-facing programme in conjunction with their specialisation during their placement. Additionally, Whitechapel Gallery will be responsible for delivering workshops with senior staff members across the organisation, facilitate introductions to other London-based art institutions, identify opportunities to attend conferences and/or seminars relevant to the Fellow’s work and organise a research trip for the Fellow. The Fellow will be awarded a formal certificate of achievement upon successful completion by Whitechapel Gallery.

Situated within Delfina Foundation’s renowned residency programme, the Fellow will also benefit from further professional development opportunities, mentoring as well as peer-to-peer exchange with other practitioners in-residence alongside accommodation.

In addition to the training at our partner institutions, Asymmetry will offer its HQ as a communal space to hot-desk, carry out individual research, and to host public-facing programming, as well as support in networking, PR, and media exposure throughout the Fellowship.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
30 NOVEMBER 2022

CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP DURATION:
03 APRIL 2023 – 17 SEPTEMBER 2023

FOR THE CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION PACKAGE, PLEASE SUBMIT:

– The completed Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship Application Form

– Your current CV, outlining previous employment history, past exhibition projects, residencies, awards, publications, and public programming (such as talks, symposia, conferences etc)

– A cover letter summarising your motivation to undertake the Fellowship and a brief written statement on your curatorial interests and your research in contemporary art and its wider discourse (500 words)

Please send in your complete Curatorial Fellowship application package via e-mail to fellowship@asymmetryart.org

Application language and material must be submitted in English.
Please note that the file size should not exceed a total of 10 MB.

For more details on requirements, timeline, and further guidelines,
please click here.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
30 NOVEMBER 2022

Partners:
Whitechapel Gallery
Delfina Foundation