De Appel Curatorial Programme 2007/2008 deadline

> CURATORIAL PROGRAMME 2007/2008
>
> de Appel is a contemporary Arts Centre, located in the heart of 
> Amsterdam. Over the 25 years of its existence it has been operating on 
> an international level and for 10 years de Appel has been running a 
> renowned Curatorial Training Programme.
>
> In September 2007, the new version of the eight - month long 
> Curatorial Programme of de Appel, with a renewed curriculum and an 
> extended tutorial team will start. Initiated in 1994, the course 
> wishes to offer young curators a condensed package of experiences and 
> skills which can be used as tools and instruments during the further 
> development of their professional career.
>
> This year an international selection committee, chaired by Ann 
> Demeester, director of de Appel and Head of the programme, selects 
> about 6 participants of different nationalities and cultural 
> backgrounds.
>
> The following parts of the programme are considered to be of vital 
> importance:
>
> - The opportunity to research theoretical issues and developments in 
> regular sessions with a tutorial team consisting e.g. of free-lance 
> curator Annie Fletcher (IR/NL), visual artist Steve Mc Queen (GB/NL), 
> writer and curator Elena Filipovic (US/BE), MUHKA- curator Dieter 
> Roelstraete (BE) and independent researcher/curator Lisette Smits 
> (NL).
>
> - The opportunity to meet a large number of artists, curators, critics 
> and other professionals from the Netherlands and abroad in a very 
> condensed period of time, and having the chance to exchange ideas with 
> them, either during thematic seminars or during informal encounters.
>
> - The opportunity to get acquainted with de Appel from ‘the inside’, 
> and get a better insight into the mechanisms and governing principles 
> of a contemporary institution for visual arts.
>
> - The possibility to make a long trip outside of Western Europe and 
> several short excursions within Europe. During each programme the 
> destinations of these trips differ: this depends on the international 
> exhibitions that are worth visiting, the interests of the participants 
> of the course and the relevance of the journey with regards to the 
> final project of that course.
>
> -The opportunity to realise a presentation as a group or as individual 
> curators, for instance in the form of an exhibition or a series of 
> events. The parameters given are: a specified budget and the 
> requirement that the presentation reflects the group's / participants' 
> view on developments in contemporary art. Considering the quality of 
> the proposals presented, one or a combination are chosen to be 
> realised.
>
> APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
>
> 1. A letter of motivation in which your personal drive and what you 
> expect from the programme is stated.
>
> 2. A proposal for a show (5-15 pages), including: concept and location 
> of the show (main focus), the participating artists (including some 
> image material), a budget of the show, a publicity plan (not obliged).
>
> 3. A CV, including an extensive description of one's relevant working 
> experience.
>
> 4. Two written references of (former) tutors, professors or employers, 
> in English.
>
> On the basis of the submitted documents a pre-selection is made in 
> February. Approximately ten candidates will be shortlisted; they are 
> invited to come to Amsterdam in the end of February or beginning of 
> March for an interview.
>
>
> Application deadline: 31 January 2007
>
> Send completed applications (in two-fold) to:
>
> de Appel
> Att: Roos Gortzak, CTP 07/08
> Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 10
> 1017 DE Amsterdam
> The Netherlands
>
> For further information please visit our website
>
> www.deappel.nl
> contact: Roos Gortzak
> t. 31 (0) 20 6255215
> roosgortzak-34/b7lh1ZPzz+pZb47iToQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx