Deadline: 1-Mar-21
Through the support of program partners at the Art Gallery of NSW, Create NSW is offering the NSW Aboriginal Curator Placement (Emerging) Fellowship to two early career Aboriginal visual arts curators. The objective of this program is to support early career professional practice by giving two emerging arts professionals the opportunity to deepen their experience.
This Placement sits within Create NSW’s suite of Fellowship programs offered as part of the 2020/21 Arts & Cultural Funding Program. The Create NSW Fellowship Program supports NSW artists, practitioners and arts/ cultural workers to undertake self-directed professional development programs or significant opportunities to support their personal, creative and career advancement.
Objectives
The Arts and Cultural Funding Program is guided by three key objectives:
- Grow creative leadership and programming excellence in NSW;
- Strengthen NSW arts and cultural activity that drives community and social benefits;
- Showcase NSW as a leader for strategic arts and cultural governance and strong financial management.
The Program
The successful applicants will:
- Undertake a placement at the Art Gallery of New South Wales to deliver two key curatorial and regional engagement projects beginning April 2021, on a part-time basis. This arrangement will be negotiable for regionally-based applicants.
- Receive support and professional mentorship with the Art Gallery of NSW’s Manager, Touring Exhibitions and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Curatorial Team. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, some of this interaction may take place online.
- Receive financial support of up to $30,000 administered by the Art Gallery of NSW, paid over the course of the placement at AGNSW. Note: This funding includes costs for travel and accommodation for regional-based successful recipients.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant must:
- be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individual; (Please note: For the purpose of these guidelines, an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander individual is a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and is accepted as such by the community in which they live or have lived);
- have a strong cultural affiliation with country that is now called NSW;
- be a resident of NSW;
- be an Australian citizen; and
- over the age of 18.
For more information, visit https://www.create.nsw.gov.au/funding-and-support/arts-and-cultural-funding-program/fellowships-nsw-aboriginal-curator-placement/