Deadline: 15-Sep-22
Goldrausch Frauennetzwerk e. V. is inviting applications for the Professional development programme for emerging women visual artists program to promote women who pursue their chosen career, helping them gain further practical knowledge and presenting their work.
The programme is tailored specifically to meet the objectives of the participants. The course combines practical tasks with insights into the art world, presentation techniques and communication strategies. The seminars are led by experienced art historians/producers.
Guests include curators, gallery owners, artists and other experts. With more than 400 Alumnae and an ever-growing network, Goldrausch Künstlerinnenprojekt offers a profound basis. It is funded by the European Social Fund and the Berlin Senate Department for Higher Education and Research, Health, Long-Term Care and Gender Equality. The financing covers the costs of the programme.
Gold Rush artist project
- Admits 15 women visual artists per year
- Runs for 12 months (end of January to December)
- On a weekly basis, Thursday and Friday, plus 3–4 intensive weeks
- Works with a changing, external jury of experts for the admission of participants
What they offer?
- The programme’s course is tailored specifically to meet the objectives of the participants. Every year, 15 women fine artists are admitted to their professional development programme.
- They take the participants’ artistic practices as the departure point of their training. The course combines practical tasks with various insights into the art world and the continuous training of presentation techniques and communication strategies.
- This includes the design of an individual website, studio talks and discussions of art work. Also part of the curriculum are basic knowledge about self-employment, public relations and project planning, the creation of a catalogue and a group exhibition.
- Experienced art historians lead the seminars and they additionally invite curators, gallerists and other experts who engage with the artists on an equal footing: Practical know-how, which can be implemented in order to pursue a successful career, is exchanged and further developed. A profound knowledge of the art sector is equally important, its practice and key players as well as an understanding of networks. Here, a fundamental basis is provided by Goldrausch Kunstlerinnenprojekt’s ever-growing network of alumnae, which consists of more than 462 former participants.
What they are looking for?
- They are looking forward to applications from women visual artists
- Of any age
- Working in all disciplines
- Preferably with a completed (arts) degree, or equivalent qualification
- With sufficient German language skills to follow discussions, contributions may be in English
- Resident in Berlin
- With experience in artistic practice, specific goals and great motivation
- With the time and resources needed to work on concepts of communication and marketing while also working in the studio
- From all women, including people who identify as non-binary, gender, or genderqueer, as well as women with Trans biographies.
- Course Content
- Analysis of the participant’s current position and aims of artistic practice
- Training of verbal and work presentation
- Self-employment: tax, financing, copyright – what should women know?
- Berlin’s art scene: excursions, seminars, discussions, contacts
- Planning and realisation of personal website and a catalogue brochure
- Final group exhibition in autumn.
For more information, visit https://goldrausch.org/en/modalities/