ICI’s Curatorial Seminar is a free, eight-session professional development program that supports emerging curators advance their capacity to establish a strong first-person approach to curating, support overlooked artists, and engage with local art communities while working outside of a large institution. This unique program offers opportunities to gain knowledge and resources through ICI’s network, share ideas among peers, and think through developments in one’s own curatorial practice.
In the Chicago Curatorial Seminar, 6-8 Chicago-based BIPOC curators will meet bi-monthly from September to December 2023 for seminars led by ICI staff, guest curators, artists, and arts professionals, as well as shared reading and suggested in-person site visits. Over the course of the seminar, each participant will also workshop a proposal for an exhibition or similar project. Additionally, each participant will receive individual advisement sessions with mentors identified by participants and ICI staff, providing a unique perspective on curatorial practice. Through this process, the Seminar seeks to build an affirming network of peers around shared values and support the sharing of knowledge among early-career curators.
Questions? Please reach out! Email Midwest Programs Manager Scott Vincent Campbell at scott@curatorsintl.org.
To apply
This opportunity is available to BIPOC curators currently based in the Chicago metro area. Applicants should have five or fewer years of experience, and cannot be enrolled in an academic program at the time of the seminar. The program will meet on Saturdays.
Apply through ICI’s Application Portal by 11:59 pm CDT on August 13, 2023. Emailed applications will not be accepted.
Required materials
- One-sentence project summary (30 words max)
- Description of exhibition or project idea you plan to workshop during the Seminar (500 words max)
- Statement of intent (500 words max)
- Bio demonstrating relevant experience (250 words max)
- CV
