Call for Emerging Curators

Founded in 1996, The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the field of craft through fostering new ideas, funding craft scholarship, and backing the next generation of makers, curators, and critics.

Since 2010, CCCD has supported the careers of emerging curators with an interest in contemporary craft through its Windgate Museum Internship Program. This year, CCCD announces a new initiative that will support curators by giving them resources, space, and technical assistance to nurture their talents.

The Curatorial Fellowship is a yearlong program created to give emerging craft curators a platform to explore and test new ideas about craft. Three Curatorial Fellows will be selected to fully develop and mount their proposed exhibition in CCCD’s Benchspace Gallery & Workshop, located in Asheville, North Carolina, during the 2017 exhibition season. The Curatorial Fellows will work with CCCD staff to produce the exhibition, develop didactic material and an exhibition catalog, and deliver a curatorial talk.

Three selected curators will receive at no cost:

• $5,000 honorarium (50% in advance, 50% upon completion of project)
• $8,000 exhibition budget
• Expenses paid Summer 2016 site visit to CCCD in Asheville, NC
• Marketing of exhibition through print and web material
• 20 page exhibition publication produced by CCCDProfessional exhibition photography
• Curator’s talk at CCCD during exhibition
• 1 year, individual membership to Association of Art Museum Curators

Proposals are sought from individuals, two-person teams, and collectives for exhibitions to be considered in CCCD’s Benchspace Gallery & Workshop 2017 season. No prior curatorial experience is necessary. An experienced curator on staff will be available to provide guidance and support during the program.

Learn more and apply at: craftcreativitydesign.slideroom.com

Application Fee: $10 USD

For more information about CCCD and its programs, visit craftcreativitydesign.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @centerforcraft.

The Center for Craft, Creativity, & Design
67 Broadway Street
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Phone: 828.785.1357
Fax: 828.785.1372
Email: info@craftcreativitydesign.org