Curatorial Procedures: Contracts, Loans and Official Documents

This weekly seminar is intended to familiarize young curators with some of the most common contracts and forms used when assembling exhibitions – customs declarations/pro-forma invoices, gallery consignments, and museum/biennale loan agreements. The course is an ideal primer for anyone looking to found their own project space or is making their initial exhibitions as an independent curator. The course will supply a number of examples, going over each one in detail, as well as draw from recent texts and periodical articles that highlight the ramifications for such documents in contemporary art.

Week 1: Introduction – Biennial/Museum Loans

• Introduction – why this course was created.
• Overview of Course Structure
• Biennial loan form example
• Walkthrough and Key points (Shipping Clauses, Exhibition Clauses, Image Rights/Distribution, Provenance/Courtesy, etc.)

Week 2: Gallery Consignment

• Two kinds – Artist-to-Gallery (Primary) / Gallery-to-Gallery (Secondary)
• Artist-to-Gallery (what is standard for commission, shipping agreements, duration of consignment, additional out of gallery consigment, etc.)
• Condition Report
• Potential Problems arising
• Gallery-to-Gallery (Secondary) (what is standard for commission, shipping agreements, duration of consignment, additional out of gallery consigment, etc.)

Week 3: International Shipping/Logistics – Proforma Invoices

• Proforma Invoice – What is it used for?
• Differences in Nations’ customs/zoll (EU, CH, USA, et. al.)
• Importation Taxes/VAT (How to pay less and avoid delays)
• Fine Art Insurance (FedEx/UPS/Post vs. Art Logistics Firms (Froesch, Hasenkamp, USArt, etc.)

Week 4: Art Fair Applications – Conclusion

• Differences in various – Compositions of committees
• Familiarize and create development plan
• Creating your booth – What to focus on, how to identify aesthetic strengths
• Writing about the space
• Writing about what will be exhibited
• Conclusion

For further information, please visit: https://www.nodecenter.net/course/curatorial-procedures