Curatorial training program
Deadline: April 30, 2012
Founded in 1987, the independent curatorial training program, the École du Magasin, was set up to provide
a professional environment for a rigorous combination of research and practice. Emphasis is placed on the exhibition as an open platform in which different fields or strategies of representation can be drawn on. The École encourages various curatorial approaches that include not only how a project takes form but also how aesthetics can be combined with the aim of providing information; how to take into account and integrate newly developed network cultures and technology;
how a curatorial project can be understood in a given context; and, finally, how an exhibition can express the identity of a collective and the cohesiveness of a group project.
The conception and production of a collective curatorial project, presented in public, is a constant educational aim. Each session lasts nine months, from October to July, and is divided into two stages: from the establishment of a framework and a collective working method, to the production of the final curatorial project.
The program has two objectives:
Firstly, to complete the academic training of the participants by presenting them with theoretical and practical knowledge with which they are not familiar and by introducing them to other cultures. Secondly, lead the participants into the professional world through direct contact with its actors and through the analysis of curatorial practice.
Application
The program is open to candidates who have obtained the equivalent of a master’s degree or who can show relevant professional experience. Candidates should have knowledge of the production and mediation of contemporary art within an institutional context and be open to the diversity of current artistic positions, spaces and languages, as well as alternative economies and emerging practices specific to the field of art.
A sufficient level of cultural knowledge qualifies participants to engage in current artistic debates from the perspective of other theoretical fields. Candidates must have a reasonable fluency in both French and English.
Admission to the École du Magasin is approved in two stages:
1/ A pre-selection based on application,
which includes:
· a current resume
· a letter of motivation
· 3 cover letters (from teachers
or professionals in the field of art)
· a copy of diploma and/or proof of employment
· a project proposal of no more than four
A4 pages, recto/verso which includes a curatorial statement, a presentation artists, and a realistic budget (please note that the proposal is for admission purposes only and is not intended for consideration during the session).
2/ An interview with a jury in Grenoble.
Pre-selected candidates will be informed by letter of the date of the interview (scheduled in June). Interviews via Internet can be arranged on a case-by-case basis. Session expenses are covered by L’École. Participants are not required to pay tuition fees, but must assume their own living expenses.
The école du Magasin is an independent training program. Course completion does not grant university credit or a diploma.
École du Magasin
Site Bouchayer-Viallet
155 cours Berriat
38000 Grenoble
FRANCE
Coordination :
Lore Gablier
T+33(0)476 216 475
l.gablier@magasin-cnac.org
www.ecoledumagasin.com
