Open Call for Curatorial Team

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Open Call for Curatorial Team – Currents 12

Application Deadline: March 16, 2025
Residency Location: Genk, Belgium
Exhibition Dates: Mid-February to mid-May 2026
Eligibility: Curators residing in Belgium, the Netherlands, or Germany
Honorarium: Provided, along with reimbursement for travel expenses

Jester, in collaboration with Marres (Maastricht, NL), Ludwig Forum Aachen (DE), and KANAL-Centre Pompidou (Brussels, BE), is seeking a curatorial team (comprising two to three individuals) for Currents 12, an annual group exhibition showcasing works by recently graduated artists from art academies in Belgium, the German Meuse-Rhine region, and the southern Netherlands.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate closely with emerging artists
Demonstrate strong writing skills
Engage in production work with effective planning
Attend graduation exhibitions in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion and throughout Belgium during June and July 2025

Application Process:

Interested teams should submit their CVs and a motivation letter (in English) to application@jester.be with the subject line: “curators Currents 12”.

Selection Timeline:

Interviews: Between March 26 and April 2, 2025
Announcement of Results: Mid-April 2025

Jury Panel:

Holger Otten, Curator, Ludwig Forum Aachen
Valentijn Byvanck, Director, Marres, House for Contemporary Culture
Bas Hendrikx, Curator, KANAL-Centre Pompidou
Koi Persyn, Artistic Director, Jester

This initiative aims to foster an international infrastructure for talent development, offering a platform for emerging artists and curators. The exhibition is part of a broader training and networking program, including production residencies for selected artists at Jester’s facilities.

Image credit: Michal Luft, Full of Potential van Currents #10 (Photo: Gert Jan van Rooij)