Deadline: Friday, November 24, 2023, 8:00 AM ET
Learn more + apply here: https://careerlaunchers.format.com/2023-clark-centre
OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and the Clark Centre for the Arts have partnered to co-create a Career Launcher for Curators and Cultural Producers. The opportunity will select one (1) emerging curator/cultural producer to coordinate an exhibition at the Clark Centre for the Arts for June of 2024 in their Gallery 191 space. Curators/cultural producers are invited to submit an exhibition proposal with three (3) to five (5) five artists from the OCAD U community. The selected applicant will receive guidance from a curatorial mentor, designated by the Clark Centre for the Arts at points throughout the project.
Located inside Guild Park and Gardens, the Clark Centre for the Arts is a stunning new cultural facility that houses specialized art studios and gallery spaces. Guild Park and Gardens is a unique 88-acre site on the Scarborough Bluffs that includes forests, shoreline and a collection of architectural fragments, sculptures and buildings. The Clark Centre for the Arts is interested in working with artists and projects that are responsive to the site and location of Centre’s surrounding neighbourhood, and artists who have an existing relationship to the community.
Click here to see photos and a floor plan of the gallery spaces.
Click here to see the gallery install guidelines.
QUALIFICATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Curator/Cultural Producer
- Current OCAD U student (Undergraduate or Master's level) or recent grads (class of 2022 or 2023).
- Curate an exhibition of three (3) to five (5) five artists from the OCAD U community for the Clark Centre for the Arts in June 2024. Exhibition must abide by the City of Toronto’s Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Policy
- Work closely with the Clark Centre, CEAD and artists. Liason with artists to coordinate works in the exhibition, didactic information, install and deinstall.
- Write a short exhibition description to be displayed alongside the show
- Meet with a curatorial mentor designated by the Clark Centre for the Arts throughout the project. Meet with the Clark Centre staff for a site visit
- Be present for install, opening reception and deinstall
- Artist groups are welcome to apply. One artist from the group must assume the role and responsibilities of the Curator/Cultural Producer.
Artists
- Current OCAD U student (Undergraduate or Master’s level) or recent grads (class of 2022 or 2023).
- Works must be ready-to-hang 2D pieces or small/medium 3D pieces. The Clark Centre cannot accommodate video or multi-media works.
- Provide the curator with didactic information
- Work with the curator to provide a written description about their work in the exhibition for the Centre’s visitor services team.
- Be present for installation, opening reception and deinstall
- Deinstall and pick up their works on June 28, 2024
Key Dates
- Installation: June 3 and 4, 2024
- Opening Reception: June 8, 2024, 1:00 - 3:00 PM
- Deinstall: June 28, 2024. Works must be picked up.
- Exhibition: June 5-27, 2024
*Please note that due to the Centre’s exhibition schedule, key dates pertaining to the exhibition are unable to be changed.
RATE
- Curatorial fee of $1700
- Artists will be paid in accordance with CARFAC schedules. ($735 each artist for exhibition of 3, $551 each artist for exhibition of 4, $440 each artist for exhibition of 5).
- $150 Production budget to support install and travel
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Contact info (Name, phone, and email)
- CV for curator/cultural producer
- Website and/or Social Media handle of curator/cultural producer and artists
- A brief artistic statement/bio (150 words max)
- A curatorial proposal (400 words max)
- 5 - 10 images of artists’ artwork. Final selected artwork can be determined closer to exhibition.
- A corresponding list for the images including: artist name, title, year, medium, and size
- Priority will be given to applicants who have not previously received a Career Launcher opportunity.
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