The terms “curator” and “curating” are being slung around in a wide variety of contexts these days, mostly to do with the curator-as-filter. It is intriguing to see a term that is usually used in a fine arts context to be used in other contexts (in the three cases I mention below: the Web, interior decorating, and metadata) though it […]

De Appel is a contemporary arts centre, located in the heart of Amsterdam. Over the 25 years of its existence it has been operating on an international level and for 10 years de Appel has been running a renowned Curatorial Training Programme. In September 2007, the new version of the eight – month long Curatorial Programme of de Appel, with […]

Though at first blush this opportunity may seem to be exclusively for artists, not curators, Collaborative Director of Elsewhere George Scheer tells me that one way to approach this unique residency is to tackle the “…museum as medium and artist as curator within a site-specific and always changing environment”. The opportunity sounds very intriguing and open. Check out the short […]

Job Title: Assistant Curator Organisation: Tate Salary: £21,000 p.a. Type: Full-Time Position; Contract: up to 12 months (Two posts are available, one permanent and one temporary to cover maternity leave.) Location: London, England Closing Date: Friday, January 19th, 2007 This is a fantastic opportunity to use your proven experience and broad knowledge of twentieth century and contemporary art to join […]

Dear readers, I hope everyone had a restorative and happy holidays. I’m still easing myself into the new year, and so will make the first entry for 2007 on this blog a lighthearted one. I propose getting back into (a certain sort) of curatorial headspace by downloading “Curator Defense“, a game by David Howe. (It appears to be for PC […]