The second edition of the European Course of Contemporary Art Curators (CECAC)
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The course which is promoted by the Province of Milan, the Fondazione Antonio Ratti, and the Delegation of the European Commission in Milan gives the opportunity to European young curators to work together with an internationally renowned Visiting Professor -Charles Esche, approaching a critical analysis of theoretical and practical aspects of curatorship and of the contemporary art scene. It also gives a chance to start new connections between young operators from different European countries.
The course is a seminar with full time compulsory classes. The students are also going to spend one day with a Visiting Artist whose work is related to the course issues. This year it’s going to be Nedko Solakov from Bulgaria.
The programme this year will bring up such issues as: how art museums and other art institutions can function within a city and with particular communities; how creative communities in diverse parts of the world can connect, learn from each other and break down nationalistic or regional barriers to a global, but differentiated, cultural sphere; the objectives and purposes of a city art museum in the twenty-first century, in a society where global cultural exchanges, local communities, public identities, singularity and the public sphere become the main questions.
Citizens of the European Union over 18 with good knowledge of English can apply to participate in the course. The applications including curriculum vitae, a copy of the most relevant published texts and reports of realised curatorial projects and a motivational statement of the applicant must be posted by 16 June 2008. The selected candidates will be contacted by e-mail by 1 July 2008.
More details on the course and the application rules are available here.