Be one of the next curators of Museum Without Walls

We are now looking for two curators, one from the UK and one from Turkey to co-curate the fifth exhibition of the platform in collaboration. We are running two cocurrent open calls in the respective countries. 
This professional development opportunity is offered to emerging visual arts curatorial professionals who are looking to expand their experience.

Candidates: 

• For UK curator: Should live and/or work in Britain. Don't need to have been born in the UK. 
• For Turkey curator: Should live and/or work in Turkey. Don't need to have been born in Turkey.
• Could either be employed by organisations or work independently but must be able to take time away from other commitments to fulfil the work of the co-curator. As part of the application, the candidates will need to confirm how they plan to manage this opportunity with other work commitments, including a letter from their current employer(s) if applicable.
• At least 3 years’ experience in exhibition curation.
• Must be interested in international work including building connections between the two countries, and able to collaborate curatorially. 
• Demonstrate their knowledge of, and interest in developing their skills in digital arts, online exhibitions and arts accessibility.
• Have a fluent command of spoken English and good command of written English. The application language is English. 
• A proven knowledge and interest in gender issues and women’s rights would be an asset. 
• Be a team player.

We do not accept curator group applications.
We encourage applications from all backgrounds.

The succesful applicants will be responsible for co-curating a digital visual arts exhibition and will work closely with a British Council Project Manager based in Turkey, and an external Artistic Advisor based in the UK. 

The curators will be responsible for:

• Co-curating a digital exhibition on the theme of celebration of feminist solidarity, working closely with the Project Manager, co-curator and Artistic Advisor. 
• Together with their fellow co-curator, deliver exhibition texts (i.e. concept, captions, biographies) – (approx. 3500 words). 
• Support Project Manager with liaison and copyrights of artworks of non-collection works.
• This opportunity also includes training and development on various topics to support the curation of the exhibition including: digital exhibition making, digital curation, digital accessibility. The content and schedule of training will be confirmed together with and according to the needs of selected curators, but we expect will be weekly for eight weeks. This is a requirement of the opportunity and the selected curator will be expected to attend all meetings.
• Weekly progress report and evaluation meetings supervised by Project Manager and Artistic Advisor. 
• Act as spokesperson champion for the project and exhibition.

Fee

The successful applicant will be expected to sign a contract with the British Council and will receive a fee of £3,080. This fee is to cover the time and work required to meet the Responsibilities and deliverables outlined in The Opportunity section, of approximately 18 days.

This is not a full-time appointment and is a professional development opportunity that we anticipate will require an overall commitment of 18 days starting in February 2021 and ending in May 2021 when the exhibition launches.

Below dates are for indication only, will be detailed after selection of curators. 

23 December 2020 – 17 January 2021 – Open call for Curators
By end of January 2021 – Announcement of curators 
February – March 2021 – Development of exhibition concept and narrative, Delivery of texts for exhibition
March – May 2021 – Development and design of exhibition platform
Mid-may – Online exhibition launch