WORLD OF ART,
School of Contemporary Art
SCCA, Center for Contemporary Arts-Ljubljana PRESS RELEASE
WORLD OF ART, School of Contemporary Art 2007/2008
www.worldofart.org
Call for application to International Summer Seminars for Art Curators:
Post Socialism and Media Transformations: Strategies of Representation
Date/Place: July 21-August 1, 2008, Yerevan, Armenia
Application deadline: April 15, 2008
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AICA-Armenia (NAAC) is announcing the call for the 3rd International Summer School Program for contemporary art curators, which will take place from July 21-August 2 in Yerevan, Armenia. The project is being realized in collaboration with SCCA-Ljubljana in Slovenia, SCCA-Alma-Aty in Kazakhstan and Beral Madra Center for Contemporary Art in Istanbul.
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PROGRAM
The program is comprised of a series of lectures, presentations and workshops that center around issues related to the methodologies of curating, the role of the curator in the ever increasing globalization of the art market, strategies of representation and institutional structures in the contemporary art world. The theme of the 2008 project Post-Socialism and Media Transformations: Strategies of Representation will focus on aspects of new media representation in the specific context of post-Socialism. The aim is to look at transformations in the uses of media for artistic production and the mechanisms of representation in the artistic scenes of former socialist countries, with an awareness of ideological connotations of new media utilization.
The intensive two-weeks program will comprise of a theory and method courses, as well as a curatorial workshop. The courses will be combined with presentations by local and international artists, curators, art historians and cultural workers as well as with visits to artists' studios, galleries and museums in Yerevan. The participants will gain knowledge not only about theoretical and methodological issues related to curatorial practices but will also get acquainted with Armenian artists, curators, critics, curators as institutional structures in the field of contemporary art in Armenia. The experience of the past two years have shown that the participants have developed a lively forum of alumni networking through collaborating with each other on common themes in the form of exhibitions, symposia and publications. The courses and the workshop are conducted by internationally renowned academics and curators.
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HOW TO APPLY?
The deadline for submitting applications is April 15, 2008 .
All the applications should arrive before the closing date. The applications and related materials should be submitted to the relevant partner-organization in your region by e-mail .
Please see the information below for submission information according to your country of residence. NAAC's partner institutions will choose several applications for the first round of the competition and forward it to NAAC in early April. The second and final round will be carried out and the funding decisions will be made by NAAC.
Residents of countries of European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia should send electronic application and supporting materials to SCCA-Ljubljana!
MORE INFORMATION, APPLICATION GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION FORM:
http://www.worldofart.org/current/archives/76
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Center for Contemporary Arts
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