International Curatorial Studies _ Field of Practice: INTERFERENCE Tunis
“The Curators’ Project” is a program of studies and training for artists and creatives, art historians and theorists, cultural producers and activists who aim to improve their skills and competences as producing curators. It is backed with an international network of projects of research, exhibition and discourse with focus on light in visual art. The members of the network will host a variety of fields of practice and debate from a solo internship to collective programs to improve curatorial practice on light in visual art.
Project Phases
[1] Until July 12: Application and matching
[2] Until July 31: Online co-operation with the local team
[3] Until August 1: Arrival in Tunis
[4] From August 1 to September 12: Practice in Tunis with collective research and lectures, workshops and debate, production and documentation
[5] Until October 6: All reports online
[6] Evaluation meeting at one of the next shared exhibitions projects
Participants’ Framework
[1] Participation in the curatorial collectives of INTERFERENCE directed by Bettina Pelz and Aymen Gharbi
[2] Participation in one of the focus teams of the curatorial collective of INTERFERENCE, the focus teams are:
– CANDELA – Light Art in Africa
– Light in Visual Art: Artists’ Groups, Collectives, Movements: France, f.ex. GRAV
– Light in Visual Art: Artists’ Groups, Collectives, Movements: Germany, f.ex. BAUHAUS / ZERO
– Light in Visual Art: Artists’ Groups, Collectives, Movements: United States, f.ex. LIGHT AND SPACE
– Light Art meets Cultural Heritage
[3] Participation in artist’s care
[4] Participation in the artistic production
[5] Participation in communication and pr, including art mediation
[6] Participation in organization and administration
Active participation is required for
_ curatorial development
_ artist’s resources and administration
_ artist’s profile, interview, info art mediation
_ art mediation
_ production
_ hospitality
_ documentation
_ report
The Language
The Curators’ Project is an English-speaking and writing project. In Tunis, knowledge of Tounsi, Arabic and French are welcome.
The Offer
Participation: INTERFERENCE Tunis will accept up to 6 participants
Participation fee: Free for the selected participants
Travel: No travel support
Accommodation: INTERFERENCE offers up to 2 months accommodation, last day of departure: September 15
Catering: From August 31 to September 10: one collective meal daily
The Application
Please send your CV with focus on studies and fields of practice in exhibition making [curatorial / mediation / communication production / documentation / administration] and a letter of motivation to Bettina Pelz and Aymen Gharbi: gps@intunis.net
[might be subject to some changes in the next weeks]
Until July 6
Matching of curator’s tandem
From July 7 to Aug 1
Preparations of text for contexts, artists and sites in online co-operation with local the local team
From July 15 to Aug 1
Arrival in Tunis
THU Aug 1
Introduction workshop _ Explorative Walk of the MEDINA OF TUNIS with DOORA-FEL-HOUMA
FRI Aug 2
Meeting with the curator’s tandem and the context-team: Preparing the presentations for the curators’ hub
SAT Aug 3
INTERFENCE’ Hub: Co-working of all teams
SUN Aug 4
INTERFERENCE GUIDES’ Hub: Short presentations of all the contexts and the artists to the guides
TUE Aug 6
THE CURATORS’ SALON – SPACE OF CRITICAL DEBATE: Local subjects, f.ex. The sites
WED Aug 7
THE CURATORS’ SALON – SPACE OF CRITICAL DEBATE: Cultural heritage: f.ex. UNESCO Parameters
THU Aug 8
THE CURATORS’ SALON – SPACE OF CRITICAL DEBATE: History of light art: Introduction
SAT Aug 10
INTEFERENCE’ Hub: co-working of all teams
TUE Aug 14
THE CURATORS’ SALON – SPACE OF CRITICAL DEBATE: Local subjects, f. ex. Arts and Crafts
WED Aug 15
THE CURATORS’ SALON – SPACE OF CRITICAL DEBATE: Curatorial concept: f. ex. INTERFERENCE parameters
THU Aug 16
THE CURATORS’ SALON – SPACE OF CRITICAL DEBATE: History of light art: Influential Artists’ Collectives
SAT Aug 17
INTERFERENCE’ Hub: co-working of all teams
TUE Aug 20
THE CURATORS’ SALON – SPACE OF CRITICAL DEBATE: Local subjects: f. ex. The Metaphor of Light
WED Aug 21
THE CURATORS’ SALON – SPACE OF CRITICAL DEBATE: Artists’ concepts: Presentation of the interviews
THU Aug 22
THE CURATORS’ SALON – SPACE OF CRITICAL DEBATE: History of light art: Influential Artists’ Collectives
SAT Aug 24
INTEFERENCE’ Hub: co-working of all teams
TUE-THU
THE CURATORS’ SALON – SPACE OF CRITICAL DEBATE: Program
SAT Sept 1
INTERFERENCE’ Hub: co-working of all teams
SUN Sep 2
INTERFERENCE COMMUNITY LAB with all curators, all artists, all mediators, all team
TUE Sept 4
All works finalized
WED Sept 5
General rehearsal
DO–SUN Sept 6 to 9
Exhibition: Guided tours
FR-SUN Sept 7 to 9
Conference
SUN Sep 9
Roundtable: The Curators’ Project
MON-TUE Sept 10 to 11
Take down + documentation
WED Sep 12
Evaluation