Application Deadline: September 12, 2014 Developed by Independent Curators International (ICI) in collaboration with The Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), the Curatorial Intensive in Beijing offers curators working in Asia and internationally the opportunity to participate in a week-long professional development program, exploring curatorial practice and artistic production in Beijing, as well as discussing the concepts, logistics, and challenges of organizing exhibitions in local and international contexts. This program marks the second Curatorial Intensive in Beijing. The Curatorial Intensive is designed to immerse participants in a rigorous itinerary of conversations and presentations that support the process of developing an idea for an exhibition or program into a full proposal. It is targeted toward curators with a minimum of three years of practical experience, who are fluent in English, and who are working independently or in institutions. Seminars, site visits, individual meetings, and roundtable discussions will be led by a group of professionals that includes María del Carmen Carrión (Associate Director of Public Programs & Research, ICI, New York), Colin Chinnery (Artistic Director, Wuhan Art Terminus, Beijing), Kate Fowle (Director-at-Large, ICI, and Chief Curator, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow), Wang Huangsheng (Director, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing), Snejana Krasteva (Curator, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow), Gridthiya Gaweewong (Artistic Director, Jim Thompson Art House, Bangkok), and Carol Yinghua Lu (curator and art critic, Beijing), among others. Application Guidelines 12–14 applicants working internationally will be selected to participate in the Curatorial Intensive. The applicant must have 3+ years of curatorial experience. All applications must include a 500-word description of an exhibition or program idea that the applicant would like help in developing. This description should outline the proposal concept and any artists that the applicant is considering. Also required are a current 250-word bio, a 500-word letter of intent, and a 300-word text that describes a recent curatorial project that has made an impact on the applicant. For more information or questions, please email Jessica Man at jessicaman@curatorsintl.org. About the Curatorial Intensive The Curatorial Intensive is ICI’s short-term, low-cost training program that offers a group of curators the chance to develop project ideas and make connections with professionals in the field. It also provides the invaluable opportunity for peer-group education, forging new networks internationally. The Curatorial Intensive takes place twice annually in New York, and in other locations in conjunction with institutional partners worldwide. About The Central Academy of Fine Arts The Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), located in Beijing, the capital of China, is an academy where culture, history and art flourish. CAFA, as a leading institution for modern art education in China, provides a rich land for those who wish to learn, experience, and engage in creativity, which has nurtured a number of preeminent artists in the past ninety years.