2012 RESEARCH AWARD FOR CURATORIAL INTENSIVE ALUMNI

Call for applications: ICI and SAHA Research Award for Curatorial Intensive Alumni Application deadline: November 30, 2012 8pm EST SAHA and ICI are collaborating to offer a $3000 award for Curatorial Intensive Alumni to encourage productive networks between curators. The SAHA Research Award for Curatorial Intensive Alumni will support alumni from any of the programs in developing a research project in collaboration with at least one other alum. The requirements to qualify for the Award are that the project involves a Turkish curator or artist, or that research will take place in Turkey. Eligible research projects must have a new aspect to them if they are not a completely new initiative and they must clearly define how the research involves collaboration between alumni. All research must be concluded by July 30, 2013 and the project should have a public component at some stage of its development. In addition Awardees will be expected to post intermittent updates on their project on ICI’s online research platform. Application Process To be considered as a candidate for the SAHA Research Award for Curatorial Intensive Alumni a full proposal must be submitted via email by Friday November 30, 2012 8pm EST. The application should be written in English. It should be submitted by email to misa@curatorsintl.org with SAHA Award on its subject line. No hardcopy versions should be sent via post. The application should be page-numbered and sent as one single PDF containing the following: • A project description (1000 words) outlining the research proposal and research methodology • A description (200 words) of the nature of the collaboration between alumni • A description (200 words) of the public form the research will take • Bios of the alumni applying (150 words each) • A research schedule and timeline • A research budget explaining how the funds will be allocated Selection Process All complete applications will be reviewed by an anonymous jury of professionals affiliated with ICI. They will select the project based on the quality of the topic proposed, the research methodology, and the thinking put behind strengthening an international network of collaboration. ICI will announce the recipients of the award on December 16, 2012. About SAHA SAHA aims to contribute to the presence and visibility of contemporary art from Turkey on the international stage and to this end freely offers its support to artists, curators and critics. SAHA supports the production of works that seek to bear witness to our times, that interact with different cultures and concern themselves with asking new questions; SAHA raises funds for artists, curators and critics to pursue such projects. SAHA acts as a facilitator in the realization of projects that have been commissioned or accepted by internationally acknowledged art institutions, supports the process of fundraising, and strives to enhance artists’ interactions with the art world’s international networks. SAHA’s main principle is to consider all points of view on an equal basis. SAHA’s objective is to establish an “open field” for contemporary art in Turkey and to achieve this within a free environment, with a democratic approach respectful of universal values.

2012 CURATORIAL INTENSIVE SCHOLARSHIP

The SAHA Curatorial Intensive Scholarship will support qualified contemporary art curators of Turkish origin to partake in ICI’s Curatorial Intensives. In 2012 four scholarships will be offered to successful applicants. Two will attend the course in Brazil in partnership with Inhotim (April 22-28). Two more will be selected for either of two Curatorial Intensives in New York: Contemporary Curatorial Practice (July 8-17), and Curating Beyond Exhibition Making (October 21-30); or the program in China in collaboration with the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (August 5-11). Please click here for more details on the Curatorial Intensives. Turkish curators—working independently or with institutional-affiliation—active anywhere in the world are invited to apply for the Scholarships. Applications from emerging curators (3+ years professional experience) as well as those more established in their careers will be considered. The Scholarships will support the grantee’s program fee, and up to $1,500 in travel and accommodation expenses to attend the courses in New York, Brazil, or China. The SAHA Research Award for Curatorial Intensive Alumni will support alumni of the program in continuing project research. Alumni are eligible to apply for a $3,000 award to support the research of a project that they are developing in collaboration with at least one other alum. The requirements to qualify for the Award are that the project involves a Turkish curator or artist, or that research will take place in Turkey. Further application details to come. For further information, please contact Misa Jeffereis at misa@curatorsintl.org