The Rencontres d’Arles is starting a €20,000 exhibition research and production fellowship open to all the exhibition curators.
The chosen project will unfold in two parts:
- research
- followed by an exhibition based on the results.
The €20,000 grant includes:
- €5,000 for research expenses
- €15,000 to produce the exhibition.
RULES OF PARTICIPATION
1 — PURPOSE
The Rencontres d’Arles exhibition research and production fellowship is intended for curators wishing to produce an unprecedented exhibition project with a relationship to images/photography.
The research and production fellowship is generously supported by Jean-François Dubos.
2 — APPLICATION
The application must be sent to dossier@rencontres-arles.com and include the following:
> a biography of the curator
(maximum 500 keystrokes, word or pdf) complete with training, research and contact details.
> a portfolio
(pdf) of various projects the curator has carried out.
> a written presentation of the exhibition project proposed for the fellowship
(maximum 5 000 keystrokes, word or pdf)
> a body of works and a list of the artists envisaged for the project
(visuals are strongly recommended, word or pdf)
> an estimated research budget
(a €2,000 fee/€3,000 in itemized research expenses)
> a research timetable
> an estimated exhibition production budget
(within the limits of the earmarked amount)
The texts must be in French or English, ideally both.
3 — RESEARCH & PRODUCTION
STAGE 1 — RESEARCH
- Based on the selected project, the curator will receive a €5,000 research grant: a €2,000 fee and €3,000 in research-related expenses.
- The budget and schedule will be submitted to the Rencontres d’Arles management team for approval.
- The curator will have six months of research time, after which he will send a note to the Rencontres d’Arles artistic department, which will determine whether the project is feasible and can be organized as an exhibition (stage 2).
STAGE 2 — PRODUCING & ORGANIZING THE EXHIBITION
If approved, the project will enter the production stage, supervised by the Rencontres d’Arles.
> The €15,000 budget, managed by the Rencontres d'Arles, includes:
- loan of works
- round-trip shipping to Arles
- production of the works: prints/frames, wallpaper, etc.
- the curator’s expenses in setting up the exhibition
- invitation of the curator and, possibly, artists to Arles during opening week
- insurance
- etc.
> The curator will:
- select the works forming the body of the exhibition after ascertaining that they are free of exhibition and reproduction rights
- draft a text presenting the selection of photographs
- attend the festival’s opening week and participate in the guided tour of the exhibition.
In addition, the Rencontres d’Arles will pay the costs of designing, setting up and taking down the exhibition as well as for providing security.
4 – TIMETABLE
> October 23, 2017
the application period opens
> December 17, 2017
application deadline
> Early 2018
announcement of the winning curator’s name
> until summer 2018
stage 1: research
> From September 2018
after validation, stage 2: production of the exhibition
The chosen project will unfold in two parts:
- research
- followed by an exhibition based on the results.
The €20,000 grant includes:
- €5,000 for research expenses
- €15,000 to produce the exhibition.
RULES OF PARTICIPATION
1 — PURPOSE
The Rencontres d’Arles exhibition research and production fellowship is intended for curators wishing to produce an unprecedented exhibition project with a relationship to images/photography.
The research and production fellowship is generously supported by Jean-François Dubos.
2 — APPLICATION
The application must be sent to dossier@rencontres-arles.com and include the following:
> a biography of the curator
(maximum 500 keystrokes, word or pdf) complete with training, research and contact details.
> a portfolio
(pdf) of various projects the curator has carried out.
> a written presentation of the exhibition project proposed for the fellowship
(maximum 5 000 keystrokes, word or pdf)
> a body of works and a list of the artists envisaged for the project
(visuals are strongly recommended, word or pdf)
> an estimated research budget
(a €2,000 fee/€3,000 in itemized research expenses)
> a research timetable
> an estimated exhibition production budget
(within the limits of the earmarked amount)
The texts must be in French or English, ideally both.
3 — RESEARCH & PRODUCTION
STAGE 1 — RESEARCH
- Based on the selected project, the curator will receive a €5,000 research grant: a €2,000 fee and €3,000 in research-related expenses.
- The budget and schedule will be submitted to the Rencontres d’Arles management team for approval.
- The curator will have six months of research time, after which he will send a note to the Rencontres d’Arles artistic department, which will determine whether the project is feasible and can be organized as an exhibition (stage 2).
STAGE 2 — PRODUCING & ORGANIZING THE EXHIBITION
If approved, the project will enter the production stage, supervised by the Rencontres d’Arles.
> The €15,000 budget, managed by the Rencontres d'Arles, includes:
- loan of works
- round-trip shipping to Arles
- production of the works: prints/frames, wallpaper, etc.
- the curator’s expenses in setting up the exhibition
- invitation of the curator and, possibly, artists to Arles during opening week
- insurance
- etc.
> The curator will:
- select the works forming the body of the exhibition after ascertaining that they are free of exhibition and reproduction rights
- draft a text presenting the selection of photographs
- attend the festival’s opening week and participate in the guided tour of the exhibition.
In addition, the Rencontres d’Arles will pay the costs of designing, setting up and taking down the exhibition as well as for providing security.
4 – TIMETABLE
> October 23, 2017
the application period opens
> December 17, 2017
application deadline
> Early 2018
announcement of the winning curator’s name
> until summer 2018
stage 1: research
> From September 2018
after validation, stage 2: production of the exhibition
Event informations
The Rencontres d’Arles is starting a €20,000 exhibition research and production fellowship open to all the exhibition curators.