Description
The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila, in collaboration with the Creative Industries Management Program of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, is pleased to announce a curatorial incubator program to be held from 8 to 13 July 2024.Twelve (12) participants will be selected to attend learning sessions, with site visits led by local and international industry leaders engaged in curatorial practices and processes, exhibition design, and audience engagement strategies.
The program is intended for practicing curators who wish to engage with peers and other like-minded practitioners in the field of contemporary curating to think about and discuss curating as a collaborative practice that requires practical support and networks. The incubator program has five days of talks supported by seminar-style mentoring, with discussions revolving around key concepts in the thinking, development and production of exhibitions. Three days will be devoted to exploring the concepts of contextualization, content production, and the use of stories as a means to explore inclusive practices.
Speakers and mentors include Lara Acuin, independent curator, Manila; Amanda Cachia, curator, and assistant professor and assistant director of the Master of Arts in Art Leadership Graduate Program, University of Houston, Texas, USA; Alain Zedrick Camiling, chair of Creative Industries Management program at DLS-CSB, Manila; Clare Carolin, curator and lecturer, King’s College, London,UK; Joselina Cruz, MCAD director/curator; Gridthiya Gaweewong, artistic director of The Jim Thompson Art Center and co-artistic director of the Thailand Biennale, Chiang Rai 2023, Thailand; Jihoi Lee, curator of architecture, installation and sculpture at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea; Esther Lu, independent curator, Taipei, Taiwan; James Tana, independent curator, Manila; Mayumi Hirano, independent curator and researcher, Manila and Osaka, Japan.
| Period | 8 Jul 2024 → 13 Jul 2024 |
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| Held at | Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Manila , Philippines |
| Degree of Recognition | International |