Application deadline: September 5, 2016, 9am
Hayward Touring invites proposals for an exhibition of contemporary art to be shown in four UK galleries in 2017/18. You don’t have to be a professional curator or exhibition-maker to submit an idea. We welcome suggestions for innovative projects from artists, writers and imaginative thinkers in all walks of life, as well as from people working in galleries and museums. Your proposal might be for an exhibition that re-invents the way we think about art; it might be a new and surprising take on a well-worn subject; there may be a theme or tendency in contemporary art and visual culture that you think deserves to be explored in new ways; or a theme that you have always thought would make a great exhibition.
The exhibition will open in MAC, Belfast in autumn 2017 and then tour to DCA, Dundee and two further venues to be announced.
The successful applicant will receive an honorarium and a budget for research and travel. S/he will work in collaboration with Hayward Touring and the participating galleries on an exhibition of around 350 square metres, to open in October 2017. The selection panel will include curators from Hayward Touring and the participating galleries.
Application deadline: September 5, 2016, 9am BST
Short-listing: mid-September 2016
Interviews: End September / first week of October
Download the application form and guidelines from the website or contact curatorialopen [at] southbankcentre.co.uk for details.
About Hayward Touring
Hayward Touring organizes exhibitions travelling to galleries and museums throughout the UK. Current exhibitions include: British Art Show 8, a partnership with galleries in Leeds, Edinburgh, Norwich and Southampton; Elizabeth Price Curates: In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive and You Were Full of Joy recently opened at the Whitworth Museum in Manchester before touring to De la Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea and Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea; and Art Fund International’s Art from Elsewhere in Bristol Museums, the final city after a tour that included galleries in Glasgow, Birmingham, Middlesborough, Preston and Eastbourne. The most recent Curatorial Open, Listening, curated by Sam Belinfante, has just finished its UK tour working with Baltic 39 in Newcastle; Site Gallery, Sheffield; The Bluecoat, Liverpool; and firstsite and Art Exchange, Colchester.
For more information on the programme visit our website.
About MAC, Belfast
The MAC is a cultural powerhouse, regarded as one of the leading visual arts spaces in the UK and Ireland. We are members of the Plus Tate network and were a Finalist in the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2015. The MAC presents between 6–8 exhibitions per year including the very best contemporary Irish art practice within the context of a high profile, tightly curated international programme, enabling artists and audiences to engage with a wide range of contemporary visual arts culture.
About DCA, Dundee
Dundee Contemporary Arts is a world class centre for the development and exhibition of contemporary art and culture, with two gallery spaces, two cinema screens, an open access print studio and an award-winning learning and engagement programme. Our exhibitions programme showcases the best of international contemporary art alongside outstanding work from Scottish artists, and is always free of charge. We firmly believe that art and culture change people’s lives for the better, whether as artists, audiences or participants. With over 375,000 visits a year we act as a vital cultural and social hub for the people of Dundee, Scotland and beyond.
