UJ Art Gallery and MTN SA Foundation call for curatorial entries to the New Contemporaries Award

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Please provide a short biography (150 words).

Please describe any access requirements you have in order to take part in the programme (max 50 words).

Describe the ideal relationship between a curator and artists. Please be specific.

What do you think is the most important element/process/part of curating a group exhibition?

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In which area of curating would you like to hone your skills?

Give an example of how you overcame a difficult situation in your professional life.

What is your view on the intersection between art and technology?

Name three recent exhibitions you found inspirational (include the title,curator(s), artist(s), gallery and date).

Name three South African curators whose work you admire and why.

What excites you about the MTN + UJ New Contemporaries Award programme?

How did you hear about the MTN + UJ New Contemporary Award programme?

Please motivate why you are a good candidate for this programme and what you can contribute to the programme (300 words).

Please explain what you would like to achieve through this programme, should you be chosen.

Please upload your CV (Please include three curatorial statements you have written for past exhibitions).

Please upload links to previous work, website and portfolio, if not already included in CV.

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Please upload a video submission of no more than 90 seconds explaining your approach to curating.

I am happy for my information to be used for the purposes of research, anonymously.

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Terms and conditions

This is a designated group EE opportunity. In other words, our aim is to see the MTN/UJ Partnership’s strategic deliverable for Employment Equity (EE) youth development, successfully fulfilled, and will therefore be looking for the following set of criteria and qualities in the new young curator.

1. Should be a South African citizen no older than 35 years of age.

2. Should have a valid and operating Bank account in good standing.

3. Should be available from February 2025 until the end of May 2026 to be temporarily contracted by the UJ Art Gallery to manage the various deliverables of the two (2) phases of this project.

4. The above point will therefore require the curator to be adequately skilled in time -, project- and self-management.

5. Should be a graduate in a field related to curatorial practice, cultural theories, fine art and/or art history. A postgraduate qualification, such as an Honours or a Masters is recommended although not a prerequisite.

6. Should have at least one to three (1- 3) years of experience in curating, managing and installing exhibitions of contemporary work.

7. Should have an interest in, and knowledge of, contemporary South African artists that create work in new media, digital and virtual mediums and techniques.

8. Should be adequately skilled in liaison and communication, research and writing, documenting, reporting and archiving of information.

9. Should have a wide-ranged network of specialists in the contemporary South African art and curatorial field who will be able to provide the panel with assurances and references for the candidate.

10. The candidate should be willing to participate, and contribute towards, requests for various public-relations-and-communications-activities from both the UJ Art Gallery and the MTN Foundation and should therefore not harbour any prejudices towards acknowledging and crediting these institutions for their roles as sponsors and organisers of the project.

11. The candidate should be available for de-installation, liaison with artists and facilitating the return of their artworks.

12. The candidate should be available and open to the possibility of travelling the exhibition to other parts of South Africa.

13. Should be willing to enter into a legally binding contract, for at least 15 months, accepting of the expected deliverables once appointed.

I confirm that I have read and understood the terms and conditions, and that I agree to them.

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I am available to travel to artists in other parts of South Africa for studio visits and to conduct research during 2025, as needed.

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