ASSEMBLY ROOM offers independent women curators the opportunity to realize an exhibition, performance, video/film screening, dialogue/discussion, symposium. 

A big part of our mission is to create an unique environment for showcasing independent women curators by providing free exhibition space to selected curator.

We provide selected curators with the following:

• Free exhibition space (400 sq. plus a basement)
• An opportunity to profile your artists and project on our ARTSY page (artsy.net/assembly-room)
• Assembly team support for your installation/program/marketing/opening reception
• Access to our network of arts organizations, galleries, collectors, arts writers, press, and curators 

We are accepting applications for innovative curatorial projects that can be successfully realized in January/February 2019. 

Requirements:

• Application fee $45.00
• Proposed projects can run between 1 week and 5 weeks (to be decided)
• We encourage proposals that can adapt to the space; reaches into our community context; and foregrounds under represented or overlooked artists.
• Due to the tight time-frame (1 month), we can only accept projects that are ready to go! 
• Curators are expected to consign artworks to Assembly Room for the duration of the show. Assembly Room will provide the consignment agreement.  
• Curators are expected to be onsite for the duration of the show, including Installation Dates, Opening, Special Programming, Daily Show Hours and De-Installation Dates. Hours are flexible and shared with the team at Assembly Room.  

Please note: We require an application fee to cover our administrative fees for processing the applications. 

Who may apply: 

• Independent women curators may submit an application

Selected applications: 

You will be notified by 29 December 2018. New York City-based curators will be given the opportunity to visit the show location and scout the exhibition space in January 2019.

The deadline to apply is Monday, 26 November 2018. 

For any questions about the application please contact us at: info@assemblyroom.nyc 

 

Please provide a curatorial statement (maximum 600 words) describing your concept and a description of each artist's work. 

CURATORIAL TAGLINE

Please provide a curatorial tagline (maximum 60 words) for your proposal. This should be one sentence that describes your selection of artist(s) and your curatorial concept. 

This tagline will be used in press and marketing materials.

CURATOR BIOGRAPHY

Please provide curator bio (maximum 500 words)

ARTWORK IMAGES

Please provide images for each artist's work that you are proposing. These may be sample images of art works that represent new or unfinished art works that will actually be shown during the project. If accepted to participate, Curator must submit final art work images in January. 

Images should be JPG format (72 dpi) and no larger than 1Mb.

Image filename should be: PRIMARY CURATOR NAME_TITLE_MEDIUM_YEAR_ARTIST NAME.jpg (if the filenames are not labeled properly, the application may be considered incomplete).

If you have video links or performance art documentation, please copy and paste the link in the video link section below.

If you are unable to upload files on the form please indicate that by checking a box below and send us a link via DROPBOX at: info@assemblyroom.nyc 

By submitting these images, the curator agrees that they have full permission to use the images by the artist, the artist's gallery, or the photographer, and Assembly Room has the right and permission to use these images for marketing purposes.

 

WORK SAMPLES. Please submit at least 6 images of the artworks in your show. 

Application Fee: $45.00 (forty-five US dollars). Please click "submit" to make your payment. You will be directed to PAYPAL after your submit.    

Thank you for your application! We look forward to reviewing your proposal. 

~The Team at Assembly Room