The Summer School in Curatorial Practice will take place during the 56th International Art Biennale of Venice. With an interdisciplinary approach, the course provides practical training and experience within museums and exhibition settings. Its international faculty includes curators and museum professionals, artists and critics. The course is designed to increase students understanding of the intellectual and technical tasks of the curator figure. English-taught lectures cover both theoretical and practical topics that go from the history of contemporary visual arts and practices of exhibition-making, to Exhibition Management. The students will participate in weekly activities, such as artist studio visits, tours of exhibition spaces, networking events and workshops. The program culminates with the set up of the exhibition and the publication of a printed catalogue. The Summer School includes visits of specific art venues all over the city of Venice during the 56th International Art Biennale. A series of selected case studies will offer the students an opportunity to observe the development of contemporary art. The School%E2%80%99s goal is to align these specific theoretical lectures with a practical approach. Besides the theoretical lectures, a series of laboratories and workshops aims to introduce the students to the work of critical text writing, press releases and to structure all the different aspects of publishing. The students will be offered the possibility of a gallery training and of setting up together - with one of our tutors, their exhibition in Venice, as a final project of the course.The first module:June 8 %E2%80" August 8, 2015The first module involves 350 contact hours:1. History of Curatorial Practices2. Exhibition Design3. Aesthetics and Cultural Theory4. Contemporary Art History5. Cultural Events Management and Organization6. Curating Exhibitions7. Fine Arts Management.8. Fundraising and Marketing / Workshop9. Communication Strategies and Artistic Events Promotion / Workshop10. New Media and Digital Technologies11. Workshop on Critical Writing12. Artist Studio Visits and Visits of the 56th International Art BiennaleThe second module:August 19 %E2%80" September 21, 2015The second module is dedicated to researching and structuring the final project. The work will be discussed with the curators and project managers during several meetings hold once and twice a week. The weekly overhauls are moments of confrontation and examination of the theoretical and practical work produced by the students through autonomous research. During this period of time the students will have to face practical duties, such as coordinating the artists, managing transportation and insurance policies, promoting and curating the final publication. The third module: September 24 %E2%80" 30, 2014The last part of the course lies in the production of the event. During this period of time all the work concerning the final event will take place. The students will coordinate the arrival and the display of the works of art and supervise all the different aspects related to the event, such as promotion, organization, last details about the publication, opening. After the presentation to the public, the student will be given the tools to professionally document the event.Duration and structureThe course has a duration of 450 hours. The participants will develop themes as well as concepts, organization, acquisition, communication and the concrete implementation of their skills together with the course director and international guests (artists, curators, architects, critics, fine arts scientists and publishers of art journals).



Course leader
Sandro Pignotti

Target group
rogram is designed for people with some experience in any of the following areas of contemporary art: curatorial studies, theory and philosophy of art, art history, art management and art production, visual arts, fine arts, arts and new media, architecture, interior architecture, photography, interior decoration, installation, design, theater, scenic design and music, as well as university graduates in the cultural studies field and literary studies.

Course aim
The course provides practical training and experience within museums and exhibition settings. Its international faculty includes curators and museum professionals, artists and critics. The course is designed to increase the students understanding of the intellectual and technical tasks of the curator figure related to the set up of exhibitions and projects. The lectures cover both theoretical and practical topics that go from History of Exhibition to Exhibition Management.The students participate in weekly activities such as artist studio visits, tours of exhibition spaces, networking events, and workshops with a variety of experts and practitioners.The program culminates with the set up of an exhibition or an art event and the publication of a printed catalogue.

Fee info
EUR 1300: Once your application is accepted, you will receive information regarding methods of payment.The total amount of the fee is 3900,00To formalize your enrolment upon acceptance, you will be asked to make an initial registration payment of 1300 by April 15th, 2015. EUR 2600: The fees are payable in full at time of the registration. The fees can also be paid in installments.Initial registration fee of 1300,00 (paid upon acceptance).2 monthly payments of 1300,00The deadline to pay the remaining amount (2600) in full or monthly payments is:First monthly payment: July 8th, 2015Second monthly payment: August 8th, 2015

Scholarships
None

School for Curatorial Studies Venice
Address: Art Department, San Marco 3079 Cannaregio 2346
Postal code: 30121
City: Venice
Country: Italy
Website: www.corsocuratori.com
E-mail: info@corsocuratori.com
Phone: 00393477122456