We are excited to announce our global Open Call for the 2025 Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship at SculptureCenter, New York. This is a 20-month post for an early career curator to be embedded within SculptureCenter’s internationally active curatorial department. The Fellow will gain comprehensive experience in the planning, research, organisation and installation of exhibitions in a leading institution. The Fellowship will further provide the recipient with the opportunity to develop and contribute to ongoing research, public programmes, publications and other departmental initiatives.
The Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship marks a new partnership between Asymmetry and SculptureCenter. Both organisations have a strong reputation for promoting essential voices across thought and practice. SculptureCenter is known for championing underrecognised and emerging artists, providing direct support to the artists for the creation of new work. We, with an ever-expanding global network, are committed to supporting the next generation of curators to make a valuable contribution to the arts ecosystem. Beginning in the summer of 2025, it will be our first international fellowship placement, and first collaboration outside of the UK and Europe.
The Fellowship is constructed around, but not limited to, two full seasons of SculptureCenter’s signature In Practice open call programme. It will provide instrumental hands-on experience including exhibition organisation, artist liaison, project-based research, production support, publishing and editorial input, and public programming. There will also be opportunities to introduce the curatorial department to artists whose work resonates with SculptureCenter’s mission and purpose. The position is geared towards a practitioner with demonstrated knowledge and experience of Chinese and Sinophone cultural ecosystems, contemporary artists, and curatorial practice, based in the regions or internationally.
The successful applicant will receive the following salary: 55,000 USD per annum for the first 12 months; then 40,000 USD total for 8 months (60,000 USD per annum, pro rata for 8 months). Benefits include health/dental/vision insurance (beginning the first day of the month following employment start date) and 401k with employer match. Visa/legal fee coverage up to 5,000 USD is available if needed.
ABOUT THE CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP
The 2025 Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship will provide time and space for critical conversations, close reading and rigorous thought, alongside the development of invaluable practical skills.
The Asymmetry Curatorial Fellow will work closely with SculptureCenter’s curatorial team, who are committed to pastoral care and supportive professional development. Reporting to SculptureCenter’s Curator, the Fellow will work directly on research and exhibition development, public programmes, editorial, and other departmental activities related to SculptureCenter’s artistic programme. The Fellow will be given the opportunity to research and develop aspects of public-facing programming over which they will have responsibility for implementation. Throughout the placement, mentoring and assistance from senior staff will allow the Fellow to develop and refine their skills and establish their own curatorial ambitions. The placement is designed to instil agency, to allow the realisation of new curatorial achievements, to enable, formulate and expand on new ideas and growth in their profession.
ABOUT SCULPTURECENTER
SculptureCenter leads the conversation on contemporary art by supporting artistic innovation and independent thought highlighting sculpture’s specific potential to change the way we engage with the world. Positioning artists’ work in larger cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts, SculptureCenter discerns and interprets emerging ideas. Founded by artists in 1928, SculptureCenter provides an international forum that connects artists and audiences by presenting exhibitions, commissioning new work, and generating scholarship.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
1 DECEMBER 2024
FELLOWSHIP DURATION:
4 AUGUST 2025 – 2 APRIL 2027
FOR THE APPLICATION PACKAGE, PLEASE SUBMIT:
– The completed Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship Application Form (click to download)
– Your current CV, outlining previous employment history, past exhibition projects, residencies, awards, publications, and public programming (such as talks, symposia, and conferences)
– A cover letter summarising your curatorial interests and research in contemporary art and its wider discourse in relation to your motivation to undertake the Fellowship (500 words)
– Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide two or three writing samples of 1,000 words or less. Writing samples may be excerpts from academic papers, exhibition texts, published criticism or reviews, and should represent how the candidate might contribute to SculptureCenter’s public-facing writing.
Please send in your complete application package via e-mail to asymmetry@sculpture-center.org
Application language and material must be submitted in English. Please note that the file size should not exceed a total of 10 MB. For more details on requirements, timeline, and further guidelines, please read the Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship Information Sheet (click to download).
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
1 DECEMBER 2024
Partner:
SculptureCenter, New York
Website link: https://www.asymmetryart.org/activities/2025-asymmetry-curatorial-fellowship-sculpturecenter-new-york
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