Short Description
The CIMAM Travel Grant Program aims to support the curatorial and research development, representation, and international visibility of the directors, curators, and professionals of modern and contemporary art museums residing in countries with emerging and developing economies – Groups C, D, E of this list – through their attendance at the 2025 CIMAM Annual Conference where the most current concerns on contemporary art practices will be discussed.
Eligibility
CIMAM Travel Grants are addressed to modern and contemporary art museum directors and curators in need of financial help to attend CIMAM’s Annual Conference.
Researchers and independent curators whose field of research and specialization is contemporary art theory, collections, and museums, and most of their field of professional activity is related to the functions of an art museum, are also eligible.
Applicants should not be involved in any kind of commercial or for-profit activity, not dealing (i.e. buying and selling for profit) in the field of visual arts and cultural property, and neither be structurally engaged by a commercial art gallery or a company that produces or not sells products to museums.
While professionals of all career levels are encouraged to apply, priority is given to junior directors and curators (with less than 10 years of experience).
Submission Requirements
- Short résumé
- Motivation statement
- List of exhibitions and publications produced in the last 5 years
- *Two letters or email messages of recommendation in support of the candidates. They should be issued by museum professionals or scholars who are familiar with their work and/or qualifications. Applications and recommendation letters should be written in English.
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
The grant aims to allow selected candidates to attend the 2025 CIMAM Annual Conference and access not only speakers’ presentations but also all the activities scheduled during the 3-day conference, such as workshops, panels, and visits to the main contemporary art exhibitions in the city where the Annual Conference takes place.
The grant will cover the following:
- Conference registration. Includes access to all conference sessions, lunches, dinners, refreshment breaks, access to organized visits, and coach service to and from planned visits during the 3 conference days.
- Travel expenses (train, bus, or round-trip economy flight ticket).
- Four-night accommodation in one of the hotels recommended by CIMAM.*
- CIMAM membership for the period awarded (2026-28).
Entry Fee
None
Location
Turin, Italy
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 16 June 2025
Website Link: https://www.cimam.org/travel-grant-program/2025-turin/international-open-call-for-travel-grant-applications/
