Call for applications

Temple Bar Gallery and Studios
Visual Art Curator and/or Art Writer’s Studio 2011

Each year, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios allocates one of its project studios for specific and dedicated use by a visual art curator(s) and/or art writer(s) to support the research, planning and development of new creative projects in the subsequent year.  Applications are invited from curators and art critic/writer(s) who are actively engaged with contemporary visual art culture Ireland and internationally.  The Curator/Art Writer’s Studio is set-up to support independent curators and art writers in extending their enquiry and research into the contemporary visual art culture.  While welcoming projects that focus on an individual’s curatorial or art writing practice, collaborative or joint applications are also welcomed.  Similarly, proposals made on the basis of public projects, collaborative projects or education and community activity will also be considered. In 2011, the successful candidate will be presented with opportunities for travel and research and potential collaborations with the curatorial panel and programming team at Temple Bar Gallery and Studios.

Applications
The Curator and/or Art Writer’s Studio will be awarded on a project basis for 1 year.  Applications will be assessed on the basis of a specific proposal(s) that should be accompanied by an outline work plan for the use of the studio.  The successful candidate must be available to take-up the offer of the Project Studio from 1^st April 2011.

The application form is available from www.templebargallery.com/studios.htm#curator. Alternatively, you can contact Rayne Booth at TBG&S rayne [at] templebargallery [dot] com or tel. + 353 1 671 0073.

Selection
All applications will be placed before a selection panel comprising a sub-committee of the Board and an independent external adjudicator. The panel relies on the material you submit in your application to make the decision. It is important therefore to ensure that your application follows closely the guidelines set out in the application form. The selection panel will give consideration to the proposal, quality of work and CV/experience.

Details:
The studio size is 4.6m length x 4.3m width. The rent for the studios is considerably subsidised at €156 per month, inclusive of overheads and internet access. This is not a residential studio.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm Tuesday 25^th January 2011.  A processing fee of €20 should accompany the application.

Notification date:  Mid February 2011.

About Temple Bar Gallery and Studios

Temple Bar Gallery & Studios is a leading contemporary visual art space in Dublin City dedicated to providing excellent studio facilities for artists alongside a high-profile programme of curated exhibitions and events.  Located in Temple Bar, Dublin’s cultural quarter, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios has been a cornerstone in the artistic life of Dublin city for over a quarter of a century.

Since its foundation 1983 as an artists-run space, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios has been a primary site for artistic activity in the city.  The custom-designed building comprises 30 artists’ studios and a prominent ground-floor gallery space.  The core-remit of the organisation is to provide affordable workspaces with excellent facilities to professional artists, to present high-quality contemporary visual art by Irish and international artists and to promote the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of visual culture.

Project and Membership Studios are awarded annually to successful candidates who apply via the Open Call process.  Temple Bar Gallery & Studios remains an artists’-owned company and membership of the organisation is made-up of the artists and cuators and/or art writers who occupy the studios.

Further information from Rayne Booth, Studios Support and Marketing Officer at Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, tel. + 353 1 671 0073 or e. rayne [at] templebargallery [dot] com