Curatorial Fellowship

THE CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP
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Program Overview: The  Curatorial Fellowship is designed to immerse young curators of African descent in a rigorous professional training program that will lead them through the conceptual and vocational components of working in the curatorial field.  The schedule will consist of three key aspects: organizational structure at MoCADA, professional development in the field, and curating an exhibition.

At MoCADA, the fellows will work inter-departmentally in the development and implementation of the museum’s exhibitions, public programming, catalogues, publicity, grant writing, and web presence. In the field, the fellows will build a professional network through a schedule of artist talks,  symposia, research, travel and site visits to art organizations and artist studios.  All of these aspects will be necessary to the fellows experience as they work together to curate an exhibition at MoCADA. The exhibition will be accompanied by public programs that will include an artist talk/panel, an exhibition walk through, and one additional program of their design.

At the close of the program, It is our hope that the fellows gain an awareness of the curatorial department’s involvement at every level of the museum, and become creative thinkers in their approach to curatorial practice

MoCADA Fellowship Application