ON MEDIATION/4_CALL FOR REGISTRATION

The Research Group AGI presents the fourth edition of the Training Seminar ON MEDIATION, a theoretical and practical study program on curatorship. The three first experiences of the seminar gathered a large number of artists, art historians, critics, writers and cultural producers, who collectively generated five curatorial projects in collaboration with institutions such as Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc, the platform IDENSITAT, the Fundació Antoni Tàpies, the Fundació Guasch Coranty, ADN Platform and àngels barcelona-espai 2 .

From the Research Group AGI and as a result of the recent professionalization of the figure of the curator, we believe it is necessary to deepen into the notion of contemporary curatorial practices understood as a mediation mechanism, ‘thinking beyond the specialized role’ and creating a space for debate ‘on the cultural location of this mediation’ (Lars Bang Larsen & SorenAndresen, 2006). The ON MEDIATION initiative seeks to respond the need to provide an educational programme from the Academia. This seminar supplies necessary tools for the process of creating an exhibition.

ON MEDIATION/4 Theory and curatorial practices in the Global Art is a training seminar where various perspectives are addressed in order to identify different methodologies to promote the curatorial practice towards a multidisciplinary scenario. It is according to this will that we want to provide a space for interdisciplinar dialogue and debate, within the articulation of a twofold programme: on the one hand the theoretical phase, with lectures led by curators of recognized international experience, and on the other hand, the practice phase, where the participants develop an exhibition project through working sessions, which enhance knowledge intertwining and give the chance for shared working processes and mutual decision-making. Within the practical phase, the working group will have the opportunity to develop the ideas presented at the seminar by means of the materialization of a supervised curatorial project, which will be presented at Arts Santa Mònica in June 2017.

This seminar is addressed to artists, curators, art critics, students, researchers, art historians or any other collectives interested in developing their curatorial concerns beyond disciplinary scope, deepening the practice of cultural mediation and questioning imposed models. All registered participants will receive a certificate of attendance, on-line work material and project-based supervision.

Theoretical Sessions

November 2016 – February 2017
30 training hours. Wednesdays from 18:00 to 21:00h. Mandatory sessions.
Language: Spanish or English (according on the guests)
Location: Facultad de Geografía e Historia UB (Montalegre 6, Barcelona). Aula 402.

Special sessions at Arts Santa Mònica (Les Rambles 7, Barcelona).


Director: Anna María Guasch
Coordinators: Christian Alonso & Olga Sureda 

10 scheduled sessions are divided into 3 sections: Introduction to Curatorial Practices, Cases of Study's Modules focusing on Curatorial Theory and Practice; and complementary activities (see Program of Theoretical Sessions).

Registration (from September 15th 2016)
275 € students / 325 € general.
Number of vacants: 30
To register complete the form here and send an email to onmediationinfo@gmail.com with a brief CV attached.

Practical sessions

December 2016 – June 2017
Follow-up sessions: 14 (distributed between December 2016 and June 2017. (Hours of autonomous working are not considered).

Location: Arts Santa Mónica (ASM) and Facultad de Geografía e Historia (FGH).

Director: Martí Peran
Coordinators: Christian Alonso & Olga Sureda

The registration to the theoretical phase is an indispensable condition to access the practical phase. The selection process of the participants who will conform the working team will be announced once the seminar started. Candidates will be asked to send a motivational letter and the CV. The working group will work from January-February 2017 with the artist Javier Peñafiel (javierpenafiel.com) on a curatorial project to be presented at Centro Arts Santa Mònica. During the working process all the phases of the project (production, mediation, communication) will be covered.

Registration (from December 2016)
100 €
Number of vacants: 6
PROGRAM OF THEORETICAL SESSIONS


NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016

1. Introductory session by Anna Maria Guasch and Martí Peran, ON MEDIATION project directors. Presentation of the seminar structure by the coordinators and presentation of the participants.
2nd Nov. 2016, FGH, 18-21h

2. Session by Anna Maria Guasch. Lecture “Curatorial Turns in Global Contemporary Art”.
9th Nov. 2016, FGH, 11-13h

3. Session by Le Peuple qui Manque. Curators and Founders of the Curatorial Platform Le Peuple qui Manque, based in Paris. 9th Nov.  2016, FGH, 18-21h
Convenor: Olga Sureda

4. Workshop by Valentín Roma. Art historian, essayist and curator. Director of [La Virreina] Centre de la Imatge. 16th Nov. 2016, FGH, 18-21h
Convenor: Pablo Santa Olalla

5. Session by Charles Esche & Steven ten Thije. Curators and writers. Director and associate curator of Vannabemuseum (Eindhoven). 23rd Nov. 2016, FGH, 18-21h
Convenor: Christian Alonso

6. Round table: "Sustaining community-based curatorial practices": La Fundició, Sonia Fernández Pan, Patricia Carrasco, TuerCO. 30th Nov. 2016, FGH, 18-21h
Convenors: Christian Alonso & Olga Sureda.

7. Session by Juan Antonio Álvarez Reyes. Critic and curator. Director of the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo. 14th Dec. 2016, FGH, 18-21h
Convenor: Diana Padrón

8. Project presentations with an Evaluation Commitee. 21st Dec. 2916, ASM, 18-21h


JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017

9. Session by Lars Bang Larsen. Art historian and independent curator. Co-curator of the 32th São Paulo Biennial (2016). 25th Jan. 2017, ASM, 18-21h
Convenor: Martí Peran.

10. Session by Imma Prieto. Independent Curator. Location: Arts Santa Mònica. Date and time to be announced.