The objective of these internships is to foster the empowerment and development of professional competences in the PALOPs, promoting curatorial reflection and practices in the field of the contemporary visual arts and ensuring practical experience in curating through accompanying all of the different stages involved in designing and staging exhibitions, as well as educational activities. This initiative also nurtures the internationalisation of PALOP curators, integrating them into a benchmark institutional ambience such as the Centro de Arte Moderna (CAM) at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Eligibility Conditions

Eligible to apply to the present tender call are those professionals who meet each of the following conditions:

1. Be nationals and resident in Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique or Sao Tome and Principe.
2. Be between 25 and 40 years of age.
3. Display experience or interest in curatorial research and practices in the field of the contemporary visual arts, across areas such as the visual arts, history of art, cultural studies, theories of art, museology or production and cultural management.
4. Candidates holding dual nationality should apply under the nationality of their country of residence. This nationality should be the same as that submitted in any other applications for support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
5. Preference shall be attributed to candidates who completed the first or second edition of the curating program run by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in partnership with the School of Arts at the Catholic University of Portugal.

How to apply

Applications are to be submitted through completing the online form as detailed in the annexed regulations.

• Login and set up an account (that stores your details to subsequently accompany your process)
• Carefully read the regulations and collect all of the necessary documentation prior to submitting your application.
• After filling in the candidacy page, you may upload the compulsory documents and accompany your process (save your login data).
• Applications may be submitted through to 10th January 2025. We would recommend that you do not leave submissions until the last few days prior to the closing deadline.

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