Guest Curator MAYWORKS 2023
DEADLINE TO APPLY: MAY 16, 2022, 11:59PM
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Mayworks is seeking a guest curator to create a group show exhibiting the work of three artists for the 38th edition of the Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts, scheduled to take place in May 2023.
We are looking for works that speak to contemporary issues at the intersection of labour, social and/or environmental justice and that (re)frame or advance the artistic discourse of the festival.
All art forms are welcome including visual art, music, performance, theatre, dance, poetry, digital and multi-disciplinary works.
Art works that can be presented in outdoor public spaces are welcome.
The curator will propose an exhibition of three artists whose work aligns with our mission to showcase working people’s art, and to promote artists as workers and workers as artists. Mayworks operates within an anti-oppression framework that prioritizes the representation and participation of artists and audiences from equity-seeking groups.
In order to meet our arts funding conditions, at least two of the artists should be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and one of those two should be from the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area.
TIMELINE:
May 11th: Application Deadline
June 15th: Curator will be selected by the Mayworks programming committee, according to how their work aligns with the Mayworks Vision, Mission, and Mandate
July 18th: Curator will present a draft proposal to the Mayworks programming committee
September 12th: due date for final proposal with confirmed artists and samples of the actual work to be exhibited
COMMITMENT AND FEES:
The Guest Curator will assist with and provide documentation necessary for Mayworks to apply for grants to present the works at the Mayworks Festival in May 2023. Grant deadlines begin in October 2022.
The Guest Curator will work with Mayworks staff to find appropriate venues for the presentation of the work.
The Guest Curator will work with the artists to install their work.
The Guest Curator will recieve a fee of $2500 for this work.
Artists will be paid, at a minimum, an artist fee of $721. This is based on the CARFAC fee for a group show of three artists for a Category 1 presenter. As grant results become known, further funding to cover installation and production costs may be provided.
Note that this is not a commissioning project and artworks should be complete by September when the final proposal and art work samples are due.
TO APPLY:
Deadline: May 16th, 2022
If you are interested in working with Mayworks as a guest curator for our 2023 festival, please send the following via email to submissions@mayworks.ca as a single PDF document (file titled: last name_first name_application).
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Name, contact info and place of residence
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Curator bio (150 words max)
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Resumé (2 pages max)
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A letter of interest (500 words max): Your letter of interest should explain the concept for the curatorial project that you would like to develop further as well as how your previous work experience relates to our vision, mission and mandate.
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5 relevant samples: May include images, documentation, video links, writing samples, etc. 2 of these samples should highlight your previous work, 3 should highlight the work of the 3 artists whom you would like to work with. Samples can be embedded into the PDF or included as a link to a Google drive.
Please put Curator Call Submission in the subject line of the email.
Short-listed candidates may be invited for an online interview at the beginning of June. We will respond to all applicants once selections have been made.
Feel free to reach out to director@mayworks.ca with questions.