Braunschweig University of Art (HBK) is an internationally oriented, academic university of the arts with the right to award doctoral and post-doctoral degrees. With around 1,000 students in the fields of fine arts, art education, performing arts, design, visual communication, art history and media studies, HBK is one of the largest art colleges in Germany. Through the scholarship programme Braunschweig Projects, HBK Braunschweig offers seven artistic and one curatorial stipends every year on behalf of the state of Lower Saxony. HBK Braunschweig is now accepting applications for the curator scholarship starting on 1 April 2025.

Goals of the scholarship are

• to enrich curatorial practice at HBK by developing and realising a curatorial concept for the final exhibition of the Braunschweig Projects artistic fellows. The scholarship holder will therefore already take part in the jury meeting to select the artistic fellows of Braunschweig Projects and will work closely with the selected artists during the course of the programme.
• to develop a curatorial project based on previous work of the applicant, and that is ideally connected to a museum, a collection, a scientific institution or a cultural institution in Lower Saxony. The project draft should consider research, preparation and implementation, the calculation, communication and possibly an educational or accompanying programme.

While the scholarship holder can draw on the university’s attractive network, the stipend offers great opportunities for own ideas and organisation. Close cooperation and a connection to the work of the academic and artistic staff and especially the students of HBK is desirable. At the end of the funding period, a short final report should provide information about the activities undertaken.

A prerequisite for a succesful application is that the applicant has already gained initial curatorial experience (at least 3 years).

Funding is provided in the form of scholarships totalling €1,400 per month over a period of 12 months. A fully equipped workplace at the university is provided and the presence on site is expected for at least one week per month. A project cost subsidy of up to €4,000 will be provided to support the exhibition activities. A budget of € 2,000 is available for travelling. The scholarship holder will also be given the opportunity to increase their own teaching skills within the framework of a separately remunerated teaching assignment. A corresponding seminar proposal can be enclosed with the application.

Funding will start on 01/04/2025. A flat in Braunschweig cannot be provided.

Applications must be submitted using the application form with reference to the specific scholarship by 31 August 2024 to the following e-mail address: kuratieren-stipendium@hbk-bs.de (e-mail inbox received by 11:59 p.m., later submissions will not be considered). The decision on the award of the curatorial scholarship will be made on the basis of the recommendation of an expert jury by the board of HBK Braunschweig.

The e-mail must include the following documents:

1. Completed and signed application form with personal information, a CV in table format, information on the candidate’s career as a curator and on previous scholarships, grants, and fellowships in brief form, description of a curatorial project and, if applicable, a teaching assignment to be realised during the term of the scholarship (PDF file, max. 1 MB; file name: CV_applicant name). To download the form click here
2. Evidence of curatorial work: portfolio with links to video and audio files available online, incl. password, if required (PDF file, max. 12 MB; file name: Portfolio_ applicant name)
3. External reference from the fields of higher education, the arts, and/or culture (PDF file, max. 1 MB; file name: Reference_applicant name)
4. Certificate of the highest academic degree. (PDF file, max. 1 MB / file name: Certificate_Name antragsteller*in)

The e-mail must meet the following requirements:

• Subject line Curator Fellowship
• Complete documents
• File types and names as described above, file size not more than 15 MB
• Received no later than 11:59 PM CEST on 31 August 2024

Application Form

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