GOMA Gallery Emerging Curator Award

GOMA Gallery of Modern Art Waterford ,6 Lombard Street, Waterford, Ireland X91 F2XP

GOMA Gallery of Modern Art Waterford is inviting applications for its 2025 Emerging Curator Award.

The Award is designed to provide a platform for emerging curators to research and engage. The curator will arrange a month long exhibition. The exhibition venue will be GOMA Gallery, Waterford. The paid opportunity is open to emerging curators that have knowledge and experience of contemporary visual arts in Ireland and beyond. 

The successful candidate will work with the team at GOMA to realise the exhibition.

The curator will not only utilise our existing networks but will also establish new relationships. The curator will be supported by the team at GOMA and work closely with them to manage all aspects of the exhibition and events.

The curator must research and engage the artists to be a part of the exhibitions and organise the logistics for each exhibition including managing exhibition budgets, with assistance from the team; compiling the marketing material and communications; organising at least one group / public visit or workshop per exhibition, with an inclusive engagement approach towards diverse communities.

GOMA’s exhibition policy is available on request from info.gomawaterford@gmail.com.

𝐆𝐎𝐌𝐀 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭: 

• A €2,500 curatorial fee

• Separate exhibiting artist fees

• A month long exhibition slot beginning at the start of March 2025

• PR, marketing and administrative support

• Assistance with invite design and promo material

• Technical installation support and curatorial support from the team

• A public dialogue event specific to the exhibition

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲:

To apply please send a CV and a proposal. The proposal should be no more than 700 words outlining your curatorial rationale or approach and contain a maximum of 6 images in one document.

Proposals should be emailed to info.gomawaterford@gmail.com by 5pm on the 15th of November 2024.