SAC International Curatorial Residency 2025
SAC International Curatorial Residency Program 2025 is the residency program at Barcelona’s Sant Andreu Contemporani, co-produced with Institut de Cultura de Barcelona (ICUB), in collaboration with Fabra i Coats - Fàbrica de Creació de Barcelona, available to international curators. As part of the program, we are announcing an open call for proposals to choose an international curator who will be part of the Miquel Casablancas Prize for the Visual Arts’ jury in 2025, and will later develop a curatorial project with a selection of catalan artists chosen from applicants to the prize. The project must be presented at the country of residence of the curator or in another international venue that she/he decides. The residency covers the expenses of jurying the prize and for the curatorial proposal (2,000 € subject to applicable taxes), the management and production costs of the exhibition (2,000 € subject to applicable taxes), accommodation and travel.
The purpose of the open call is to offer the curator personal knowledge of the art context through involvement in the jury of the Miquel Casablancas Prize, and to foster, in the context of young art talent, future collaborations between local and foreign cultural actors.
For reasons of sustainability and resource requirements, the geographical scope contemplated for the proposals is Europe, the Mediterranean and the Maghreb.
The registration period to send the application is going to be from December 1st, 2024, to March 1st, 2025. The submission form will be available at the website until midnight, March 1st, 2025. No applications will be accepted after this time. In case of incidents with the online registration, the required documents should then be sent by mail before midnight, March 1st, 2025.
The selected applicant will be announced on March 14th, 2025.
APPLICATION
All interested applicants must fill out the submission form available on the website (application form, here), and provide the following information:
Contact information
Cover letter
Statement of intent (describing the curator’s interests)
Curriculum vitae and portfolio of previous curatorial projects
Documentation related to the applicant’s chosen exhibition venue in their country of residence
Agreements reached with the head of the chosen institution in the applicant’s country of residence, including the dates of the exhibition
REQUIREMENTS
The selected curator will:
Serve as a member of the 2025 Miquel Casablancas Prize for Visual Art’s jury.
Participate in the decision process.
Develop a curatorial project with a selection of four Catalan artists or artists connected to the Catalan context who applied for the prize.
Receive an honorary fee of €2,000 (subject to applicable taxes).
The curator will have access to a working space at Barcelona’s Fabra i Coats – Fàbrica de Creació during April 2025.
Access hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM; Saturdays, 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
The stay may be extended by another month, subject to space availability, but no additional remuneration will be provided.
The working space is located on the first floor of Fabra i Coats – Fàbrica de Creació and includes a fully available Wi-Fi connection.
A budget of €1,000 (subject to applicable taxes) will be provided for accommodation expenses during April 2025.
Public transport and daily allowances are not covered.
The curatorial project will be part of Sant Andreu Contemporani’s exhibition program and will have a production fund of €2,000 (subject to applicable taxes).
The curatorial project must be presented in the selected curator’s country of residence or another country with which they have links.
Applicants must submit documentation about the exhibition venue and agreements reached with the institution’s head.
The project must be developed during a one-month period between September 15, 2025, and December 10, 2025.
Artists will receive a fee of €1,000 (subject to applicable taxes), including travel to attend the exhibition. Accommodation will be covered by the open call.
Artists may issue their invoice after the exhibition has opened.
Depending on the COVID-19 situation, the residency, studio visits, and exhibition formalization may be altered. If the project cannot be presented at the chosen venue, Sant Andreu Contemporani will facilitate online alternatives.
The production fund will be available only at the exhibition’s start.
The curator must attend scheduled meetings with artists, curators, critics, and other figures in contemporary visual arts organized by SAC’s managing team.
Fabra i Coats – Fàbrica de Creació is not responsible for personal property loss or third-party damages during the residency.
Residency conditions may be altered or interrupted due to unforeseen circumstances, such as force majeure or health emergencies. In such cases, the involvement period will be extended automatically under the same conditions.
Fluency in Spanish or Catalan is essential.
The winner must comply with tax and Social Security obligations, as well as have no debt with Barcelona City Council.
The selected curator must submit a report at the end of the curatorial project.
INQUIRIES
Email: sac@santandreucontemporani.org
Phone: +34 93 311 99 53
THE SELECTION COMMITTEE
The selection committee includes:
Eva Sòria Puig (ICUB)
Claudia Segura Campins (curator, MACBA)
Sant Andreu Contemporani’s managing team (Jordi Pino, Diana Padrón, and Pablo G. Polite)
If a committee member is unavailable, they may delegate their vote to a representative.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The curator’s professional career.
The relevance of the exhibition venue (art center, gallery, museum, etc.).
The commission may declare the open call void if none of the projects meet the residency requirements or standards for exhibition development.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The application period is open from December 1, 2024, to March 1, 2025.
The submission form will be available on the website until midnight, March 1, 2025.
Applications submitted after this deadline will not be accepted.
In case of technical issues with online registration:
Required documents must be sent by mail before midnight, March 1, 2025.
The selected applicant will be announced on the website on March 14, 2025.
Note: Submitting an application implies acceptance of these requirements.