Update: Applications are now closed.

The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila, in collaboration with the Creative Industries Management Program of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, is pleased to announce a curatorial incubator program to be held from 8 to 13 July 2024.

Twelve (12) participants will be selected to attend learning sessions, with site visits led by local and international industry leaders engaged in curatorial practices and processes, exhibition design, and audience engagement strategies.

The program is intended for practicing curators who wish to engage with peers and other like-minded practitioners in the field of contemporary curating to think about and discuss curating as a collaborative practice that requires practical support and networks. The incubator program has five days of talks supported by seminar-style mentoring, with discussions revolving around key concepts in the thinking, development and production of exhibitions. Three days will be devoted to exploring the concepts of contextualization, content production, and the use of stories as a means to explore inclusive practices.

Speakers and mentors include Lara Acuin, independent curator, Manila; Amanda Cachia, curator, and assistant professor and assistant director of the Master of Arts in Art Leadership Graduate Program, University of Houston, Texas, USA; Alain Zedrick Camiling, chair of Creative Industries Management program at DLS-CSB, Manila; Clare Carolin, curator and lecturer, King’s College, London,UK; Joselina Cruz, MCAD director/curator; Gridthiya Gaweewong, artistic director of The Jim Thompson Art Center and co-artistic director of the Thailand Biennale, Chiang Rai 2023, Thailand; Jihoi Lee, curator of architecture, installation and sculpture at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea;  Esther Lu, independent curator, Taipei, Taiwan; James Tana, independent curator, Manila; Mayumi Hirano, independent curator and researcher, Manila and Osaka, Japan.

• Eligibility

The curatorial incubator is open to individuals 35 years old or below, who are practicing curators, engaged in various contemporary art practices, are enrolled in related academic programs, and/or have responsibilities related to the collections and production of exhibitions and display in the institutions they are affiliated with.

Look forward to:  

Five days of talks supported by seminar-style mentoring, with discussions revolving around key concepts in the thinking, development, and production of exhibitions, devoted to exploring the concepts of 1) contextualization, 2) content production, and  3) the use of stories as a means to explore inclusive practices.

Please send applications to mcad@benilde.edu.ph with the subject heading Curatorial Incubator. Application closes noon of 25 June 2024.

Those accepted will receive an email on or before 1 July 2024.

For inquiries and more information on the program, please contact MCAD via email mcad@benilde.edu.ph or through 82305100 loc 3897.