Inspire. Support. Create.
Curatorial Fellowship
2015 - Present
This initiative offers a substantial experience for a curator, either early or mid-career, to develop their chosen career. It works in partnership with a number of different arts institutions: Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge, The Holborne Museum in Bath, Charleston Farmhouse in Sussex, The Foundling Museum in London and The Crafts Council.
At its inception the aim of the Fellowship was to support a young curator, who may have graduated recently with a MA in Curation or Museum Studies to establish themselves in the sector. This field of study is growing in Universities. However, within the current structure of most Museums and Public Art Galleries there are few opportunities for young curators to progress. This initiative seeks to bridge the gap. To offer young curators a meaningful experience within a Museum/Public Art Gallery that can lead to a long term career.
A core component of this Fellowship is the opportunity it presents for a young curator to conceive and deliver a project in the context of the partner institution’s programme. It could take the form of delivery of a stand-alone exhibition, a public workshop, learning event, or even product development for the shop. The key element is that the Fellow is able to work across the different departments of the institution to understand how their experience fits into a larger framework.
The scope and ambition of the Fellowship has grown, to include mid-career opportunities for curators. We are now exploring how the model could be scaled up to include a wider range of Galleries, across a greater geographical spread.
Our Curatorial Fellows:
︎Diana Tsar, 2020 (in progress)
︎Laura House, 2020
︎Shai Akram, 2019 (in progress)
︎Jill Sutherland, 2019
︎Kate Vandor, 2018
︎Becca Thornton, 2018
︎Nicholas Osborne, 2017
︎Hannah Kershaw, 2015
Inspire. Support. Create.
Curatorial Fellowship
2015 - Present
This initiative offers a substantial experience for a curator, either early or mid-career, to develop their chosen career. It works in partnership with a number of different arts institutions: Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge, The Holborne Museum in Bath, Charleston Farmhouse in Sussex, The Foundling Museum in London and The Crafts Council.
At its inception the aim of the Fellowship was to support a young curator, who may have graduated recently with a MA in Curation or Museum Studies to establish themselves in the sector. This field of study is growing in Universities. However, within the current structure of most Museums and Public Art Galleries there are few opportunities for young curators to progress. This initiative seeks to bridge the gap. To offer young curators a meaningful experience within a Museum/Public Art Gallery that can lead to long term employment.
A core component of this Fellowship is the opportunity it presents for a young curator to conceive and deliver a project in the context of the partner institution’s programme. It could take the form of delivery of a stand-alone exhibition, a public workshop, learning event, or even product development for the shop. The key element is that the Fellow is able to work across the different deartments of the institution to understand how their experience fits into a larger framework.
The scope and ambition of the Fellowship has grown, to include mid-career opportunities for curators. We are now exploring how the model could be scaled up to include a wider range of Galleries, across a greater geographical spread.
Our Curatorial Fellows:
︎Diana Tsar, 2020 (in progress)
︎Shai Akram, 2019 (in progress)
︎Laura House, 2020
︎Jill Sutherland, 2019
︎Kate Vandor, 2018
︎Becca Thornton, 2018
︎Nic Osbourne, 2017
︎Hannah Kershaw, 2015