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CFC Recommends: Dati told Le Figaro that forcing people to pay a five-euro entry fee could raise 75 million euros a year. Those funds could then be used to “save all the churches in Paris and France.” The 75 million euros would apparently be generated by an estimated 15 million visitors to Notre-Dame in 2025.

OPEN CALL: 2025–2026 Residency Program at La Nueva Fábrica in Antigua, Guatemala. Read the full listing on our website: https://lnkd.in/e7iVD99b 💸 $2,000 stipend, private housing, studio 🗓 4-8 weeks, Sep 2025 to June 2026 📧 Application deadline: 24 November 2024 La Nueva Fábrica (LNF) is excited to announce that it is now receiving applications for the 2025–2026 Residency Program. LNF invites artists, curators, and cultural practitioners from Guatemala and around the world to apply for one of five residencies, which will take place over four to eight weeks at the space in Antigua, Guatemala. Residents will receiv027.JPGe a $2,000 stipend, private housing, a studio, curatorial and technical support, and mentoring. LNF provides a creative platform to develop projects and immerse in the local art community. Residencies will take place between September 2025 and June 2026. The deadline to apply is November 24, 2024. Only the first 150 applications will be considered. La Nueva Fábrica is hosting an information session in English on Wednesday, October 30 at 12 p.m. (Guatemala time) via Zoom, or you can contact residencia@lanuevafabrica.org. Photo: Cristian Flores Pescorán

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ONLINE COURSE: Exhibition Design with Fabiana Dicuonzo at Node Center for Curatorial Studies. Read the full description on our website: https://lnkd.in/e9v7J4J2 💰 Fee: 210€ 🗓 Course dates: Nov 14 - Dec 12, 2024 📧 Enrol before: 11 Nov 2024 This online course will equip you with essential tools and knowledge for designing art exhibitions. You'll learn to develop space layouts and work with light, sound, and texture to transform spaces into engaging exhibitions. This interactive course combines theory with hands-on exercises and inspiring case studies from both art and architecture. You will be introduced to practical skills in technical drawing and paper modelling, along with toolkits, checklists and guidelines that you can use in future projects.

CFC Recommends: The artists are challenging our assumptions about A.I. in art with their haunting new immersive choral work at the Serpentine in London. 

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Kenneth E. Tyler Curator, International Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Australia in Kamberri/Canberra, Australia. Read the full listing on our website: https://lnkd.in/eCf89-Ym 💸 Salary: $85,870.00 - $99,256.00 🗓 Full-time 📧 Application deadline: 10 Nov 2024 The International Art department is seeking an experienced curator to join a vibrant and ambitious team. This role is responsible for the planning and co-ordination of activities related to a collection of over 35 000 international prints, drawings and illustrated books; contributing to exhibition making and programs, as well as other departmental projects. This is a full-time, ongoing employment opportunity available within the Artistic Programs Portfolio. The Artistic Programs Portfolio is responsible for the care, loan, and presentation of the National collection along with the development and delivery of the exhibition, touring, publishing, and commissioning program at the National Gallery. Image: *Curators Dr Rebecca Edwards and Dr Deborah Hart behind the scenes in painting storage, 2021, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra.

NEWS: Samuel Leuenberger to curate Biennale Gherdëina 10 Biennale Gherdëina, located in the unique setting of the UNESCO World Heritage Dolomites, is delighted to announce the appointment of Samuel Leuenberger as the curator of its 10th edition.  Samuel Leuenberger is the founder and director of SALTS, a non-profit exhibition space in Birsfelden and Bennwil, Switzerland, which aims to promote interdisciplinary exchange and dialogue with emerging artists. He was most recently the curator of Art Basel’s Messeplatz Project and currently works on the third and last installment of the Art in Public Space Project with Globus in collaboration with Fondation Beyeler. From 2016-2023 he was the curator of Art Basel’s Parcours sector.  Read the full story on our website:

ONLINE COURSE: Art Collection Management with Hesperia Iliadou-Suppiej at Node Center for Curatorial Studies. Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/eje-Audu 💰 Fee: 189€ 🗓 Course dates: Nov 06 - Dec 4, 2024 📧 Enrol before: 2 Nov 2024 In this course, you will learn the essential procedures and best practices of art collection management for maintaining and developing collections - from large institutional archives to private art inventories. Over five weeks, we will discuss different categories of collections and how they function. We will cover the key processes and software involved in daily management: from registration methods to digital documentation. We will also guide you through the legal considerations and complexities of acquisition, provenance, and repatriation, which are crucial for ethical art collecting.