Curating the Contemporary - MA
Course
In London
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Location
London
A practice-into-theory MA that will launch your career in contemporary art taught jointly with Whitechapel Gallery; it will give you the chance to do a placement at a world-renowned gallery and Whitechapel Gallery.
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- IT
- Art
Course programme
The course is designed to facilitate an integration of academic elements and work done through on-site curatorial practice. The course comprises lectures, seminars and tutorials at the University with appropriate training, mentoring and professional development at Whitechapel Gallery.
Curating students also undertake two major exhibition projects featuring national and international artists. These are developed with our external exhibition partners and supervised by teaching staff. Partners past and present include: ME-Collector’s Room in Berlin, Government Art Collection (GAC) London, David Roberts Foundation in London, Nomas Foundation in Rome, Kadist Foundation in Paris, among others. Students also have access to The Cass Gallery at the University.
Core modules include:
Year one:
- History of Curating: Practices and Theories of Display
- Workplace Observation Module: Whitechapel Gallery
- Writing About Art: Curatorial Workshops
Year two:
- Research Methods and Project
- Major Curatorial Project
- Curatorial Practice and Mentoring
- Professional Practice: Whitechapel Gallery
Curating the Contemporary - MA