DUE TO THE FACT THAT I CANNOT CONTROL MY EXCITEMENT ABOUT THIS NEWS, THIS ENTIRE POST WILL BE IN CAPS. APOLOGIES IF YOU FEEL I AM SHOUTING AT YOU, BUT IF YOU WERE HERE WITH ME I PROBABLY WOULD BE.
GABRIELLE MORDY AND EMMA JOHNSON FROM STUDIO ARTS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE CURATOR MENTORSHIP INITIATIVE RUN BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS (NAVA).
FROM THE MEDIA RELEASE:
$60,000 for WINNERS of CURATOR MENTORSHIP INITIATIVE (CMI)
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) is pleased to announce the winners of the Curator Mentorship Initiative (CMI) supported by the Sidney Myer Fund and administered by NAVA.
The CMI is an opportunity for curators to secure support to undertake a 3 – 12 month mentorship at a gallery, art institution or university.
This initiative fosters the talent that exists amongst the next generation of curators within Australia and assists in the realisation of innovative projects across the country that can push the boundaries of curatorial practice.
The five successful recipients have negotiated a committed partnership with the mentor and partner organisation, and demonstrated the capacity to initiate and produce projects that are critical, stimulating and will excite new audiences.
The projects are scheduled to take place in regional NSW, Melbourne and Sydney. NAVA warmly congratulates the winners:
Emma Johnson, Gabrielle Mordy (curators – joint application) and Professor Colin Rhodes (mentor), Callan Park Gallery, Sydney
Sydney based emerging curators Emma Johnson and Gabrielle Mordy will be mentored by Professor Colin Rhodes to curate an exhibition and present a symposium program at the Callan Park Gallery, Sydney. The program will focus on self taught and ‘outsider’ art by artists from within Studio ARTES Northside, an independent not-for-profit community organisation, providing training and artistic programs for people with disabilities.
CONGRATS TO EMMA, GABRIELLE AND STUDIO ARTES (AS WELL AS THE OTHER WINNERS OF COURSE)!
