Young Curators Programme 2019

The Young Curators Programme is a fellowship programme designed to provide opportunities for emerging Belgium-based curators working in the context of Flanders and Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. Fellows are granted approximately two-month-long terms in Venice. They are expected to conduct research while gaining experience and exposure by actively taking part in the life of the Belgian Pavilion at the International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.

Mission

The Young Curators Programme (YCP) aims to promote a greater engagement of emerging curators in the frame of the Belgian participation in the International Art Exhibition – Venice Biennale. Designed to offer opportunities to curators working and living in Belgium at the beginning of their careers, the YCP focuses on the expertise of curatorial practice while providing mediation for the national pavilion. The initiative features a unique and rare occasion for a learning opportunity in a major international art eve