VCR Image Curator-in-Residence Program
Call for applications
The deadline for submissions is December 18, 2023.
Applications must be sent by email to: pamela.caussy@concordia.ca
VCR Curator-in-Residence program
The VCR Curator-in-Residence program will host a Concordia University alum scholar or Graduate level student to curate a collection of digital images created by Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) artists. The curator will receive a stipend of $2,500 for 75 hours of work.
The Faculty of Fine Arts is taking action to decolonize their curriculums, and the Visual Collections Repository (VCR) wants to provide resources to support and create a more inclusive pedagogy through curated expansions to the image collections.
VCR
The Visual Collections Repository (VCR) is an academic resource that provides visual documentation to support the Faculty of Fine Arts' research and teaching needs. VCR maintains an extensive film and slide collection and an archive of works created within the Faculty of Fine Arts. Our mandate of accessibility and preservation ensures long-term use of these materials.
The VCR also promotes cross-disciplinary and collaborative pedagogy by providing a space for exchange between faculty and students. This inviting space showcases the collections (material, analog, digital) and maintains their relevance to research across the university.
Goals
The VCR Curator-in-Residence program will invite an image curator to research the slide collection and recommend works from 10 different artists/exhibitions/events around a specific gap in the collection.
The resident receives:
- Access to VCR collections.
- Assistance by the VCR to acquire images from artists, galleries and image distributors.
- Access to technical support for digitization.
- The opportunity to connect and network with the wider Concordia community.
By participating in the program, the resident is expected to:
- Research VCR collections to develop a focused curatorial list and essay with images from 10 artists/exhibitions/events.
- Assist with the creation of VCR educational resources to promote and share the research.
- Work the VCR to curate an exhibition in the Art History Vitrine, or another location.
- Communicate with the VCR Supervisor on the progress of the Residency.
- Provide a tentative schedule at the start of the program.
- Be available to meet with faculty and students to discuss the research.
- Communicate regularly with the VCR Supervisor on the progress of the Residency.
Application requirements
Applicants must be a Concordia University Alum or Graduate level student and involved in advanced research in filmmaking and/or film scholarship. Some curatorial experience is considered a strong asset.
Concordia University is committed to Employment Equity. As this residency is about decolonizing the canon and centering marginalized perspectives in film, we strongly encourage those who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a person of colour to apply and self-identify in their application.
Applications and reference letters must be sent directly to: pamela.caussy@concordia.ca
Required application materials:
Timeline and process
The VCR Curator-in-Residence Program will run for four months, from February to May 2024, with a presentation in Fall Term 2024.
- The deadline for the call for submissions will be Monday, December 18, 2023.
- Applications and reference letters must be sent by email to: pamela.caussy@concordia.ca.
- Notification of acceptance will be sent by Thursday, December 21, 2022.