Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: MA Full-time 1 year
Explore how to curate a compelling and relevant art exhibition within groups and independently. From curating contemporary performance to handling historic art objects, you’ll learn how to apply practical skills to a variety of different art mediums and disciplines.
Our Contemporary Curating course gives you the theoretical, research and practical skills to work as a curator anywhere in the world. You’ll get professional experience managing projects in the Winchester Gallery, with unique access to the University’s vast network of practising artists, academics and researchers who will inform and inspire your curatorial practice.
You’ll need a 2:1 degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject.
For mature students, If you don’t have a formal qualification, your application will be considered based on previous experience and background in the subject.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.
You could work towards a career in cultural and public policy-making, cultural management or arts-commissioning and funding. Our graduates have gone to get the following jobs:
Working for the Royal Academy and Tate, London
Member of the Diversity Working group at Tate, London
Programme and Project Officer for a-space, Southampton
Engagement Officer at the John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
Exhibition Designer in Shanghai
Education Coordinator at the Camden Arts Centre, London
Volunteer Coordinator at the Royal Society of Sculptors, London
By studying this course, you'll be able to work in the following areas:
museums
public or private galleries
heritage or cultural organisations
international art fairs
arts or culture publications
Our professional experience means we can provide expert careers guidance and support. Through our industry contacts, you may be able to set up an internship or work experience independently.
You'll gain transferable skills that are vital for a growing number of fields and industries. These include:
critical theoretical writing
research across a number of disciplines and discourses
methodological and epistemological skills
The course is also a good grounding for further study at PhD level if you want to develop and academic career.
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