Request for Applications: Curatorial Research Programme (Denmark)

Funding Information

• The maximum amount you can apply for receive is DKK 15,000.
• The duration of a typical research trip is 3-7 days

Eligible Expenses

• Professional foreign curators can thus apply for grants to be spend only on the expense items:
  • Roundtrip travel to Denmark
  • Local transportation over longer distances in Denmark (>15 km)
  • Accommodation costs in Denmark
  • A potential grant may thus not be spent on i.e.
  • Local transportation over short distances (<15 km)
  • Visa
  • Travel insurance
  • Entrance fees
  • Per diems. Exception: Applicants from UN’s list of least developed countries.

Ineligible Expenses

• Travels related to participation at international art fairs, biennales, exhibition openings, conferences, seminars, or similar
• Expenses from previous calendar years. Only expenses from either the current or the next calendar year can be entered in the requested budget
• Domestic flights or similar domestic travel in your country, local transportation over short distances in Denmark (<15 km), visa, travel insurance, entrance fees, per diems. Exception: Applicants from UN’s list of least developed countries may apply for per diems.

Eligibility Criteria

• Anyone who professionally produces exhibitions of contemporary art, manages exhibition venues that show contemporary art, or communicates contemporary art. In addition, applicants who can document significant experience with the same.
• The programme is primarily aimed at applicants who already have contacts on the Danish art scene or candidates who wish to develop a project involving specific Danish artists or institutions. Applicants must be able to organize meetings and studio visits on their own.

Evaluation Criteria 

• Your application will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
  • Your practice must meet the Committee’s criteria for high artistic professionalism.
  • Your professional profile must align with the target group of the grant: Curators, directors of art institutions, art professionals whose primary occupation is professional curation, art criticism, or art dissemination, or who demonstrate significant experience in one of these areas.
  • Your travel must have a clear aim towards future professional curation, art criticism, or art dissemination.
  • Your travel must promote and strengthen international networks and collaborations for Danish artists and/or Danish art institutions.
  • The daily program for your travel must be substantial and well-developed.

Application Requirements

• You must attach the following:
  • The required official template in which you describe project, day program and budget
  • CV detailing your curatorial practice
  • The required official template for international bank wire transfers. Find and download here the form for countries with IBAN and countries without IBAN.

For more information, visit Danish Arts Foundation.