Residency Program for Curators from New Zealand

The fully-funded residency is geared towards emerging/mid-career curators to gain training, skills, and experience through being embedded in the curatorial workings of Metroland Cultures for two-three days per week, in addition to having the time and space to pursue their own research during the remaining days each week.

The residency will provide unique professional development opportunities related to exhibition organisation, project management, artist liaison support, research, and public programming. Situated within Delfina Foundation, the resident will also benefit from career development, mentorship, peer-to-peer exchange with the other practitioners in-residence at that time, in addition to accommodation.

Benefits

• Travel and Living Support
  • A twelve-week residency at Delfina Foundation, including:
    • A return economy-class flight
    • Airport transfers in the UK
    • Reimbursement of visa fees (if required)
    • A living allowance of £30 per day
    • A materials budget of £700
    • A travel pass for London’s public transport network
    • A single bedroom with a desk at Delfina Foundation, a house which hosts up to 8 residents with shared facilities, including: bathrooms, laundry rooms, a kitchen, library and dining room

Residency Activities

• As part of the residency the selected curator will spend 3 days per week with Metroland Cultures. This will include opportunities to:
  • Meet all members of the team, learn about the organisation and their approach;
  • To collaborate with participants on the Peer-to-Peer and Metroland Young Associates Programmes;
  • To work with and meet the communities, artists, and programmers they are working with on the 2024 Biennial; and
  • To focus time on their community commission with Young Roots.
• Alongside working with Metroland Cultures, and gaining time and space to develop their work, Delfina Foundation’s residents participate in a bespoke programme that includes:
  • Opportunities to meet and engage with artists, curators, academics and researchers through organised presentations, studio visits, events and meals;
  • Professional development activities including: presentations and crits, portfolio reviews, and mentoring activities to strengthen the artistic practice;
  • Collaborative exchange between residents through informal gatherings, crits and meals; and
  • Guided visits to museums, galleries, non-profits, artistrun spaces and studios, as well as trips to institutions outside London.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be:
  • A resident or citizen of Aotearoa New Zealand;
  • Seeking an opportunity to develop their practice through research;
  • Able to explain how the experience of an international residency in London and working with Metroland Cultures, may benefit their career development and local networks; and
  • Proficient in English
  • They encourage applications from practitioners who have applied to previous calls.

For more information, visit Delfina Foundation.