Art Exchange: Moving Image Programme

The programme is supported by the British Council and organised by LUX, the UK agency for the support and promotion of artists working with the moving image and Art South Asia Project (ASAP), the UK-based arts education and development nonprofit organisation supporting Education, Research & Collaboration in the field of South Asian Art.

Participants will receive mentoring support from LUX and ASAP, a dedicated programme of professional development opportunities and networking. A fully-funded research trip to the UK in Autumn 2024, an opportunity to work with moving image works in the British Council visual arts collection as well as logistical and financial support to stage a final exhibition including moving image work from the British Council Collection. Participants will also receive a curatorial fee and their host venue will receive funding for the exhibition staging.

Benefits

The programme is fully funded and includes:

• A curatorial fee
• Grant for staging costs of the final exhibitions
• Professional development support from LUX and ASAP
• A one week funded programme of networking, tours, and visits in the UK including travel to and from airport, accommodation and a daily stipend for meals/local travel.
• Access budget to support childcare, D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent participant needs

Who can apply?

• The delegation is for early to mid-career visual arts curators who are interested in working with the moving image
• They will prioritise applications made by those who have not received support from the British Council in the last two years
• They recognise that the term ‘early to mid-career curator’ has many definitions and takes many forms. For the purposes of this project, they mean the following:
  • If you are early career, you will have at least one of the following:
    • A relevant degree or relevant experience (instead of formal education) working in the arts sector either within an arts organisation or independently
    • Experience working with artists on a commission, production, or programme as part of a wider exhibition or festival
    • Contributed to an exhibition, public programme or arts publication through research or organisation and administrative support
  • If you are mid-career, you will have at least one of the following:
    • Worked as a visual arts curator either within an arts organisation or independently
    • Led on the curation of at least one high-profile exhibition that has received significant press coverage
    • Undertook research/critical study on one of the themes of the current British Council focus either for exhibition development or publication

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants do not have to hold a relevant degree or have had formal education, but they must:

• Be over 18 years old to apply
• Be based in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka but do not need to be a national of these countries
• Be an early to mid-career curator
• The programme will be delivered in English
• This programme is not for artists.

For more information, visit LUX.