Summer School in Curatorial Studies

AT THE VENICE BIENNALE
SUMMER SCHOOL IN
CURATORIAL STUDIES
VENICE OPEN CALL
7 th June – 1 st September 2022
The School for Curatorial Studies is an
ambitious and challenging project promoted
since 2004 and conceived as a school
committed to experimentation and
interdisciplinary thinking. The main goals are to
spread the knowledge in the field of visual arts
and to introduce the students to the
professions related to the art world, focusing on
contemporary curatorial theory and practice
and contemporary museology. The School’s
activities are meant for all those interested and
passionate in art, graduated students or
professionals who want to deepen their
knowledge and improve their practical skills.
The School’s teaching staff is formed by Italian
and international professionals, scholars,
historians and art critics of recognized
experience. Among them: Matt Williams
(curator), Filippo Lotti (Sotheby’s), Chiara
Barbieri (Peggy Guggenheim Collection),
Francesca Colasante (Pinault Collection),
Andrea Goffo (Found. Prada), Nicola Lees
(Serpentine London).
The program:
The Summer School in Curatorial Practice will
take place during the International Biennale
Venice. With an interdisciplinary approach, the
course provides practical training and
experience within museums and exhibition
settings. Its international faculty includes
curators and museum professionals, artists and
critics. The course is designed to increase
students understanding of the intellectual and
technical tasks of the curator figure. English-
taught lectures cover both theoretical and
practical topics that go from the history of
contemporary visual arts and practices of
exhibition-making, to Exhibition Management.

The students will participate in weekly
activities, such as artist studio visits, tours of
exhibition spaces, networking events and
workshops. The program culminates with the
set up of the exhibition.
The Summer School includes visits of specific
art venues all over the city of Venice during the
International Venice Biennale. A series of
selected case studies will offer the students an
opportunity to observe the development of
contemporary art. The School’s goal is to align
these specific theoretical lectures with a
practical approach. Besides the theoretical
lectures, a series of laboratories and
workshops aims to introduce the students to
the work of critical text writing, press releases
and to structure all the different aspects of
publishing. The students will be offered the
possibility of a gallery training and of setting up
together - with one of our tutors, their exhibition
in Venice, as a final project of the course.
The first module:
June 7 th – August 5 th , 2022
The first module involves 350 contact hours:
1. History of Curatorial Practices
2. Exhibition Design
3. Aesthetics and Cultural Theory
4. Contemporary Art History
5. Cultural Events Management and
Organization
6. Curating Exhibitions
7. Fine Arts Management.
8. Fundraising and Marketing / Workshop
9. Communication Strategies and Artistic
Events Promotion / Workshop
10. Workshop on Critical Writing
11. Artist Studio Visits and Visits of the
International Biennale
Optional: Trip to a European Art event.
August 8 th –12 th , 2022
Trip to Documenta 15 th in Kassel –
Germany.
We warmly recommend to take part.
The program is very intensive:

The second module:
August 15 th – 24 th , 2022
The second module is dedicated to
individual researching and finalizing the
exhibition project. During this period of
time the students will have to face
practical duties, such as coordinating the
artists, managing transportation and
insurance policies, promoting and
curating the promotional material.
The third module:
August 25 th - September 1 st , 2022
The last part of the course lies in the
production of the event. During this
period of time all the work concerning the
final event will take place. The students
will coordinate the arrival and the display
of the works of art and supervise all the
different aspects related to the event,
such as promotion, organization, last
details about the publication, opening.
After the presentation to the public, the
student will be given the tools to
professionally document the event.
Duration and structure
The course has a duration of 450 hours.
The participants will develop themes as
well as concepts, organization,
acquisition, communication and the
concrete implementation of their skills
together with the course director and
international guests (artists, curators,
architects, critics, fine arts scientists and
publishers of art journals).
Application deadline: March,1 st 2022.
The application form must be sent by e-mail
before the deadline (March 1 st 2022) of the
Curatorial Program to:
School for Curatorial Studies
San Marco, 3073, 30124 Venice
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +39 0412770466

The application form can be downloaded
at www.corsocuratori.com , where you can find
more information about our curatorial program
and your stay in Venice.
The Summer school has a limited number of
places available.
Information: [email protected]