the
Austrian Cultural Forumthe
Goethe-Institut
the
Embassy of Finland
Moscow French Institute
the
Embassy of Lithuania
the
Embassy of Netherlands
the
Embassy of Sweden
The aim of the program is to help young Russian curators acquire experience, share their knowledge and create networks whilst working in leading European cultural institutions. For the past seven years Russian curators have had experience of working with some of the most interesting and active European art. During and after the internships, curators develop their own independent curatorial projects, which are to be presented at the final event — "Battle of curators" in November 2019. The best project will be implemented with financial support from EUNIC — 4000 Euro. Visitors of the Battle will also have an opportunity to vote for an Audience award — 1000 Euro.
This year's theme for curatorial exchange is "Today's artistic practices are cultural heritage of tomorrow". By this topic we invite future residents to reflect on the future of today's practices whether they are material or digital. The focus of current cultural policies is often aimed at saving and archiving the heritage of the past. We propose to look in the opposite direction instead.