We are excited to announce our international Open Call for the 2025 Asymmetry Curatorial Research Fellowship at Chisenhale Gallery, London. This is an 18-month post for an early career curator to develop their curatorial practice supporting the gallery’s internationally renowned commissions programme and newly founded publishing initiative, Chisenhale Books. The Fellowship will further provide the curator with the opportunity to develop and contribute to various editorial, communications and social media outputs, thinking critically about the connections between the gallery, commissioned artists and our audiences, in line with the organisation’s mission, vision and values.
The Asymmetry Curatorial Research Fellowship marks an evolution of the partnership between Asymmetry and Chisenhale Gallery, which to date has yielded two successful Curatorial Writing Fellows and one Curatorial Research Fellow. The 2025 edition of the Fellowship builds upon previous experiences, responds to Fellows’ feedback, and recognises the urgent need to provide unique professional development opportunities related to working with artists in ways that push beyond the boundaries of traditional exhibition making, communication and publishing formats.
The Fellowship will provide unique training, skills, and experience, while embedded in the curatorial workings of a non-profit gallery that is recognised for its experimental and innovative approach. It will provide instrumental hands-on experience including exhibition organisation, artist liaison, project-based research, production support, publishing and editorial input, and public programming. There will also be an opportunity to work with the organisation’s rich exhibitions archive, thinking critically about the gallery’s legacy and future archival practice. Moreover, the Curatorial Research Fellow will contribute research and ideas to the gallery’s programme, in collaboration with the wider curatorial team, and support the delivery of events, artists’ books and other publishing outputs. The position is aimed at curators identifying to any extent with Chinese and Sinophone cultures and identities, based in the regions or internationally.
For a Fellow based outside of London, we are collaborating with the London-based non-profit Delfina Foundation, to offer the opportunity to take part in Delfina Foundation’s renowned residency programme. The Fellow will receive additional professional development opportunities, mentoring, and peer-to-peer exchange with other practitioners, along with two months of accommodation at the Delfina house in central London.
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