October 2005, Visiting Arts will lead a six-day curatorial visit to Romania with support from The Ratiu Foundation. Announced in April 2005, the trip was open to application from UK based curators. The six participants selected are: Sian Bonnell Director, TRACE Ben Borthwick Assistant Curator, Tate Modern Jenny Brownrigg Exhibitions Department, University of Dundee Kim Sukie Dhillon Independent Curator Elisabetta Fabrizi Assistant Curator, BALTIC Kerri Moogan Programme Manager, Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow This visit will explore contemporary visual arts practice in Romania through visiting museums and galleries and meeting curators and artists both in Bucharest as well as in Cluj and Iasi. A number of social events will be organised to facilitate networking. It is also hoped that the visit will stimulate arts activity between the UK and Romania as well as developing sustainable networks and encouraging collaborative working. For further information, please contact: Nansi O'Connor Arts Projects Manager, Visiting Arts Telephone 020 7291 1622 E-mail nansi.oconnor@visitingarts.org.uk |