REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
CURATOR for EXHIBITION focused on CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEME
ÂJAGEMÔ EXHIBITION HALL
JUNE 2018 to DECEMBER 2018
The Canada Council for the Arts is seeking proposals from individuals to curate an exhibition for its Âjagemô hall from June to December 2018 (approximately).
Âjagemô is a 3000 sq. ft. public space located on the ground floor of 150 Elgin Street in Ottawa. An Algonquin word signifying 'crossroads', Âjagemô is used to feature exhibitions, events, and performances of contemporary art by artists from across Canada.
Overview
To date, Âjagemô has featured exhibitions linked to artistic practices supported by Council, including visual art, Indigenous arts, music and literature and in the near future, Constructed Identities, curated by Tangled Art+Disability. Each exhibition has engaged the public through curatorial tours and online content.
Dance is one of the many art forms that the Council supports. Contemporary dance in Canada is rich in diversity. The curator will have the opportunity to explore significant milestones in the evolution of contemporary dance and its impact on the broader arts sector. The curator may also consider the future of Dance in Canada. The Curator will have access to the Canada Council's Art Bank collection but is not limited to this source, in addition to material drawn from additional collections including videos, photography, costumes and maquettes that focus on the dynamism, diversity and impact of contemporary dance in Canada.
The curator will lead the creation and implementation of the exhibition, using the Canada Council Art Bank collection, with the option of utilizing additional institution collections:
o Dance Collection Danse (Toronto): http://www.dcd.ca/whatwedo.html
o Bibliothèque de la danse Vincent Warren (Montréal) : http://bibliodanse.ca/Main.htm?context=0
o Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault (Montréal): http://espaceschoregraphiques2.com/fr/mediatheque/
o Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec (Montréal) : http://pistard.banq.qc.ca/unite_chercheurs/prc_validation
o Library and Archives Canada
o National Arts Centre
