Visual Art Curator for the Arts Exhibition
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The OSCE Presence in Albania (hereinafter ‘the Presence’) in cooperation with the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Arts in Tirana are organizing a “Visual Arts Contest”, focusing on “Trafficking of Human Beings” to take place in spring 2020. Students from the faculty will be encouraged to develop – with the guidance of curators from the Faculty – art works addressing this topic. Selected artworks will be exhibited at the Fine Arts Gallery (Fakulteti i Arteve të Bukura – FAB) in Tirana during the opening exhibition and for two weeks following the opening. The two best works will each receive a prize. A catalogue will be printed featuring the compilation of student submissions. The contest aims at encouraging students to reflect and penetrate intellectually and with artistic means on the theme of “Trafficking of Human Beings”. This activity should be considered as a part of a broader preventive effort by OSCE to tackle the phenomenon by stimulating debate about this challenge. The means of visual art can provide a contribution to the government efforts and priorities by presenting a student’s approach to raise public awareness and inspire institutional reaction against Trafficking of Human Beings in Albania. The winning Art works produced through this contest can also provide effective imagery related to Trafficking of Human Beings that the Presence will be able to use in relevant future campaigns, online or otherwise.
In this context, the Presence will use the service of one Visual Art Curator - multimedia artist who will guide the students of the University of Arts in Tirana during the preparation of their works and ensure the finalisation and execution of the exhibition.
Tasks and responsibilities:
The curator will be responsible for:
• Guiding participating students (periodically, as per his suggestion) from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tirana in the development of their submissions to the Visual Arts Contest throughout the whole process of application, selection, preparation and submission;
• Encouraging and ensuring the submission of qualitative artworks (to be agreed in consultation with OSCE Presence staff) and their preparation and curation for the Arts Exhibition at FAB Gallery;
• Maintaining communication with OSCE Presence staff (project manager, front office) as necessary throughout the project duration in order to ensure that the competition and the exhibition, in terms of participation, content and impact, and providing 15-20 art works approximately that selection board will consider worth of assessment.
Expected Output/Deliverable:
• The realization and execution of the Arts Exhibition at FAB Gallery by featuring the contest submission of 15-20 artworks and curating them for the exhibition in FAB Galley between 18-20 May 2020. Curating 15-20 artworks for the exhibition in Korca (venue still to be selected) between 29th June-2 July 2020.
Necessary Qualifications:
• Second level university degree in Fine Arts;
• Minimum of two years of previous professional experience in mentoring, teaching and coordinating students in the field of Fine Arts at Fine Art University;
• Previous Experience in curating exhibitions in the field of Fine Art;
• Good knowledge of English and Albanian, both oral and written;
Remuneration
The fee for this consultancy will be 300 Euros, payable in one instalment upon the successful guidance of student submissions and curation of the Art Exhibition at FAB gallery.
Application procedure:
All applications are due by 26th March 2020. If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online application link found under https://jobs.osce.org/.
The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer an appointment at a lower grade or to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration.
The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious, ethnic and social backgrounds to apply to become a part of the organization.
Due to the current unpredictable situation, the start date will most probably be revised according to the daily and rapidly evolving situation.