New Local Space Curatorial/Art Writing Fellowship

The New Local Space Curatorial/Art Writing Fellowship is a 5-month long mentorship program geared towards addressing the dearth of archival scholarship on the work of artists in Jamaica and the Caribbean by empowering young writers and curators with the tools to write these histories. This program aims to develop diverse curatorial practices with a strong research and writing foundation equipping young curators to work on future projects at larger institutions and in their own initiatives, thereby generating an archive on specific concerns and artists of focus. For the program one early career fellow will be selected per year to work with a professional curatorial mentor in the development of the fellow’s project.

The program provides for fellow’s:

• A work stipend of JMD $300,000
• A separate publication and exhibition budget
• Professional development from an experienced mentor
• Access to Creative Sounds audio recording studio for podcast recording
• Project space for the final project execution and talks

Please find the full call for applications here.

New Local Space Limited (NLS) is an artist-run contemporary visual art initiative that is a non-profit subsidiary of the audio recording studio and production house Creative Sounds Ltd. NLS was founded as a place for visual artists who are making work in dialogue with contemporary issues to experiment with new ideas, collaborate with each other and engage with the public.

New Local Space (NLS) 
190 Mountain View Ave
Kingston, Jamaica
nlskingston.org