
Emerging Curator Award 2026
Backwater Artists Group is inviting applications for its Emerging Curator Award 2026. This initiative offers emerging curators and recent graduates the opportunity to develop curatorial practice and gain experience in exhibition production. The selected curator will work with the Backwater team to produce a members group exhibition or project for Studio 12 as part of the 2026 artistic programme.
The award includes a curator’s fee and a production budget, with a 4-week slot allocated for the exhibition or project in 2026. Applicants must submit a PDF including a curatorial CV, a 500-word exhibition proposal, a biography, and images of previous curatorial projects.
Applications should be emailed to elaine [at] backwaterartists.ie with Emerging Curator Award in the subject line. The deadline is Tuesday, 4 February 2025.
See link below for further details.