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Curators Opportunity - CVAN and London Gallery Weekend Partnership

CVAN and London Gallery Weekend are partnering to support curators accessing Frieze London on Thursday, 16 October.

CVAN will also cover travel expenses for curators who are not based in London.*

Contemporary Art Curators from museums, galleries, biennials, and independent curators based in England are eligible.

Please apply using the application form HERE. Curators need to express how this will impact their practice, opportunities they wish to develop and specific exhibitions the networking opportunity will influence.

CVAN and LGW aim to create new and stronger connections between curators, London galleries, and the artists they support. In addition to providing fair tickets and funding for travel, London Gallery Weekend will help facilitate networking opportunities, enabling recipients to maximise their visit. There will be guided tours of Frieze London introducing the curators to the fair.

Guidelines:

  • The deadline for applications is Sunday, 17th August 2025 at midnight.
  • Applicants will be informed on Monday, 1st September and expected to book train tickets that week.
  • *All travel must be booked by 5th September; otherwise, the offer will be withdrawn. Train fares are to be booked at the best available price, with travel costs reimbursed up to a maximum of £150
  • Arrival and meeting at Frieze London, Regents Park at 10.30 am on Thursday, 16th October.
  • 30% of the tickets will be allocated to Global Ethnic Majority Curators informed by CVAN’s Fair and Equitable programme.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • The opportunity is open to contemporary art curators from public museums, galleries, contemporary art biennials, and independent curators based in England only.
  • All venues are open for at least half the week for at least six months of the year.
  • The Museums will hold collections, including contemporary art, fine and applied art and design, archaeology and/or social history. They will also be committed to delivering activity that increases public access to these collections.
  • Contemporary Art Biennials must be in operation and have been evidenced by their most recent edition.
  • Independent curators must have been practising for over five years and can provide evidence of two projects/exhibitions curated in the last two years.
  • We do not offer funding under this programme in the following instances:
    -Organisations that exist to make a profit, including Private Limited Companies and Public Limited Companies.
    -General Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, or Limited Liability Partnerships