Curating SE Asian art: research and ideation

$250.00

Online 2-day short course

Saturday 20 April – Sunday 21 April

11am–3pm AEDT; 8am–12pm WIB

From exhibition-making to public programming, this course will introduce and explore the different kinds of curating in Southeast Asia and beyond. This course is delivered in 2 x 4-hour sessions and will provide foundational skills in curatorial research, writing, and management. You will learn to develop ideas into a project that speaks to your surroundings. By the end of the course, you will produce a curatorial project proposal and receive professional feedback.

This course is designed for students and industry professional development. Limited spots are available, capped at 15 participants.

This is a live online course held via Zoom. You will receive an access link following registration.

Course Outline

Day #1:

  • Introductory lecture: What is curating and how to start

  • Workshop activity: Visual mapping of contemporary Southeast Asian artworks and artists

  • Workshop activity: Create your own curatorial project proposal (template provided)

  • Class reflections

Day #2:

  • Introductory lecture: Rethinking space and curatorial methodologies

  • Workshop activity: Refining your curatorial project proposal

  • Sharing session and presentations

  • Individual feedback on proposals from Instructor

Register Now

Online 2-day short course

Saturday 20 April – Sunday 21 April

11am–3pm AEDT; 8am–12pm WIB

From exhibition-making to public programming, this course will introduce and explore the different kinds of curating in Southeast Asia and beyond. This course is delivered in 2 x 4-hour sessions and will provide foundational skills in curatorial research, writing, and management. You will learn to develop ideas into a project that speaks to your surroundings. By the end of the course, you will produce a curatorial project proposal and receive professional feedback.

This course is designed for students and industry professional development. Limited spots are available, capped at 15 participants.

This is a live online course held via Zoom. You will receive an access link following registration.

Course Outline

Day #1:

  • Introductory lecture: What is curating and how to start

  • Workshop activity: Visual mapping of contemporary Southeast Asian artworks and artists

  • Workshop activity: Create your own curatorial project proposal (template provided)

  • Class reflections

Day #2:

  • Introductory lecture: Rethinking space and curatorial methodologies

  • Workshop activity: Refining your curatorial project proposal

  • Sharing session and presentations

  • Individual feedback on proposals from Instructor


What you’ll learn:

  • Learn how to find and expand your creative voice and ideas.

  • Develop research, curating, and project management skills

  • Produce a curatorial project proposal

  • Develop an understanding of contemporary SE Asian art and exhibition histories

  • Expand your knowledge of artists, art collectives, and art practices across SE Asia

 

Requirements:

No prior knowledge is required to start.

Please have a laptop or computer with a webcam ready to participate in this class.

 

Instructor:

Bianca Winataputri is a curator, writer, podcast host, and Ph.D. candidate in Art History and Theory at Monash Art, Design, and Architecture (MADA). Her research and teaching focus on contemporary Southeast Asian art and exhibitions from the 1990s to the present.

She was recently Public Programs Coordinator at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) and previously Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Australia, where she was part of a curatorium for the major exhibition Contemporary Worlds: Indonesia.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne and completed her Honours year at the Australian National University where she received the Janet Wilkie Prize for Art History in 2017.

Bianca’s recent projects include Talking Contemporary podcast (2021–ongoing), Sang Gunung Menyerahkan Jejaknya ke Laut (The Mountain Gives Way to the Sea), Cush Cush Gallery, Bali, Indonesia (2023), Crossroads/Titik Temu: Eugenia Lim x Yaya Sung, Bus Projects, Melbourne (2020), and Who am I: Chinese-Indonesian art practice post-1998, Intermission Gallery, Monash Art, Design and Architecture, Melbourne (2019). Bianca’s curatorial projects have been supported by the Australian Council for the Arts (now Creative Australia), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, Goethe Institute, Artlink Australia, and more.