Call for artistic director Museum of Contemporary Art/CCB
The Museum of Contemporary Art/CCB will open its doors on October 28th with the presentation of the collections in deposit – the Berardo Collection, the Ellipse Collection and the Teixeira de Freitas Collection, as well as a solo exhibition by the Belgian artist Berlinde de Bruyckere.
It is a very important moment of affirmation of the multiple valences of the Centro Cultural de Belém, allowing the dialogue between the visual arts, architecture and performing arts.
The MAC/CCB will therefore be a museum in which the dialogue between the various artistic typologies is based on the multiplicity of contemporary art practices, not only providing historical views, but also mapping the views of today's artists.
Two pillars will structure the museum's lines of action: its understanding, not only as a repository of collections, but the understanding that the Museum is a service provided to the public that visits it, with a strong focus on mediation and education processes; and the view that the contemporary is what operates in the present – which implies looking to the past to better understand ourselves.
Finally, CCB's own artistic diversity makes it possible to cross programming, which will already be reflected this season.
This common ground is, therefore, an opening to dialogue, to the understanding of the different paths that art is taking, for that purpose, revisiting recent history in the sense of prospecting.
Candidate profile:
— Higher education, with a PhD in Art History, Curatorship, Museology and/or Art Theory being preferred
— Proven curatorial experience in an international environment
— Management experience of a museological or exhibition institution, in which he has had functions involving team management
— Strategic vision towards the construction of an ambitious national and international program
— Good knowledge of the Portuguese art scene
— Communication and leadership skills
Functions:
- Define and propose an annual schedule
- Coordinate the Museum's team and budget, in conjunction with the CCB structure
- Manage the different collections in deposit, in conjunction with the CCB collection
- Establish contacts and collaboration projects, nationally and internationally
- Promote actions and initiatives in the field of Visual Arts, but also in the field of Architecture and other artistic expressions, promoting the intersection between artistic genres, which the CCB advocates.
Application documents:
Curriculum vitae
Strategic vision for 2024 _ 2026
Motivation letter and other documentation considered relevant
Calendar:
Until August 31st - submission of application and documentation
September/October 2023 – interview phase
December 2023 - announcement of the selected application
Applications
Documents should preferably be sent in PDF format.
Applications must be sent to drh@ccb.pt
https://www.ccb.pt/call-para-diretor-artistico-do-mac-ccb/
SOURCE: MAC/CCB