2nd May 2023 Open Call for Young Curators at the Town Hall Theatre
Are you 18 to 25 years of age?
Interested in the arts?
Would you like to curate a programme of events for us?
Town Hall Theatre is seeking two young people to join our NASC network’s Young Curators programme for 2023/24. Closing date is 1pm on Tuesday 16 May. The curators must be from, live in or have a strong connection to Galway (city or county) and its communities.
It’s about programming and producing creative work in the performing and visual arts. This means that you will select shows that you have seen for Town Hall Theatre’s programme of events or you might make a show in collaboration with the young curators in other venues. Curating means that you will manage the event from the first conversation with the artists to the day of the performance, making sure everything runs smoothly on the day. In this you’ll be supported by the team here at Town Hall Theatre, the young curators at the other participating venues, and the professionals hired to support the programme.
Town Hall Theatre and its partner venues in the Nasc Touring Network, with the support of the Arts Council, have teamed up to present a Young Curators Festival programme across all eight venues in the network in June 2024. The programme will run from June 2023 and will culminate in a festival in June 2024 which will be programmed by our young curators.
Throughout the year you’ll have the opportunity to meet up with other young curators from across the NASC Network, both online and in person. You’ll receive mentoring from industry professionals in marketing, touring and venue management. You’ll learn about negotiating deals, how to approach artists and companies, and how to manage budgets. You’ll also visit the Galway International Arts Festival in July 2023 which will be an opportunity to meet your fellow curators in person and experience some excellent arts programming in the flesh.
In Spring 2024 you will work towards programming events for our Young Curators Festival which will take place during June 3rd to June 8th 2024.
The programme is ideal for those ages 18 to 25 who would like to gain experience in working in the arts, especially those interested in venue and festival management and programming. We welcome expressions of interest from students and recent arts graduates and also those coming from less traditional educational backgrounds. We encourage applications by people from a diversity of national, ethnic or cultural groups, including, but not limited to, Asian, Black, Traveller and minority ethnic, refugees, people with disabilities, neurodiversity people, working-class and LGBTQI+.
If interested please e mail Fergal Mc Grath fergal.mcgrath@galwaycity.ie no later than 1pm on Tuesday 16 May telling us a little bit about yourself and why you want to participate in this programme (max 300 words). Please read all information before submitting.
Established in 2006, the Nasc Network is a partnership of eight venues who work together to present touring projects and share marketing and other areas of expertise. The network previously presented a Young Curators festival during lockdown in June 2021. The Nasc Network Venues are An Grianán Theatre (Letterkenny), Backstage (Longford), Dunamaise (Port Laoise), Glór (Ennis), The Lime Tree (Limerick), The Pavilion (Dun Laoghaire), Siamsa Tíre (Tralee) and Town Hall Theatre