NARS Foundation is pleased to announce the continuation of our Curatorial Fellowship program, previously held during the 2022 Satellite Residency Season on Governors Island. This new iteration of the Curatorial Fellowship will run concurrently with the International Residency Program seasons, and will be held in our Sunset Park location in Brooklyn. The Curatorial Fellow will work closely with the artists-in-residence and NARS Staff to develop an exhibition to be shown in the NARS Galleries.

During the six-month fellowship period, curators will develop an exhibition with each of the two cohorts of International Residency Artists. Each International Residency season runs for three months, and the exhibition developed by the curatorial fellow will be on view during the final month of each season.

The Curatorial Fellow will conduct studio visits with each artist-in-residence and develop a cohesive curatorial plan for the group exhibition, with works from each of the current artists-in-residence. Curatorial Fellows are expected to be present in the studio space & NARS office for at least two days a week. Fellows will also write a press release for each exhibition. 

This is a unique opportunity for emerging curators to work with artists from a multitude of backgrounds and disciplines. The Fellowship is designed to both complement and enhance the well-established International Residency Program, and further foster new perspectives and diversity of experiences for both the Curator and Residency Artists. Curatorial Fellows were chosen through an open call held in October 2023, for a six-month long fellowship period. 

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Meet the 2024 NARS Curatorial Fellow

Meet the 2022 Satellite Curatorial Fellow

Jessica Duby

The Curatorial Fellowship programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and, in part, supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership
with the City Council.