Sounds Now is looking for a curator who will serve as the central point of contact for the creation of five sound art installations in five European cities.
With its new project Sound Art in Public Spaces: reinventing public space (for all), Sounds Now will investigate ‘how people from different backgrounds interpret public space and to what extent it is (in)accessible to them.’
Sounds Now have outlined the project, which aims to ask questions around the reception to and accessibility of public space art. ‘We invite five artists to take a critical look at how the public space is perceived for and by various groups in a society under unprecedented pressure, as a result of this health crisis. What has been the most important function of public space throughout this pandemic? And (how) should it shift in a post-pandemic future?’
Working with Sounds Now, the curator will be responsible for presenting the project’s artistic concept, selecting the artists involved, and managing production and budget duties. The sound art installation will be presented by five partners of Sounds Now at their respective festivals throughout Europe.
You can read more about the opportunity and apply via the Sounds Now website.
Sounds Now is a network of nine European music festivals and cultural centres (including hcmf//) that promote contemporary music, experimental music and sound art, and are concerned with the way in which curation reproduces the same patterns of power and exclusion that are dominant at all levels of our societies.
The Sounds Now project is co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union.