We welcome applications from individuals or collectives working within the context of digital cultures and new technologies, at an emerging- to mid-career stage, who are excited about working with and around artists: supporting them to develop their practice, make new work, and deliver events and exhibitions. Applicants might not naturally consider themselves a curator, but have experience in any of the following: supporting creative practice, designing activities for groups of people, the production of artistic outcomes, or other transferable practical creative skills which are in-keeping with the aims of the residency.
We are interested in working with curators who are keen to explore an artist and practice focused approach to exhibition development. Applicants should be interested in the overlapping fields of art, immersive and advanced technology, approaching this from a critical and/or social perspective. We are keen to consider experimental approaches to exhibition making and how audiences experience and interact with artworks and ideas.
The Curator in Residence will work towards an exhibition in FACT’s Gallery 2, and an accompanying public programme. This hybrid residency will be based between on-site working at FACT and independent research and development working remotely. It runs from April 2025 for 12 months, culminating in FACT’s Spring exhibition, due to open in February 2026 and its public events. FACT will support the curator’s vision and practice, seeking to bring in new references or perspectives, and disrupting our usual ways of working.
During the residency, the curator will work closely with FACT’s Exhibitions, Learning and Marketing teams to develop their exhibition and public programme. They will also integrate into FACT’s Studio/Lab programme, engaging with researchers and early to mid-career artists or curators through mentoring and informal sharing sessions. The residency will allow for remote working but should include multiple extended stays in Liverpool during development, production, installation and the exhibition run.