Hong Kong Scholarship for Professional Attachment to Public Programmes at Tate Modern 2019 Open for Application

Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) collaborates with Tate Modern of the UK again to launch the ‘Hong Kong Scholarship for Professional Attachment to Public Programmes at Tate Modern 2019’. The Programme provides curatorial attachment opportunity to local potential and experienced curators/ arts managers to further develop their professional skills and network. It is now open for application.

‘Hong Kong Scholarship for Professional Attachment to Public Programmes at Tate Modern 2019’ will offer one attachment place for about 22 weeks on a full-time basis from February to July 2019 in the Public Programme Team at Learning Department of Tate Modern. The actual placement period will be finalised between the selected candidate and the Tate Modern. The selected candidate will attach as assistant curator, contributing to the development, planning, delivery and evaluation of the cross-site public programmes of Tate Modern and Tate Britain, and the strategic partnerships initiative. With the help of Tate Modern, the selected candidate will also have the chance to visit other cultural institutes in order to enrich his/her attachment experience. A bursary of HK$168,000 will be provided to the successful candidate to cover accommodation, transportation, subsistence during the placement period and one economy class return flight ticket.

The said Programme is part of the Arts Administrators’ Training Programme supported by the Home Affairs Bureau. The Programme aims at supporting local arts practitioners with different degree of experience to receive professional training in order to nurture future arts and cultural professionals in Hong Kong and to meet the growing needs of arts talents.

Interested practitioners could refer to the application guidelines and form which are available on the HKADC website: www.hkadc.org.hk or at the HKADC Administration Office (10/F, 1063 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong). Applications must be submitted and deposited in the collection box at the HKADC Administration Office by 6:00pm on 19 Oct 2018 (Friday) the latest. Applications submitted by post must be postmarked on or before the deadline. Late submission or submission by fax or email will not be processed. For enquiries, please contact Ms Yeung of the HKADC at 2820 1025 or [email protected].

About Tate Modern
Tate Modern is one of four Tate galleries around the UK, and part of a wider network of partner institutions – the Plus Tate network – which champion the visual arts in the UK. Tate manages a growing national collection of over 70,000 works of art, acquired and cared for on behalf of the public and shown in venues throughout the UK and across the world. Tate Modern is the world’s most popular museum of modern and contemporary art, attracting around 5 million visitors each year. Located in the former Bankside Power Station of the United Kingdom, it opened to the public in May 2000. In June 2016 the new Switch House building added 60% more display space to Tate Modern.

Tate Modern aims to become a truly inclusive organisation with a workforce and audience as diverse as the communities it serves. This is fundamental to Tate’s future success and contribution to culture and society in the UK continually. Tate Modern wants its workforce to be more representative of all sections of society at all levels in the organisation. The range of perspectives and experience diversity brings is an asset and Tate Modern wants to create an inclusive, welcoming environment for visitors, artists and all those who work at Tate.

For more information about Tate Modern, please visit: www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern.