Sotiris Felios Collection Curatorial Residency 2025
The Sotiris Felios Collection Curatorial Residency Programme is accepting applications for Autumn 2025!
This funded residency in Athens offers recent alumni and current students* of The Courtauld an opportunity to enhance their curatorial practice by developing a project from proposal to completion with The Sotiris Felios Collection. It provides residents with the chance to fully immerse themselves in the vibrant art scene and the diverse local community of Athens for six weeks while learning about the collection, engaging with associated artists, and meeting art professionals from renowned institutions.
Building on a broad network of leading practitioners and art professionals based in Greece, the residency programme aims to establish support channels for emerging curators focused on contemporary figurative art and its connection to the international art scene, as well as develop their practice through engaging in a self-initiated project that builds on themes linked to The Sotiris Felios Collection and the community of Athens.
Participants will be provided with accommodation in the historical area of Kypseli, located in the heart of Athens’ cultural community, 3 miles away from most museums, galleries and private collections. Residents will be provided with a generous allowance to cover their daily expenses and flights will also be provided.
This programme will take place in September and October 2024. Applicants will be responsible for ensuring their availability and that their active studies will not be disrupted by their involvement in this programme.
To apply, applicants must provide the following:
- A completed and signed application form.
- Curriculum Vitae (no more than two pages).
- A selection of previous projects (include documentation of past projects, such as exhibitions, essays, publications, or other relevant work – no more than 2 pages).
- A 500-word proposal on the research willing to undertake while on residency
- A 300-word text outlining your motivation for participating in this residency and explaining how it would benefit your long-term academic or curatorial practice.
- Α completed and signed reference form.
Please find more information in the links below. The submission deadline is 12 May 2025.
*Eligible current students include PhD candidates, MA students, and final year BA students.
