Marcela Villanueva Curator & Cultural Manager

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Bardo Curatorial Residency

Curatorial residency / professional-development programme

Period2024–ongoing
RoleProgramme designer / mentor under Bardo's artistic direction; preferred title to confirm
LocationBerlin
ContextKarne Kunst; Bardo Projektraum
CommunityEmerging and mid-career international curators, particularly FLINTA* and Global South practitioners
CategoriesProgramme Design Cultural Leadership Teaching & Mentoring Community Engagement
Themescuratorial development · Global South · FLINTA* · Berlin networks · project research
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A curatorial development programme created at Bardo Projektraum to support emerging and mid-career curators working across migrant, queer, decolonial and intersectional perspectives. The residency combines mentorship, workspace, research time, studio and institutional visits, professional networking, public presentations and production support, allowing participants to develop projects in direct dialogue with Berlin’s independent art ecosystem. Longer residencies can culminate in an exhibition at Bardo, while shorter formats include talks, workshops and other public activations. Priority has been given to FLINTA curators and practitioners from the Global South, positioning the programme as a platform for curatorial development, international exchange and access to networks that are often difficult to enter from outside Berlin.

Black and white poster for the group exhibition Manifesto of Light at Bardo Projektraum, with an abstract pattern of white rounded forms and the opening given as 20.08 at 18h.
fig. 01Manifesto of Light — exhibition poster, Bardo Projektraum