Global Curating Prize Launched By Qatar Museums Authority and Fondazione Prada

Doha, May 29 (QNA) - Qatar Museums Authority and Fondazione Prada announced the launch today of a global competition to find new curating talent, the first of its kind. Entry opens today Wednesday 29 May 2013 online on www.curateaward.org. The competition opens up and challenges peoples ideas of what an exhibition can be. It will provide one winner with the unprecedented opportunity to curate their own exhibition, the exhibition of their dreams. A world-renowned Jury will judge ideas on their creativity and social significance, rewarding those with a contemporary and culturally relevant point of view. They will be looking for an exemplary exhibition that is both far-sighted and critical to the future. Participation in the competition is not limited to aspiring or established curators, but is open to anyone with a great concept for creative expression, with the emphasis on encouraging young people to compete, whether as individuals or as collaborative groups. Twenty finalists will be selected by the Jury, and will be showcased on the Curate website, giving an opportunity to the public to vote on their favourite project. The winner will be announced in Spring 2014. In a statement issued today, on behalf of the Curate Jury, it was said: "The notion of curating no longer belongs just to the museum. With the development of digital and social media, it has now become possible for anyone to participate in the selection, editing and communication of ideas. We hope that people, whatever their age or background, will make the most of the opportunity offered by Curate to think about the future potential of exhibition making, where there are no imposed boundaries to media, scale, content and formats, and ideas, whether from the fields of science or the arts, can come from anywhere." (QNA)