Open call for curators - Currents 12
Currents is an annually recurring group exhibition, showcasing works by recently graduated artists from art academies in Belgium, the German Meuse-Rhine region and the southern Netherlands. Currents 12 is looking for a team of curators (two to three people) to take the temperature of the times, select the artists and curate the exhibition that will open in October 2025 in Jester in Genk. Apply as a team!
After 11 editions, Currents has become a well-established platform for emerging artistic talent (of all ages), in which more than 150 artists and 25 curators have already participated. In 2025, four contemporary art institutions join forces to organise the 12th edition of the Currents exhibition: Jester in Genk (BE), Marres in Maastricht (NL), Ludwig Forum Aachen (DE) and KANAL-Centre Pompidou in Brussels (BE).
Currents acts as a platform for emerging artists and curators and supports an international infrastructure for talent development. The exhibition is preceded by a broader training and networking track and comprises production residencies for a select number of artists at Jester’s residency facilities.
Currents 12 is looking for a curatorial team that:
- enjoys working closely with emerging artists
- has good writing skills
- enjoys production work and has a keen eye for planning
- is available in June and July 2025 to travel and visit all the graduation exhibitions in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion and throughout Belgium
The curatorial team will receive an honorarium. Reimbursement for travel expenses is also provided. This call is open to curators residing in Belgium, the Netherlands or Germany.
Interested?
Please send your CVs and motivation letter in English and as a team to application@jester.be
Subject: curators Currents 12
Save the dates:
Application deadline: 16 March 2025
Interviews: between 26 March and 2 April 2025
Announcement of results: mid-April 2025
Exhibition: Currents 12 will run from 18 October 2025 to 18 January 2026
Jury
Applications will be reviewed by:
Holger Otten, curator Ludwig Forum Aachen
Valentijn Byvanck, director Marres, House for Contemporary Culture
Bas Hendrikx, curator KANAL-Centre Pompidou
Koi Persyn, artistic director Jester
