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Young Curators Program
 Young Curators Exhibition - Catalyst / May 2 - June 8, 2008
SITE Santa Fe’s Young Curators is a weekly after school and summer program for middle and high school students. The program’s primary goals are to encourage teenagers’ connection to contemporary art and provide a context for an exploration of the structure and production of exhibitions. During their hour-long meetings, the Young Curators learn the skills and procedures necessary for creating an exhibition including: determining the theme for the show; putting out a call for entries through the media; writing curatorial statements, press releases, and grants; choosing the artwork; and installing the exhibition.
Participating teens create an exhibition each year comprised of art by local, regional, and national artists between 13 and 21 years of age. The exhibitions are held in respected venues such as the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe, the Capitol Rotunda Gallery, the Santa Fe Art Institute, and the Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque. The group presented their 11th exhibition, Semantics: The Words of Art, in February – April 2006 at the Museum of Fine Arts. Semantics examined the long dialogue between visual art and language and how they influence one another. Over 80 works were submitted by artists ages 14 – 21 from New Mexico, California and New York. The Young Curators selected 25 works representing 19 artists, making it a dynamic, first-class show.
The Curators will present their 12th exhibition, Refined Palette: A Show of Color at the Capitol Rotunda Gallery in October 2006.
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Young Curators at Vices & Virtues opening, Museum of Fine Arts
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Installing Refined Palette: A Show of Color at Capitol Rotunda Gallery
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Young Curators Workshops:
In addition to organizing exhibitions, the Young Curators participate in a variety of art-related workshops. SITE Santa Fe’s Education Department engages both local and national experts to share their knowledge, skills, and techniques with the Young Curators. Over the last several years Young Curators have studied the methods and procedures for conservation and restoration of works on paper, paintings, sculpture, textiles, frames, and new media. They have participated in workshops geared at historical oil gilding and frame making, as well as contemporary forensic techniques used in painting conservation. In addition, the Curators have had the opportunity to study art history, media, and technique.
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The Young Curators present exhibitions with young artists:
Anyone interested in SITE Santa Fe’s Internship Program should contact Katia Zavistovski, Education Coordinator, at katia@sitesantafe.org or call 505.989.1199, ext.19. Thank you for your interest in SITE Santa Fe.
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