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‘de Appel Curatorial Training Programme’ was initiated in 1994 by former director Saskia Bos, currently Dean of The School of Art at Cooper Union in New York. From the onset the course wished to bridge the gap between art historical education and ‘practice’ in the field of contemporary art by offering young curators a condensed package of experiences and skills which can be used as tools and instruments during the further development of their professional career.

Since 2006/2007 the curriculum of the programme, from then on entitled ‘de Appel Curatorial Programme’, has been reshaped under the guidance of director Ann Demeester and the new tutorial team. This e.g. implied a remarkable expansion of the tutorial team and an extension of the programme period to 8 months. Further changes included the introduction of a sequence of thematic workshops (ranging from ‘The History of Exhibitions’ to ‘Contemporary Project Management') and the inclusion of a longer research trip to a destination outside Western Europe (in 2006/2007 a trip to New Dehli, Chandigargh, Calcutta, Bangalore and Mumbai under the guidance of artist Praneet Soi and advised by curator Grant Watson and Johan Pijnappel; in 2008/2009 a trip to Houston, New Orleans and Miami under the guidance of urban strategist Kai van Hasselt). (more)