Networking and Scouting Residency for Curators

Molior is launching a new international exchange program designed as a networking residency specifically for curators.

The Montrealer Nathalie Bachand is at the Ludwig Museum in Budapest from May 26th to June 2nd to take part in a professional development and exchange stay.

Montreal, May 28th 2019 - This residency is providing Nathalie Bachand with the opportunity to broaden her professional network and to enrich her curatorial research. Organized by Molior and its prestigious Hungarian partner the Ludwig Museum, she is visiting the studios of Budapest artists, discovering the key institutions of the host community, and meeting with curators as well as with other contemporary and digital arts specialists. She will give a talk about her practice at the Ludwig Museum on May 30 at 6:00pm.

For Molior it is essential to support the work of independent curators by fostering professional encounters in a context that stimulates reflection and the emergence of collaborative projects. These initiatives are driven by knowledge sharing, network development and the establishment of lasting relationships between professionals and institutions, all this in a perspective of cooperation and reciprocity. This endeavour is being put together with the expertise and input of many partners and aims to open markets and create opportunities on the international scene for the both the Quebecois community and that of its partners.

In the months following this first residency, Molior will in turn receive international curators in Montreal and will set up a personalized meeting and visit program for each one. This project is a follow-up on the organization’s work with curators from here and on the international scene and it confirms a first partnership with the Ludwig Múseum. This is Molior’s second collaboration with Nathalie Bachand, the curator of The Dead Web – La fin, an exhibition that was presented in collaboration with the Mirage Festival, held in Lyon from April 3 to 7, and the Mapping Festival in Geneva, held from May 23 to June 2, 2019.

Curator Nathalie Bachand

Nathalie Bachand is an independent writer and curator. Recently, she curated the exhibition The Dead Web - La fin which was presented in Montreal, Lyon and Geneva, the 32 exhibitions Un million d’horizons project organized by Accès culture as part of Montreal’s 375th anniversary celebrations, and the interactive work Thresholds by Michel de Broin at the Âjagemô art space of the Canada Council for the Arts. She is currently the co-curator of the Espace [IM] Média Festival at the Centre en art actuel Sporobole.

Molior

Molior is an organization specialized in the production of exhibitions and artistic projects which make use of technologies as a creation, expression and action tool. Since its foundation in 2001, Molior has presented numerous innovative projects in Canada as well as on the international scene in collaboration with multiple dissemination partners.

The Ludwig Múseum

The Ludwig Múseum of Contemporary Art exhibits modern and contemporary art masterpieces. Its collection comprises famous works of American Pop Art and Europeans art, with a particular emphasis on Hungarian art from the 1960s to today. The temporary exhibitions present high caliber international artists as well as great Hungarian masters.

Molior thanks its partner The Ludwig Múseum.