Inspire MA (RCA) Curating Contemporary Art
A bursary of £12000-£15000 p.a. will be paid for each two-year studentship

East Street Arts (ESA) would like to announce that we are one of the hosts of the Inspire Fellowship Programme 2009, a work-based accredited MA programme designed to provide comprehensive professional training for aspiring curators from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds wishing to work as curators of contemporary art in the public and private sectors. If you're passionate about contemporary art and want to take a fresh look at the relationship between art, artists and visual culture this could be for you!

Following the success of the programme in London since its launch 2005, Inspire is being extended throughout England from 2009 and will be administered and delivered by the Royal College of Art (RCA), London and ESA would like to encourage Leeds and Yorkshire based aspiring curators to apply for this fantastic professional development opportunity.

The Inspire Fellowship Programme 2009 will offer a vocational and academic curriculum with a professional placement in a museum or gallery over two years alongside a unique course of postgraduate study at the RCA for those aiming to train as curators of contemporary art.

If anyone interested in applying for this traineeship would like a chat with ESA about it please contact Karen Watson at karen.watson@esaweb.org.uk or on 0113 248 0040

For an application pack and more information please visit:

www.rca.ac.uk/inspire
www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/

Closing date for completed applications: Monday 13 July 2009

Our May/June 2009 programme UNITED ended with a bang over the weekend of 26th and 27th June with the lively two day event The Thing We Do On The Day Unites Us at our new studios at Barkston House in Holbeck, Leeds.

We would like to thank everyone that attended not only the closing party but all of the events over the past few months as part of UNITED, you made it the success it was!

See documentation of UNITED on our Flickr site HERE, with more photos being added from the last few weeks of UNITED very soon!

In the meantime, our friends at EXP24 have already uploaded images from their event Meet the Maker which was one of the events from the closing party - click here to view!

Preview: Wed 8 July 2009 6-8pm
Open: Thur 9-Fri 31 July 2009
Times: 10am-5pm weekdays
Venue: Brahm Gallery, The Brahm Building, Alma Road, Leeds, LS6 2AH.

This new body of work stems from Louise's interest in genetic modification, the use of animals in medical testing and examines the way animal symbolism in language is utilised to denigrate and oppress people and cultures, focusing on the historical and cultural associations between animals and humans in religion.
www.brahm.com/gallery

Louise is also showing work in Safe to Touch, a tactile show at The Hub National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The show continues until Sun 2 August 2009, open every day 10 - 5pm.
www.thehubcentre.info