In January 2025, AHC will launch Room Room, a new exhibition platform at Thoravej 29 in Copenhagen. Here, AHC will present exhibitions by artists, curators and art researchers who expand the field of contemporary art and its relationship to the world. Some exhibitions will be organised through open calls, and this is the first. The application deadline is 9 February 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Room Room is an exhibition platform showcasing innovative, challenging and engaging projects. The exhibition programme is developed primarily by artists, curators and other practice-based researchers participating in AHC\u2019s initiatives or selected through open calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A key ambition of Room Room is to provide a space for emerging curators, supporting the development of bold, visionary curatorial practices in much the same way AHC nurtures artistic practices. Additionally, AHC wishes to invite these curators into the professional discussions and communities which are foundational to the institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This open call is aimed at curators who wish to explore new aspects of their curatorial practice and develop new ways of engaging audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Applications are now open, and the deadline is Sunday, 9 February 2025, 11:59 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below, you\u2019ll find more details about the exhibition opportunity and application process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AHC values diversity highly and encourages all to apply, regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We look forward to receiving your application!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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ABOUT THE CURATOR\u2019S OPEN CALL
The Curator\u2019s Open Call is open to Danish and international curators based in Denmark or Sk\u00e5ne who are in their early careers and wish to develop their practice, receive feedback and explore new ways of engaging the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through the Curator\u2019s Open Call, AHC seeks to advance and strengthen the curatorial field in Denmark, recognising practices marked by courage, generosity and vision, and supporting curators who wish to experiment with engagement of various audiences and create exhibitions that resonate locally, nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exhibition period will run from 24 April to 1 August 2026. Exhibition development will begin in March 2025.
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WHO CAN APPLY?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Curators with documented experience in curatorial work who are based in Denmark and have no permanent affiliation with an exhibition institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please note that the fee remains unchanged whether applying as an individual, duo or collective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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To apply, please complete this application form<\/a> (right-click on the link and select \u2018open link in new tab\u2019 to download. The form is a Word document). The form must be filled out in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Submit the completed form along with exhibition sketches (max 2 A4 pages), visual material from previous exhibitions or selected artists\u2019 works (max 2 A4 pages) as well as letters of agreements (i.e. an e-mail, text messages are not accepted) from the artists you wish to include in the exhibition (max 1 A4 page).<\/p>\n\n\n\n All documents must be submitted as ONE single PDF file of max 5 MB. Applications which do not adhere to this requirement will be disqualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Images and a floor plan of Room Room can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Send the application to ansogning@arthubcopenhagen.dk<\/a>, with \u2018Curator\u2019s Open Call 2025\u2019 in the subject line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Application deadline: 9 February 2025, 11:59 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For inquiries, please contact curator Marie Braad Larsen at mb@arthubcopenhagen.dk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ~<\/p>\n\n\n\n SELECTION PROCESS<\/p>\n\n\n\n All applications will be reviewed by an external professional jury, who will select the shortlisted candidates in collaboration with AHC. Brief interviews will also be conducted with shortlisted candidates before the final selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Applicants will be notified of the outcome in early March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ~<\/p>\n\n\n\n MORE ABOUT ROOM ROOM The name Room Room explicitly echoes the architectural redesign of the former office building on Thoravej, where pihlmann architects removed an upstairs floor to create a double-height space. In essence, Room Room consists of two rooms: a room stacked on top of another room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More indirectly, the name gestures towards the idea of \u2018making room\u2019\u2014of holding or occupying space\u2014reflecting AHC\u2019s mission to support, facilitate and share the work and research of art professionals while inviting the public to enter and engage. Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n ~<\/p>\n\n\n\n ABOUT THORAVEJ 29
Room Room will present three to four exhibitions annually, showcasing both emerging and established artists, curators and artistic researchers from local, national and international scenes. Participants are either drawn from AHC\u2019s various programmes or selected through annual open calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In January 2025, AHC will move from Halmtorvet in Copenhagen\u2019s meatpacking district to Thoravej 29 in the Nordvest district, where new facilities await in an old industrial building, redesigned by pihlmann architects. At the new location, AHC will open 14 studios and five large workshops for artistic production as well as Room Room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n