TD Ready Commitment Gives $200,000 for Curatorial Fellowship at WAG-Qaumajuq

Applications are now open for an emerging, equity-deserving curator

Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 27, 2024: The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq is pleased to announce a new curatorial fellowship position thanks to support from TD Bank Group, through the TD Ready Commitment. The two-year agreement will provide $200,000 towards an opportunity for an emerging racialized curator to cultivate personal curatorial methodologies, collaborate on exhibition development, collections research, programming, and community relationship-building.

Through a reciprocal mentorship model, the TD Curatorial Fellow will engage and collaborate with artists, WAG-Qaumajuq staff and other arts professionals, as well as connect with local, national, and international communities to achieve a major curatorial project of their own development. To help address systemic barriers to gain professional development opportunities in the sector, the position profile will highlight experience over academic/professional achievement. Applications for the position open today, February 27, 2024, with an anticipated start date in spring 2024.

WAG-Qaumajuq is grateful for TD’s long-time support of the Gallery, with significant and transformative gifts including $500,000 towards the construction of Qaumajuq, the Inuit art centre. With this latest curatorial collaboration, TD continues to be key to WAG-Qaumajuq’s journey towards dismantling historically-endorsed systems to ensure a safe and welcoming space for everyone.

Quick Facts:

• The new TD Curatorial Fellowship position is now open for applications at WAG-Qaumajuq, supported by TD.
• The two-year sponsorship provides an opportunity for an emerging, racialized curator to cultivate personal curatorial methodologies, collaborate on exhibition development, collections research, programming, and community relationship-building.
• Applications are open to local and national candidates with an anticipated start date in spring 2024. Learn more and apply at wag.ca
• A long-time supporter of the Gallery, TD contributed to Qaumajuq, and this new curatorial collaboration adds important momentum to what we are working to achieve as one of Canada’s leading art museums.
• WAG-Qaumajuq is the winner of Travel Manitoba and Tourism Winnipeg’s 2023 Award for Business Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Quotes:

“We’re so proud to team up with the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq to create this fellowship to mentor the next generation of diverse curators. Through the TD Ready Commitment, our corporate citizenship platform, we’re supporting programs focused on helping emerging artists and professionals facing barriers in the arts and culture sector.”

— Michael Warren, District Vice President for Manitoba North, TD Bank Group

“Thank you to TD for sponsoring the TD Curatorial Fellowship. We are excited to bring a new curator onto the WAG-Qaumajuq team with this position and offer our support and work with them to create equity-diverse exhibitions, programs, and opportunities for our community to connect and grow. This program is a great opportunity for an emerging curator and aligns with the Gallery’s mission to use art for change. I can hardly wait to see what the new TD Curatorial Fellow comes up with!”

— Dr. Stephen Borys, WAG-Qaumajuq Director & CEO

Associated Links

Curatorial Fellowship Job Posting
WAG-Qaumajuq journey towards equity, decolonization and reconciliation

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For more information or to arrange interviews, please contact:

Katryna Barske
Public Relations Officer
Winnipeg Art Gallery
204.789.1295
kbarske@wag.ca

About Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq
WAG-Qaumajuq is a cultural advocate using art to connect, inspire, and inform. Playing a dynamic role in the community, we are a place for learning, dialogue, and enjoyment through art. Opened in 2021, Qaumajuq connects to the WAG on all levels, celebrating the largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art in the world. The new WAG-Qaumajuq cultural campus is now one of the largest art museums in Canada. To learn more visit wag.ca.

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