For the third year, ICI partnered with Villa Albertine and the Albertine Foundation to offer travel grants for U.S-based alumni of our professional development programs to conduct research in France. Through the Étant Donnés Contemporary Art Curatorial Fellowship program, Rachel Adams (Curatorial Intensive alum, New Orleans 2016), Naz Cuguoğlu (Curatorial Intensive alum, New Orleans 2017), and Ashton Cooper each received a travel grant to further an ongoing research project and engage with the country’s contemporary art ecosystem.
Villa Albertine supports French-American cultural exchange in education and the arts. The research travel grant is intended to provide curators with expanded opportunities to conduct in-depth explorations of French cultural resources, as well as a forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge among artists, professionals, researchers, and institutions. The Fellows also receive support from the Villa Albertine team and their connections with professionals in France, by expanding their network of contacts and directing them towards venues, artists, and directors of institutions of potential research interest.
