Emerging Curators Project 2016

Established in 2014, Emerging Curators Project is an annual platform open to curators from China or of Chinese descent born after 1970. With a jury made up of international curators, artists, critics, and directors of art organizations, the program selects each year three curatorial proposals, and the winners will be able to set up their respective exhibitions with financial and professional support provided by Power Station of Art. The project looks for the most vibrant, stimulating modes of thinking and expression today, while at the same time striving equally to examine the edgiest, most pressing of topics at present.

Launched on 28 April 2016, this year's Emerging Curators Project was enthusiastically embraced by emerging curators of Chinese ethnicity both from home and abroad, with a total of 86 entries submitted as of the 15 June deadline. After careful selection by the jury of experts, whose members included Chris Dercon, Ding Yi, Feng Yuan, Gao Shiming, Gong Yan, Hou Hanru, Li Xu and Manray Hsu, 3 winners were announced, followed by the materialization of "2+1" exhibitions. To allow contemporary art to seep deep into the city, 1 of the 3 winning projects landed on was realized at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel, and constituted a "City Project" became part of the 11th Shanghai Biennale's City project. The other 2 exhibitions took place on the 5th floor of the Power Station of Art, in parallel with the Shanghai Biennale. Furthermore, with full support from the Consulate General of France in Shanghai, 2 individuals from the winning teams were offered the opportunity for overseas research. They will head to France in early 2017 for 3 to 4 weeks of interactions with local artists and art organizations.