In the frame of our Check-In Budapest curatorial visitor program, we invite internationally renowned experts in the field of contemporary visual art to Hungary for a curatorial research trip: the directors and curators of biennials and art institutions, freelancers, independent scholars, art critics writing for international journals, as well as art historians and occasionally artists. The goal of the program is to facilitate international art professionals to become acquainted with the actors and current trends of the Hungarian art scene. We tailor the program according to each participant’s particular areas of interest, arranging visits to artists’ studios and institutions, as the personal meetings provide the unique opportunity for recognizing the affinities between each other’s activities and for intensive dialogue. Through public lectures, the invited guests can further introduce their research areas, current projects and their own art scenes.

The program has resulted in a number of partnerships and projects with the invitation of Hungarian artists to participate in international biennials and other exhibitions. As Hungarian partner, ACAX co-ordinates and supports the artists’ involvement in these significant events, assisting also in the production of new works.
The program operates by invitation only.

The photography section of the Check-In Budapest program is supported by the National Cultural Fund (of Hungary).

THE PRODUCERS

Between 15 November and 14 December, in addition to the programs associated with the exhibition OVERCOMING, Műcsarnok/Kunsthalle is organising a three-day workshop for young curators and a lecture series for the wider audience by the title THE PRODUCERS.
The central topic Between 15 November and 14 December, in addition to the programs associated with the exhibition OVERCOMING, Műcsarnok/Kunsthalle is organising a three-day workshop for young curators and a lecture series for the wider audience by the title THE PRODUCERS.
The central topic will be artistic and curatorial production, including its history, as well as its conceptual, contextual and economic framework/operation. The course will primarily examine the production and producer related possibilities of the different strategies and "scripts" currently in use (biennials, commercial-based and non-profit institutional forms, "nomadic" curatorial projects, etc.). It will also highlight those prominent actors (artists, curators, writers, etc.) whose work significantly determines and shapes how we think about the work/role of the producer and artistic/curatorial production. Invited Hungarian and international guests will reflect on these various strategies through their own work and
experiences.
Concept: Lívia PÁLDI chief curator, Műcsarnok / Kunsthalle Budapest

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CHECK-IN BUDAPEST 2.

a series of curatorial research programs, public presentations & round tables organized by ACAX | Agency for Contemporary Art Exchange

CURATORIAL POSITIONS

Date: 28 November 2008 (Friday), 5 pm
Location: Ernst Museum, 1065 Budapest, Nagymező utca 8.

Participants:
MIHNEA MIRCAN, curator, art critic (Bucharest, Romania)
SIMON REES, curator of Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), co-editor of CAC INTERVIU (Vilnius, Lithuania)
MARINA SORBELLO, curator,critic, co-founder of Uqbar (Berlin, Germany)

Fresh AIR - CHECK-IN BUDAPEST 1.

a series of curatorial research programs, public presentations & round tables organized by ACAX | Agency for Contemporary Art Exchange

Date: 27 October 2008, 5 pm
Location: Ernst Museum, 1065 Budapest, Nagymező utca 8.

Participants:

MARKETTA SEPPÄLÄ, director of Finnish Fund for Art Exchange / FRAME (Finland)

BERND MILLA, director of Künstlerhäuser Worpswede (Germany)

SANDRA TERDJMAN, director of Kadist Art Foundation (France)

CHECK-IN BUDAPEST 3.

a series of curatorial research programs, public presentations & round tables organized by ACAX | Agency for Contemporary Art Exchange

JOHAN POUSETTE holds a lecture in the frame of the Check-in Budapest program in Labor on 9th February 2009 at 6pm about the swedish contemporary art scene, activities at BAC, the Baltic Art Center in Sweden, the concept of Production in Residence, the development of residencies in the Nordic countries and the upcoming edition of the Gothenburg Biennale 2009.