ELIGIBILITY:

The Art Critic Mentorship Program is open to emerging writers of any age and any educational background who:

• Have a demonstrated art and/or critical writing practice and an interest in contemporary art

• Are interested in and open to receiving mentorship and feedback from an established art critic appointed by CUE, as well as editorial support from CUE’s staff

• Do not regularly write reviews or essays for a mainstream arts publication (i.e. Artforum, Art in America, Frieze, etc.)

• Have not published a book or are not currently under contract for a book with a large commercial publisher (self-published books, short chapbooks, and publications by small or independent printers are acceptable)

• Have less than three years of experience as an editorial or staff writer at an arts publication (if applicable; this type of experience is not necessary)

If you are unsure about your eligibility or have any other questions about the program, email us at opencall@cueartfoundation.org. No phone calls, please.

APPLICATION MATERIALS:

As part of the rolling application, writers are asked to submit the following materials:

• Two writing samples (maximum of 10 pages total)

• The strongest samples are reviews, blog entries, short essays, and short-form writing. These may be published or unpublished texts.

• Writing samples must be contemporary and related to visual art (no dance, literature, podcast/radio journalism, or commercial/feature film analysis).

• Please do not submit school papers, research papers, dissertations, exhibition proposals/summaries, and artwork wall labels as writing samples.

• A current CV containing relevant experience (maximum of 4 pages)

Please refer to the full application on Submittable for additional information. Applicants will be notified if their application is selected as part of the planning process for each exhibition.