Selection procedure
An international jury composed of Ocean Fellowship mentors artist Rebecca Belmore and Professor of Sámi Culture and Literature Harald Gaski; Brook Andrew, artist; Katya García-Antón, director and chief curator, Office for Contemporary Art Norway; Wanda Nanibush, curator, Indigenous art, Art Gallery of Ontario; Markus Reymann, director of TBA21–Academy; and Megan Tamati Quenell, Curator of Modern & Contemporary Maori and Indigenous Art at the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand will select the candidates.

The criteria for selection are based on the quality of the applications and the aim to form a multigenerational and diverse group. Candidates may be invited to online short interviews with the members of the jury in mid-January 2022.

Due to the latest Covid-19 regulations for international, national, and local travel and access to public spaces (including museums, art centers, restaurants, etc.), selected candidates will be required to prove their vaccination status. Further changes in applied regulations will be closely observed in accordance with the latest restrictions in Italy and for international travel.

Deadline
The application deadline: Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 12:00 CET Successful candidates will be informed by email in the last week of January 2022.

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