Curating Contemporary Art MA,
Royal College of Art

In 2009 Acme Studios approached the Royal College of Art, Inspire MA, Curating Contemporary Art course to explore how the use of the Acme Project Space would both benefit the expanding number of artists on Acme awards or residencies and support the aims of this innovative course by providing a platform for these young curators to develop ideas.

The students, who are placed at galleries and museums across England, are also supported by a highly experienced and dedicated team of academics and practitioners, including Head of Department Professor Mark Nash and Senior Tutors Clare Carolin and Karen Alexander. Although the Inspire MA programme comes to a close at the end of the academic year 2012 the Acme Project Space collaboration will continue with the first year students of the College based MA Curating Contemporary Art course as part of the interim practical projects, overseen by Clare Carolin - Deputy Head of Programme, Soraya Rodriguez - Visiting Tutor and Julia Lancaster - Residency & Projects, Acme Studios.

2010 - 2011 'Sum Parts'

The exhibition 'Sum Parts' featured artists from a selection of Acme's Residency, Awards and Community Programme; Briony Anderson / Paul McGee (Fire Station Work/Live), George Charman (Fire Station Work/Live), Amy Gee (Chelsea Studio Award), Adam Knight, Haroon Mirza (Fire Station Work/Live), Emma Smith (Fire Station Work/Live) and K. Yoland (Southwark Studio Residency).

Soraya Rodriguez from Zoo Art Enterprises worked with the students in realising the exhibition.

2009 - 2010 'Contort Yourself'

The exhibition 'Contort Yourself' at the Acme Project Space represented the first curatorial project of this important MA course. Three artists were selected to include work; David Blandy,  Jan Hendrickse (Tower Hamlets Studio Residency) and Harold Offeh.