Eva Scharrer is an art historian (MA), curator and critic. As a freelancer, she has curated exhibitions in Germany and Switzerland, and has written various catalogue essays on renowned and emerging artists (among others for the short guide of the 4th Berlin Biennial Of Mice and Menand for Art Now Vol. 3 by Taschen). She was a regular contributor to Artforum International and Artforum.com <http://www.artforum.com/> , New York, Modern Painters, New York; Kunst-Bulletin, Zurich; Spike Art, Vienna; Regioartline.org, Freiburg/Basel; and the Basler Zeitung. In 2007 she was co-curator (together with Jonathan Watkins and Mohammed Kazem) of the Sharjah Biennial 8 Still Life. Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change in the UAE. Since April 2008 she is personal and research assistant to Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, the Artistic Director of dOCUMENTA (13) that will open in June 2012 in Kassel, Germany.

During her workshop, Eva Scharrer will share her experience as a freelance curator and critic, with a particular emphasis on her experience as co-curator of the Sharjah Biennial 8 and some of the site-specific projects she realized in Sharjah on that occasion. Participants will also have the opportunity to present and discuss their own project proposals.  Documents to apply: 
In order to apply, please email the following information in English to laura@thetownhousegallery.com by  April 10, 2010:

- A motivation letter explaining your background, why you are interested in participating in the workshop and some of the topics you would like to learn more about.

- A brief project/exhibition proposal detailing the concept and location of the project and participating artists.  Selection process:
Limited places will be available. Primary attention will be paid to applicants’ motivation letter and project proposal. Out of the submitted project proposals, 3 of them will be selected to be further discussed and developed during the workshop.