This is Gender: Regional Curatorial Fellowship
About this call
This is Gender, the photography and visual storytelling platform run by Global 50/50, is launching its first Regional Curatorial Fellows Programme. For the first time the platform is embedding regional curators directly inside its global photography competition, so that local knowledge and critical perspective shape how work is discovered, interpreted, contextualised and shared. Fellows work inside a competition that receives thousands of submissions a year, help shape selection and interpretation, contribute to exhibitions, editorial outputs and digital storytelling, and develop their own writing and curatorial voice alongside international judges, curators, artists and editors. The programme runs part-time for seven months from October 2026, at roughly one day a week, with a stipend of up to £3,000. Applications close on 22 September.
Who can apply
- International applicants
- Medium: Curatorial / Photography / Writing
- Entry fee: See official site
- Applications are welcome from curators, critics, writers, researchers, artistic directors, photographers, organisers and cultural practitioners from global majority countries and historically underrepresented communities, including across Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Oceania and diasporic communities worldwide. Early-career practitioners and recent graduates are strongly encouraged to apply, and a formal curatorial title is not required. The commitment is part-time and flexible at roughly one day per week for seven months from October 2026. Applications are made through the programme's online form and close on 22 September. The organisers offer the application in a different format on request.