FRAME is proud to announce that four of its member curators have been selected as US Laureates for the Villa Albertine’s 2024 Museum Next Generation program. A total of seven American curators were selected from museums across the United States, with FRAME members representing more than half of the final delegation.
Launched in 2023 by Villa Albertine, the Museums Next Generation program is a professional immersion and exchange program for French and American curators. This summer, FRAME members were invited to submit applications for the 2024 edition of the program as part of FRAME’s recently formed partnership with the Villa Albertine.
The 2024 US Laureate Cohort (*FRAME members):
- Anita Bateman * – Associate Curator, Modern & Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Anabelle Gambert-Jouan * – Assistant Curator, European Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
- Rachel Kabukala * – Associate Curator, African Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
- Arpad Kovacs – Associate Curator, Department of Photographs, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Julia Perratore – Associate Curator, Medieval Art, The Met Cloisters, New York
- Melissa Venator * – Assistant Curator, Modern Art, Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis
- Aaron Wile – Associate Curator, Dept. of French Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
From October 14 – 23, the group will travel to France to meet with key French museum professionals and engage in a transatlantic dialogue about the contemporary museum landscape and its unique challenges. The delegation will conclude its visit on October 23, taking part in a session at the FRAME annual conference in Nancy.
This new initiative aligns with FRAME’s strategic plan, adopted in October 2023, and continues to demonstrate FRAME’s commitment to strengthen and solidify the connection between French and American museums and their professionals.
To learn more about FRAME’s partnership with Villa Albertine, click here.
To learn more about the Museum Next Generation program, click here.
