Currently Under Curation (CUC) Fellows

Amplify teen perspectives through curation! Currently Under Curation is an advanced-level program where teens work together as fellows to curate and create art exhibitions and projects. During the program, teens can hone their skills in teamwork, visual and written communication, design, research, and leadership. The experience culminates with the opening of an exhibition with authentic works from the Education Art Collection.

Program Highlights and Expectations 

  • Amplify teen voices at the museum and beyond
  • Meet once a week at the museum on Wednesdays
  • Receive a stipend for program participation
  • Take a deep dive into the workings of a museum

Applicants are not required to be artists.

Requirements 

  • Be enrolled in a Cleveland-area high school for the 2025-2026 school year.
  • Be willing and able to fully commit to the program
  • Be open to learn, listen, work on a team, and share your ideas 

The CMA’s Commitment 

  • Provide support for all aspects of the program
  • Be open to learn, listen, work on a team, and share ideas
  • Connect fellows with artists, museum professionals, and like-minded peers 

With questions, please email teenprograms@clevelandart.org. 

Apply Here

Sponsors

Currently Under Curation is made possible with the generous support of the Cleveland Foundation.

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All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Principal support is provided by Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Medical Mutual of Ohio, the Edwin D. Northrup II Fund, Shurtape Technologies, and the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by Gini and Randy Barbato, the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Char and Chuck Fowler, the Giant Eagle Foundation, Linda Harper, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Susan LaPine, Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, Sarah Nash, Courtney and Michael Novak, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, the Pickering Foundation, William Roj and Mary Lynn Durham, Suzanne Cushwa Rusnak and Jeff Rusnak, Ellen and Lowell Satre, in memory of Dee Schafer, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, Jack and Jeanette Walton, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.