NEWS
Open Call for the Curators Workshop of the 12th Berlin Biennale
Open Call for the Curators Workshop of the 12th Berlin Biennale. The Curators Workshop is held in conjunction with the Berlin Biennale since its 4th edition. Early-career curators, educators, and other practitioners from all around the world are welcome to apply.
Alum Jacqueline Kok Appointed Nancy McCain & Bill Morneau Curatorial Fellow at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery
As part of her fellowship at The Power Plant, Jacqueline Kok, is Assistant Curator for Miriam Cahn's first major solo exhibition in Canada, Me As Happening. The exhibition will be on view October 2, 2021 - January 2, 2022. Click here to learn more about the exhibition.
O My Friends, There Is No Friend
In the era of the pandemic, which has foregrounded isolation and technologies of remote nearness, as well as the ongoing crisis of racial injustice, it is all the more important to consider what affiliation and friendship mean. For two weeks this summer, the School of Visual Arts in New York City and the HDK-Valand Academy of Art and Design at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden will collaborate for a rigorous inquiry into politics, affiliation and the philosophy of friendship.
Virtual Summit: Healing a Broken World
The Power of Art for Social Transformation in the Post-Pandemic Era
In light of the current context and the challenges and opportunities now in front of us, a special summit will bring together cultural leaders, artists, IDB experts, amongst others, for panel discussions and specially commissioned art performances to provoke and inspire useful ways to address the concerns of the post-pandemic era.
Alum Natalia Viera Salgado in conversation with Elise Rasmussen as part of Canada Culture Week
Elise Rasmussen in conversation with Natalia Viera Salgado, Assistant Curator of Visual Arts, as part of Canada Culture Week.
<CTRL + SHIFT 1.vv> Organized by Kate Benedict
<Ctrl + Shift 1.vv> is a virtual feminist and queer platform dedicated to disrupting the well-oiled machinery of our white, cis-male, hyper-tech world. As a site for workshops, podcasts & video screenings, <Ctrl + Shift 1.vv> hopes to pave the way for a more equitable virtual and informational sphere
MACP Chair, Steven Henry Madoff "What About Activism?" Book Launch
With the global rise of a politics of shock driven by authoritarian regimes that subvert the rule of law and civil liberties, what paths to resistance, sanctuary, and change can cultural institutions offer? What about activism in curatorial practice? In this book, more than twenty leading curators and thinkers about contemporary art present powerful case studies, historical analyses, and theoretical perspectives that address the dynamics of activism, protest, and advocacy. What unfolds in these pages is a vast range of ideas—a tool kit for cultural producers everywhere to engage audiences and face the fierce political challenges of today and tomorrow.
MACP Alums Noelia Lecue Francia, María Alejandra Sáenz García, Andrea Valencia Aranda, and Natalia Viera Salgado present screening of Distancia as part of Se habla español (SHE)
Se habla español (SHE) is a curatorial collective established in 2017 by Noelia Lecue Francia, María Alejandra Sáenz García, Andrea Valencia Aranda, and Natalia Viera Salgado. As Spanish speakers and curators, the collective works on interdisciplinary artistic projects that seek to expand the limits of language, addressing ecology, migration, identity, human rights, and memory. SHE develops through collective effort and multiple perspectives, curatorial and artistic research that take the form of exhibitions, publications, talks, and workshops. SHE responds to contemporary issues, creating platforms that enable reflections and support artistic creation.
