New Institutional Approaches to Curating (16th September)
Questions facing visual arts institutions in the contemporary world
Announcing the inaugural Visual Artists Ireland annual curatorial talks on the relationship between the artist, the art, the institution, the curator, the audience.
Online, Tuesday 16 September 2025, 10am to 4pm
You are invited to participate in New Institutional Approaches to Curating in the Visual Arts — a one-day gathering of leading curators addressing the evolving role of the institution in contemporary practice.
We have invited five distinguished voices from major European institutions to present their reflections on commissioning, mediation, and the frameworks sustaining artistic production. This will be a closed-door session designed to facilitate serious exchange and considered dialogue among peers.
In responding to current political, ecological, and technological uncertainties, the invited curators are each thinking differently about exhibitions and institutions, while working to address the changing needs of their communities.
This includes rethinking institutional histories and collections, addressing environmental change, engaging with emerging technologies, and developing new models of public engagement.
We anticipate that this conference will be of interest to anyone interested in emerging critical debate on the future of curatorial practice, both independent and within institutions. Spaces are limited so that we can encourage conversation and freedom to engage, therefore the event will a strictly pre-booked ticketed event.
Participation is strictly limited to preserve the focus and quality of discussion.
We are pleased to welcome you among the small circle of attendees.