Independent Curators International ICI, presents the Curating Today Reimagining the Civic October 29-30 , 2026, NY, New York.

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Curating Today: Reimagining the Civic October 29–30, 2026 The Jerome L. Greene Space at New York Public Radio 44 Charlton Street, New York, NY 10014 RSVP We are thrilled to announce a new two-day public conference in New York City! “Curating Today: Reimagining the Civic” brings a global and intergenerational group of arts practitioners together to present an expansive range of curatorial models and, through panels and discussions, offer new possibilities for what curating can do and be. The conference also showcases the many ways ICI collaborators are defining curating in society today, with presenters including: Riksa Afiaty (Curatorial Intensive alum, Auckland 2019) Michele Horrigan (alum New York Fall 2010) Marie Hélène Pereira (alum Johannesburg 2013 and Curatorial Research Fellow, 2021) Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick and Josh Tengan (alumni Auckland 2019 and Fellows 2022) Azikiwe Mohammed Faheem Majeed Risa Puleo (Curatorial Research Fellow, 2022) The themes of “Curating Today” build on our principle of defining curating in society to examine how art and culture help us navigate social transformations. Curators have historically been understood primarily as exhibition-makers and caretakers of collections within institutional settings. Over the past two decades, however, a parallel definition has gained prominence: the curator as a civic leader, who engages with social and cultural issues through the art of our time. Many of the field's most innovative practices have emerged from curators who are working beyond the traditional boundaries of institutional practice, yet these developments have not been embraced evenly across the cultural ecosystem. By positioning curating in civic terms, this conference argues, we can gain insight into how curatorial practice can help communities navigate the conditions of our time through contemporary art. A full program of speakers and sessions will be announced soon; learn more and RSVP on our website! ABOUT THE CONFERENCE SUPPORT ICI TODAY ICI receives generous programming support from the AG Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts, the Evelyn Toll Family Foundation, Hartfield Foundation, The Hearthland Foundation, Jacques Louis Vidal Charitable Fund, James Howell Foundation, The Joyce Foundation, Judith Whitney Godwin Foundation for the Arts, Leon Polk Smith Foundation, Marian Goodman Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, Ruth Foundation for the Arts, Teiger Foundation, Terra Foundation for American Art, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, and William Talbott Hillman Foundation. ICI also receives support from the Mellon Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, the Willem de Kooning Foundation, Marian Goodman Foundation, and Teiger Foundation through the Coalition of Small Arts NYC (CoSA NYC). Image captions: Curating Today graphic design by Big House Studio, Chicago

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Independent Curators International ICI, Jordan Wilson, Named Indigenous Curatorial Research Fellowship!

Independent Curators International (ICI) is proud to announce Jordan Wilson as our inaugural Indigenous Curatorial Research Fellow, in conjunction with ICI's traveling exhibition Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts. In other Soundings news, be sure to reserve a ticket for The Music of Raven Chacon presented by the Chan Centre on November 20. Then join us on December 1 for a screening of The Other: A Familiar Story, by Maria D. Rapicavoli, followed by a conversation with the artist, co-produced with The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation. And don't miss the newest iteration of The Backroom, which features selections by Curatorial Intensive New Orleans '17 alumnus, José López Serra.  JORDAN WILSON NAMED INDIGENOUS CURATORIAL RESEARCH FELLOW Jordan Wilson, a scholar and independent curator based in New York and Vancouver, has received ICI's inaugural Indigenous Curatorial Research Fellowship. As part of ICI’s expanding program of individual research initiatives for emerging and mid-career curators, the fellowship will encourage independent research study, writing, and the development of a curatorial project. It was conceived in conjunction with the ICI exhibition Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts, curated by Candice Hopkins and Dylan Robinson, who are key advisors and mentors in Wilson’s Fellowship. An additional mentor includes Lorna Brown, Associate Director & Curator at the Belkin Art Gallery, where Soundings is currently on view. ICI’s Indigenous Curatorial Research Fellowship is made possible, in part, by grants from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Hartfield Foundation.  Find out more about Jordan Wilson, his research, and the Indigenous Curatorial Research Fellowship here. THE MUSIC OF RAVEN CHACON Friday, November 20 7pm PST / 10pm EST A digital production available online only, presented by the Chan Centre This event is open to the public and has supportive ticket options  Presented as part of ICI's traveling exhibition Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts, on view at the Belkin Art Gallery through December 6, this program includes performances of three compositions by Raven Chacon. Chacon's practice is at the intersection of visual art, installation and contemporary classical music, and he uses conceptual graphic scores to dip into colors and timbres from across the spectrum of sound. His music invites a living dialogue between composer, performer and listener, and is influenced by everything from heavy metal to the traditional Diné songs sung by his grandfather. RSVP is required to attend. For more information and to RSVP, click here. To watch more performances at the Belkin including American Ledger (no. 1) by Raven Chacon and Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and wəɬ m̓i ct q̓pəθət tə ɬniməɬ by Diamond Point and Coastal Wolf Pack, click here. THE OTHER: A FAMILIAR STORY Tuesday, December 1 6pm EST  FREE and open to the Public Register for this online event here Join us for a screening of Maria D. Rapicavoli’s The Other: a familiar story, followed by a conversation between Rapicavoli and activist Maria Canela on cultural forms of entrenched misogyny, moderated by Srimoyee Mitra, Director of Stamps Gallery. This event is co-produced with The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation on the occasion of their exhibition To Cast Too Bold A Shadow.  Click here for more information and to RSVP.  THE BACKROOM  A collaboration with Museo Tamayo The Backroom is a digital space to discover and navigate art beyond the artistic object or artifact, from the perspective that art is a continuous and relational exercise. The next iteration of this project features Curator and Alumnus of the Curatorial Intensive New Orleans '17, José López Serra who will present works that inspire artists Genesis Báez, Natalia Lassalle-Morillo, and Bleue Liverpool. Visit The Backroom here to learn more.

Photo Credits: Headshot courtesy of Jordan Wilson | Maria D. Rapicavoli, The Other: a familiar story, 2020. Two-channel video installation with sound, 19:40min. Video Still. Photo courtesy of MDR. Maria Rapicavoli’s project supported by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity and Urban Regeneration by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism under the Italian Council program (2019).

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