THE THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE
ABOUT
ARTIST-CURATED EXHIBITIONS
Free, RSVP required
ABOUT
ARTIST-CURATED EXHIBITIONS
Free, RSVP required
Saturday,
May 16, 2026
2:30pm
Doors
3pm
Event begins
Limited capacity
May 16, 2026
2:30pm
Doors
3pm
Event begins
Limited capacity
The 2026 conference reflects on artist-curated exhibitions by examining the curatorial work of two artists:
Robert Gober
&
RAQS Media Collective
More information coming soon.
&
RAQS Media Collective
More information coming soon.
What happens to exhibitions when artists are the curators?
When artists curate, they tend to propose different ideas about what an exhibition is for and what it can do. A closer look at a history of artist-curated exhibitions could bring significant insights to the field.
How do these exhibitions differ from ones curated by curators? Do shared typologies or strategies emerge? What are the benefits, and the risks, involved with an exhibition that centers an artist's perspective on other artists? Why do museums invite artists to curate? What are some of the agendas, motivations, and expectations involved? What can curators, and museum professionals more generally, learn from artist-curated exhibitions? How does that history affect or inform a broader history of curatorial practice?
When artists curate, they tend to propose different ideas about what an exhibition is for and what it can do. A closer look at a history of artist-curated exhibitions could bring significant insights to the field.
How do these exhibitions differ from ones curated by curators? Do shared typologies or strategies emerge? What are the benefits, and the risks, involved with an exhibition that centers an artist's perspective on other artists? Why do museums invite artists to curate? What are some of the agendas, motivations, and expectations involved? What can curators, and museum professionals more generally, learn from artist-curated exhibitions? How does that history affect or inform a broader history of curatorial practice?
Everything at GPS is about artists supporting other artists—and so every year, we convene a public forum about artist-curated exhibitions to provide new scholarship on this under-studied and under-historicized curatorial form.
This third annual forum was developed through a graduate course at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College (CCS Bard) led by Anthony Huberman, visiting faculty at CCS Bard, and was organized by Ray Camp, Christopher Gianunzio, Grace Harmer, and Amy Yuanchen Qian.
Special thanks to Lauren Cornell and Mariano Lopez Seoane.
This third annual forum was developed through a graduate course at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College (CCS Bard) led by Anthony Huberman, visiting faculty at CCS Bard, and was organized by Ray Camp, Christopher Gianunzio, Grace Harmer, and Amy Yuanchen Qian.
Special thanks to Lauren Cornell and Mariano Lopez Seoane.
Due to the age and character of the building, the space is not optimized for ADA accessibility and is located up a single flight of 20 stairs with handrails. If you have questions about access, please contact us in advance of the event, and we will make every effort to accommodate you.
