EXPANDED CURATORIAL INITIATIVES IN 2019
Supporting International Dialogue in the Midwest
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The eighth annual exposition will launch expanded curatorial programming, including the Red Bull Arts Global Curatorial Initiative to bring international curators to Chicago and Detroit, a special program of the Curatorial Exchange and supported by Red Bull Arts. The fifth annual Curatorial Forum for mid-career and established curators presented by Independent Curators International (ICI) will feature sessions with leading curators focusing on topics including accessibility and architecture and an expanded partnership with the Graham Foundation.
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CURATORIAL EXCHANGE
Red Bull Arts Global Curatorial Initiative
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Red Bull Arts Detroit
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This year, EXPO CHICAGO is expanding upon the Curatorial Exchange program, which features curators based in Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, The Netherlands and South Africa, by introducing the inaugural Red Bull Arts Global Curatorial Initiative, a multi-city, fully funded curatorial initiative taking place surrounding the eighth annual exposition. The program, supported by Detroit-based Red Bull Arts alongside EXPO CHICAGO's consular partners, places an emphasis on the artistic and cultural contexts of both Chicago and Detroit.
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Conceived as a two-part professionalization and cultural immersion program engaging Chicago and Detroit, the fellowship provides 2–4 international curators the opportunity to participate in EXPO CHICAGO’s 2019 Curatorial Exchange program, followed by the opportunity to visit Detroit and engage the city’s artists, galleries and institutions. The select international curators and full list of consular partners will be announced at a later date.
For more information on the Curatorial Exchange, click here.
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2018 Curatorial Forum at the Graham Foundation
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Developed by EXPO CHICAGO and
Independent Curators International (ICI), the Curatorial Forum is expanding upon its ongoing partnership with the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, a collaboration that shapes the forum experience and allows for deeper engagement with citywide art and architecture, coinciding with both the eighth annual exposition and the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial. The foundation will once again host the Curatorial Forum.
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At the core of the Forum, a series of peer-led breakout sessions explore urgent topics in the field today, including “Race, Gender and Representation,” led by Williams College Professor of Art History Ondine Chavoya; “Architecture,” led by Executive Director and Chief Curator of Storefront for Art and Architecture José Esparza Chong Cuy; “Placefulness,” led by independent curator Sara Raza; “Accessibility,” led by Director of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation Cara Starke; and “Modern Museum in the Global Modern,” led by Director of the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond Dominic Asmall Willsdon; among others. This year the Curatorial Forum will conclude with an assembly to foster regional professional networks and collaborations across the contemporary cultural landscape. A keynote speaker, to be announced at a later date, will address Curatorial Forum participants, Chicago professionals and other visiting curators.
For more information on the Curatorial Forum, click here. For more information about the breakout sessions, click here.
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To read the full Expanded Curatorial Initiatives press release, click here.
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