ICI (Independent Curators International)

Our inaugural Chicago Curatorial Seminar is sadly coming to a close. In the final session this week, our six participants will present on their projects in progress, sharing how the ideas have evolved over the Seminar period as well as the continued challenges and questions they

Check out this exciting review of Marina Reyes Franco's exhibition, Tropical Is Political, in Hyperallergic! There's still time to RSVP for "On the Visitor Economy Regime," Reyes Franco's conversation with curator Ilaria Conti, at the Americas Society this Thursday. RSVP at curat

#ICICongrats to the MANY ICI collaborators that are on Art Review's Power 100 list this year! See the whole list at artreview.com/power-100?year…

In today's #FeaturedArtistFriday, meet Kearra Amaya Gopee, whose work is featured in our newest exhibition, States of Becoming. Kearra Amaya Gopee is an anti-disciplinary artist working across video, sculpture, sound, and writing from Carapichaima, Kairi (the larger of the twin i

Don't forget to RSVP for this exciting talk next week! ICI collaborator Marina Reyes Franco (Curator, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico) is now joined by Ilaria Conti (Curator, American Federation of Arts) for a conversation in conjunction with Reyes Franco's exhibition

ICI is excited to return to NADA MIAMI, and this year, we're in the NADA SHOP to present Pablo Helguera's new limited-edition board game, Juego de la Oca (2022). Navigate the spiral track of this playable artwork to reach the golden goose while avoiding bad reviews, and traverse

#repost @unlvmuseum "We exchanged a lot, and then gave each other the space to write. And then shared that writing together. It was very interesting how, when I first read Erica's piece, how I immediately heard a sound in it, you know? And it was like a bass, it was like a deep b

A huge #ICICongrats to 2021 Curatorial Research Fellow An Duplan, who has been awarded a #BlackVisionaries grant! Duplan's highly interdisciplinary work spans curatorial practice, poetry, and visual art, and he is the author of numerous books, professor of postcolonial literature

We're hiring! The Development Manager manages the logistics of ICI’s fundraising efforts. Learn more about the opportunity and application requirements at curatorsintl.org/about/18252-jo…

ICI collaborators Freya Chou (Curatorial Intensive alum, New York 2011) and Brian Kuan Wood (Curatorial Intensive Faculty, New York 2012) have been named 2 of the 3 curators of the next Taipei Biennial! #ICICongrats

We are thrilled to be selected as one of 12 Ruth Arts Thought Leaders grant recipients! This multi-year grant program--inspired by the breadth of Ruth DeYoung Kohler II's life and giving--provides sustained support over three years for organizations to undertake ambitious, transf

New NYC event! On 12/8, ICI collaborator Marina Reyes Franco presents a talk at the Americas Society in conjunction with her exhibition Tropical Is Political: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime: curatorsintl.org/events/22499-m…

Applications are now open for our 2023 Curatorial Research Fellowships! 4 opportunities, 8-month mentorship program, and financial support for curators to travel, conduct research, and build their professional networks. Learn more and apply at curatorsintl.org/learning

Tomorrow! States of Becoming curator Fitsum Shebeshe joins Shebeshe Moses at The Africa Center in New York City for Curating in Diaspora(s), a conversation about curatorial practice, diasporic experience, and the many ways they inspire and inform one another. Tickets are still av

Dr. Melissa Karmen Lee (Curatorial Intensive alum, Bangkok 2018) has been appointed the inaugural CEO of the Chinese Canadian Museum! The museum is the first in Canada dedicated to honoring and celebrating Chinese Canadian history and living heritage across British Columbia. It w

ICI collaborator and Notes for Tomorrow contributing curator João Laia was appointed curator of the 12th edition of Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art (GIBCA), with a project "celebrating plural narratives for the now and tomorrow". #ICICongrats!

In case you missed it! Thank you to @maxduron and @artnews for last week's announcement of ICI and EXPO CHICAGO's expanded 2023 Curatorial Forum and the addition of the Curatorial Assembly. Read the full article with the link in bio! #Repost @expochicago Read now on ARTnews! "S

Get tickets to join us next Tuesday, 11/15, at The Africa Center! Exhibition curator Fitsum Shebeshe is joined by independent curator and writer Serubiri Moses for a conversation about curatorial practice, diasporic experience, and the many ways they inspire and inform one anothe

Check out this new article on Seeing Sound artist Samson Young, part of the Listening In column series edited by exhibition curator Barbara London! In an episode of her podcast Barbara London Calling, London describes Young's Muted Lion Dance as "a re-imagining and a reconstructi

Thank you to all of the International Forum members and supporters who attended our Patrons luncheon and tour of ICI exhibition 'States of Becoming' led by curator and Curatorial Intensive alum Fitsum Shebeshe! Newly launched at The Africa Center in New York, 'States of Becoming