ART CURATORS DAY
Full-day Programme
Curation | Sarah Rodrigues
Partners | Swedish Curators' Association, Stockholm University, Slipvillan
Speakers | Rikard Fåhraeus, Jonas Kleerup, Nina Øverli, Masoud Shahsavari, Laetitia Deschamps, Richard Julin, Michele Masucci, Sona Stepanyan, Jonatan Habib Engqvist, Power Ekroth, Marianna Garin, Anna Johansson
Workshop Leaders | Martin Q Larsson, Emmeli Person, Carla Abrahamsen, Sara Endler
Live Performance | Renata Estevez, Sofia Nystrand
Graphic Design | Thomas Bush
Lighting Design | Ines Bartl
Photography | Alex Stavrev
Videography | Erik He
Chef | Kostis Saitas-Zarkias
Location | Slipvillan, Stockholm, Sweden
Date | 27 May 2023, 10h00 - 23h00
This event was realized in fulfillment of my MA Curating Art final degree project at Stockholm University, and as part of the series of events of the Swedish Curators' Association, of which I was on the board of during 2022-2023. Dedicated to professional curators, it was a full-day program of discussions and workshops on the working lives of curators from a labour and care ethics perspective. It took place at the independent art space, Slipvillan, in Stockholm, from morning until night on a late-Spring Saturday. The intention was to generate a safe space for curators to share their experiences, both inspiring and challenging, of their day-to-day jobs as curators, and encourage solidarity and ideas for new support structures. It also included a participatory performance called "LULL", with massage and live-piano in private individual sessions with guests.
Communication Materials
The event was promoted via several communication channels, including via my personal and the partners' websites and social media pages. The schedule program and posts were designed by Thomas Bush.
Documentation
The event was documented by videographer, Erik He, and photographer, Alex Stavrev.
Below are the sound recordings of the discussions and workshops, a longer cut video of the day, and photo images.
Sound Recordings
10h00-12h00 - The Realities of Curating Art: A Conversation with Curators
Moderator: Sarah Rodrigues
Speakers: Jonas Kleerup, Nina Øverli, Masoud Shahsavari, Laetitia Deschamps, Richard Julin
Participants: Lina Aastrup, Robin McGinley, Jannike Brantås, Nicole Rochelle Bood, Anneli Backman
15h30-16h30 - Becoming Self-Organised 4.0
Moderator: Sona Stepanyan
Speakers: Jonatan Habib Engqvist, Power Ekroth, Anna Johansson
13h00-14h00 - Workshop: Creative Business Incubator
Workshop Leader: Martin Q Larsson from Katapult at Subptopia
Participants: Sarah Rodrigues, Sona Stepanyan, Paula Elion, Laetitia Deschamps, Tal Gilad, Amanda Lundback, Ninhursag Tadaros
17h00-18h30 - Workshop: CV Roleplay
Workshop Leader: Emmeli Person
Participants: Sarah Rodrigues, Jonatan Habib Engqvist, Sona Stepanyan, Paula Elion, Laetitia Deschamps, Tal Gilad, Alexandra Papademetriou, Reyhaneh Mirjahani, Ninhursag Tadaros