Contemporary Art Society Conference Explores Care as Curatorial Methodology

The Contemporary Art Society will host its 2026 Annual Conference, titled 'Care in Practice,' on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, at the Whitechapel Gallery's Zilkha Auditorium & Studio in London. The event examines how practices of care can function as a critical curatorial methodology within institutions, potentially transforming museums and art collections. The program addresses how care might repair, transform, and protect institutional relationships with collections, histories, and stakeholders including artists, communities, and curators. It also questions whether care can challenge dominant institutional logics of accumulation, authority, and speed, advocating for slower, relational, and ethically attentive approaches to cultural stewardship.