Institution School Launches Course for Non-Curators, October 2026–February 2027

Key facts

• Course for Non-Curators: New Roles for an Evolving Art Landscape runs from 27 October 2026 to 18 February 2027.
• The programme is organised by the Italian startup Institution School.
• It comprises seven interconnected tracks: Time, Fieldwork, Language, Materiality & Embodiment, Speculative Platforms, Alt-Economy and Instituting.
• Faculty includes Hou Hanru, Miwako Tezuka, Charles Esche, Ute Meta Bauer, Chus Martínez, Elena Sorokina, Bart de Baere and Viktor Misiano.
• Artists Rirkrit Tiravanija, Onome Ekeh, CLIMAVORE and Suzanne Lacy, filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul, designers Formafantasma, theorist Mieke Bal, composer Marcus Schmickler, physicist Fabio Beltram, information designer Federica Fragapane and game designer Colleen Macklin are among contributors.
• Collectives and organisations involved include gudskul, Brave New Alps, Cooperativa Afrikaanderwijk and Kulagu Tu Buvongan.
• Twenty-seven participants will follow the course entirely online, with intensive sessions Tuesday to Thursday, 14:00–18:00; tuition is €5,500.
• Full scholarships have been assigned; ten €500 enrolment prizes are available, requiring applications by 24 September with a motivation statement.
• Applications are reviewed in three phases with deadlines on 23 August, 13 September and 4 October.
• Participants receive a Certificate in Extended Curatorial Practice and develop a 'non-exhibition'; three projects will be realised with partner institutions, with public presentations from spring 2027 and implementation until March 2028.