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Contemporary art curating news and views from Michelle Kasprzak and team

Pick 'N Mix

Pick 'N Mix #67 - Where Scotland's cultural leaders are raising the economic argument for arts funding, Tiffany Jenkins charges a "philistine approach that misses the value and point of culture."

- The Globe and Mail has published a great overview of idiosyncratic collector/curator Ydessa Hendeles, whose Art Foundation has closed after 25 years

- Artist Nicholas O’Brien and Ian Aleksander Adams (among others) have entered into a useful—if heated—discussion on Facebook regarding “cultural programming by using tumblr.” in response to Internet Archive's open call for “tumblr residencies.”

- New York's Center for Curatorial Leadership is expanding their programme after a $4 million boost.

- The Vancouver Art Gallery, along with other North American museums, is "Bulldozing great architecture in the name of housing great art."

Musings

Special Report: Curating.info Fellowship at CCA Glasgow»
Curating.info Fellowship at CCA Glasgow Fellow: Emma Brasó 5 months in Glasgow A bouncy Stonehenge, a Ping-Pong tournament in the gallery space, an artist's party at a cricket club, The State pub, Glasgow School of Arts MFA Degree Show, another Glaswegian Turner Prize nomination, a few bacon rolls, some difficulties with the local accent, and a lot of rain. ...

Reviews & Resources

REVIEW: Every Curator’s Handbook»
Review: Every Curator's Handbook - http://pai.sthlm.in/images/Every_Curator's_Handbook.pdf by Sofia Landström This compendium offers hands-on professional insights wherein different authors from different points of view share experiences from their professional careers as curators. The reader gets a specific and detailed overview of what a curator’s work might look like beyond ...

Questions & Conversations

Curating.info Conversations: Lauren O’Connell and Cydney Payton »
Lauren O’Connell interviews curator Cydney Payton in this edition of Curating.info Conversations . Payton, former director and chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, discusses architecture, social space, collaboration and the future of curatorial practice. To create the e-book, we used the Bookleteer platform, which was developed by artist-led studio and think ...