Positioning - A Symposium on Curatorial Learning in the Nordic-Baltic Region & Beyond

Positioning - A Symposium on Curatorial Learning in the Nordic-Baltic Region & Beyond is the second in a series of four annual international symposia that extends from Publics, Helsinki, and the activities of The Center for Curtorial Thinking. At the symposium we collectively reflect on the relationship between learning, curatorial thinking, exhibitionary practices, and discourses of the curatorial. Positioning explicitly considers what specific modes of curatorial thinking-as-learning are taking place across the ever-expanding contemporary curatorial field and are enabled by its diverse educational provisions. Positioning gathers past and present approaches, knowledges, and critiques within practices of the curatorial. In doing so, the symposium creates a space for dialogue between local and international contemporary art scenes and their practitioners to generate new opportunities for artists, curators and cultural workers in the Nordic-Baltic region. On 27 October , the symposium is hosted by Malmö Art Museum at the Art Museum in Kungsparken 10AM – 6PM, followed by a reception at Fuxia 2 6.30 – 8PM. This symposium day is the first of a three-day programme held across institutions in Malmö and Copenhagen. The full program extends over 10 days and 6 cities. The symposium is open curators, artists, workers of cultural institutions and everybody with an interest in the topic. The symposium is held in English. You can take part in one or more symposium days. Programme 10.00 – 10.30 – Welcome notes Paul O’Neill & Kirse Junge-Stevnsborg 10.30 – 11.00 – Position Paper by Charles Esche 11.00 – 11.30 – Position Paper by Gigi Argyropoulou 11.30 – 12.00 – Moderator Judith Schwarzbart, Respondent with Final Word Bassam El Baroni Lunch 13.00 – 14.00 – For the Record presentations: Bassam El Baroni, Anne Kølbæk Iversen, Marti Manen, Sidsel Nelund, Antra Priede, Judith Schwarzbart 14.00 – 14.30 – Moderator Nanna Balslev Strøjer, Respondent with Final Word Charles Esche Coffee break 15.00 – 15.30 – Position Paper by Evelyn Raudsepp 15.30 – 16.00 – Position Paper by Carol Yinghua LU 16.00 – 16.30 – Moderator Jacob Fabricius, Respondent with Final Word Marti Manen 16.30 – 17.30 – Artist Intervention Carla Zaccagnini 17.30 – 18.00 – Closing words 18.30 – 20.00 – Evening reception at Fuxia 2 See the full programme here: https://positioningsymposium.com/schedule/ Positioning A Symposium on Curatorial Learning in the Nordic-Baltic Region & Beyond in Malmö and Copenhagen is organised by PUBLICS with Malmö Konstmuseum, Simian and PASS – Center for Practice-based Art Studies, University of Copenhagen. https://positioningsymposium.com Part of the programme including the artist intervention by Carla Zaccagnini is the outcome of the network Museum Why.