2022 Curatorial Forum

Apr 6 – 9, 2022

Chicago, IL, USA

EXPO CHICAGO & 21C MUSEUM HOTEL

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

This year’s Curatorial Forum brought together over 40 mid-career and established curators from 20 U.S. states. In addition to guided site visits to the fair and cultural institutions in Chicago, the curators participated in a series of closed-doors sessions led by Allison Glenn, Dana Kopel, Amy Sadao, and Susana Tempkin. The sessions examined questions of racial equity in the curatorial field, in relation to the artists and communities we serve, labor conditions, and the role of curators and museums in shaping and preserving collective memory.

Keynote

Koyo Kouoh

Koyo Kouoh is the Chief Curator and Executive Director of Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa.

Session Leaders

Amy Sadao

Amy Sadao is a curator and a strategist.

Allison Glenn

Allison Glenn is Senior Curator at the Public Art Fund and Co-Curator of the Counterpublic Triennial 2023, St. Louis.

Dana Kopel

Dana Kopel is a writer, editor, and union organizer living in New York.

Susanna Temkin

Susanna V. Temkin is Curator at El Museo del Barrio.

Participating Curators

Rachel Adams, Laura Allred Hurtado, Amara Antilla, Rehema C. Barber, Natasha Becker, Ionit Behar, Natalie Bell, Orianna Cacchione, Erin Dziedzic, Ciara Ennis, David Evans Frantz, Allison Glenn, Marcela Guerrero, Ksenya Gurshtein, Craig Hadley, Lauren Hinkson, Henriette Huldisch,

Simon Kelly, Alisha Kerlin, Amy L. Powell, Tricia Laughlin Bloom, Catharina Manchanda, Cesáreo Moreno, Heather Nickels, Jessica O'Hearn, María Elena Ortiz, Liz Park, Allison Quinn, Rachel Waldrop (Reese), Mark Scala, Lauren Schell Dickens, Emily Stamey, Jordan Stein, Jodi Throckmorton

About EXPO CHICAGO
EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art features leading international galleries alongside one of the highest quality platforms for contemporary art and culture. Hosted within historic Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, EXPO CHICAGO presents a diverse program, including /Dialogues (presented in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago) and Exchange by Northern Trust, an unrivaled talks program for both public and VIP audiences; IN/SITU, dynamic on-site installations highlighting large-scale sculpture, film, and site-specific work; and major public art initiatives, including IN/SITU Outside, public art installed throughout Chicago Park District locations, and OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project, a curated selection of international artists throughout the city’s digital billboard network. The EXPO CHICAGO program also features an unprecedented commitment to host curatorial initiatives during the exposition, including the Curatorial Forum in partnership with Independent Curators International (ICI), and the Curatorial Exchange, which partners with foreign agencies and consulates to expand the exposition’s global reach.

Credits
Support for the 2022 Curatorial Forum is provided by EXPO CHICAGO, presenting sponsor 21c Hotel Museum; generous grants from the Joyce Foundation, Smart Family Foundation, and Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation; and with additional support from UAP | Urban Art Projects, and Terry Dowd, Inc.