We’re launching a new series of online workshops as part of Teiger Foundation’s quarterly Hosting grant program, supporting curators in navigating the complexities of presenting exhibitions that originated elsewhere.
These programs are designed to support curators navigating the complexities of presenting exhibitions that originated elsewhere. Successful touring projects depend on collaboration, and these programs are for both host and originating curators. Because that collaboration extends across the whole institution, exhibition managers, registrars, coordinators, handlers, and other colleagues are also welcome to join!
Whether you’re exploring hosting for the first time or building on prior experience, these programs will provide concrete tools, curatorial case studies, and space to think through both the logistics and the relationships that define successful hosting.
All workshops will include live captioning and be recorded for later access on our website. If you require accommodations to participate, please contact us at info@teigerfoundation.org.
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Hosting 101: Logistics
Monday, October 27, 2025, at 1 pm ET (90 minutes)
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What does it take to host an exhibition at your institution? Becky Nahom (Independent Curators International) will share guidance on how to find the right exhibition to host, what questions to ask in the early stages, and how to budget and contract for the work.
Kate Kraczon (Brown Arts Institute & Bell Gallery, Brown University) and Cindy Sissokho (Co-Curator of the French Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale) will share their curatorial work on Julien Creuzet’s Attila cataract your source…. Together, they will reflect on how the project traveled from Venice to Brown: how authorship and adaptation were balanced, how the artist’s work was deepened through collaboration, and how the exhibition connected to audiences in its new context.
This workshop is designed for curators at institutions of any size. You will come away with practical tools for budgeting and contracting, and candid reflections from peers on what makes hosting work in practice.
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Sustainable Practices for Touring Exhibitions
Monday, November 3, 2025, at 1 pm ET (75 minutes)
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How can sustainability be built into a touring exhibition from the very beginning? Rute Collaborative will offer sustainable approaches to budgeting, contracting, materials, and shipping.
Alex Klein (The Contemporary Austin) will share a case study on the sustainable practices built into Carl Cheng: Nature Never Loses, from its origin in Austin to its travels to ICA Philadelphia and Bonnefanten, Maastricht, ahead of its opening at Museum Tinguely, Basel in December. Robert Chaney (ICA Philadelphia) will join to share the host institution’s perspective, reflecting on how choices around shipping, fabrication, and installation shaped the project in their context.
You will leave with tools for building sustainability into real projects: sample contract language, budget notes, and guidance on shipping and materials, along with reflections from curators who are putting these ideas into practice.
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Hosting 102: Relationships
Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 3 pm ET (90 minutes)
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Hosting is as much about relationships as it is about logistics. This session will take up what that looks like in practice: how to navigate uneven resources, clarify roles, and address conflict when it arises. The program will begin with expert training on building and maintaining healthy cross-institutional partnerships.
Natalie Bell (MIT List Visual Arts Center) and Sara Cluggish (Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College) will then share their experience co-organizing Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme: Only sounds that tremble through us. They’ll talk about the decisions that shaped their collaboration, how they extended hospitality in their institutions, and what it took to sustain the relationship through challenges.
Participants will leave with strategies to strengthen communication, practical tools for resolving conflict, and a clearer picture of how strong relationships make hosting more successful.
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Info session
We held an info session on October 6, 2025, on the hosting grant program.
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