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Hosting 101; 102; Sustainability
Whether you’re exploring hosting for the first time or building on prior experience, these recorded programs offer concrete tools; curatorial case studies; and space to think through the systems, context, and relationships that support successful hosting experiences.
Successful touring projects depend on collaboration, and these recordings should be useful for both hosting and originating curators. In addition to curators, exhibition managers, registrars, coordinators, handlers, and other colleagues are invited to view this material.
Programs were co-produced by Laura Copelin and Lauren Leving, with previous co-production by Vic Brooks.
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Hosting 101: Logistics
We held Hosting 101: Logistics on October 27, 2025. The session covered the practical steps of hosting, with guidance from Becky Nahom (Independent Curators International) and a case study from Kate Kraczon (Brown Arts Institute & Bell Gallery, Brown University) and Cindy Sissokho (Co-Curator of the French Pavilion at the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale), with contributions from Céline Kopp, Cindy’s co-curator, on adapting Julien Creuzet’s Venice Pavilion project. Stemming from the workshop content, a toolkit of resources is below.
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Sustainable Practices for Touring Exhibitions
We held Sustainable Practices for Touring Exhibitions on November 3, 2025. The session framed Hosting as inherently sustainable, focusing on how early planning can further advance sustainability goals and help you reduce emissions and waste. Alexa Steiner (Rute Collaborative) shared approaches to policy, partnerships, materials, and shipping, among other topics. Alex Klein (The Contemporary Austin) and Robert Chaney (ICA Philadelphia) reflected on the choices that shaped Carl Cheng: Nature Never Loses as it traveled. A toolkit with resources from Rute Collaborative and other materials on sustainability in the field is below.
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Hosting 102: Establishing Positive Relationships
We held Hosting 102: Establishing Positive Relationships on June 23, 2026. This session focused on tools for establishing and supporting healthy relationships when collaborating and hosting exhibitions. The program opened with a presentation from Daviree Velázquez Phillip (Together + Through) that offered processes and prompts for building intentional and effective working agreements. Natalie Bell (MIT List Visual Arts Center) and Sara Cluggish (Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College) shared their experiences building trust, engaging audiences, and working across different teams and institutions for the exhibition Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme: Only sounds that tremble through us, which Bell organized and Cluggish hosted. A toolkit including Daviree’s presentation and a reflection guide to support self-awareness before entering new relationships is available below.
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