Curatorial Intensive: From Concept to Exhibition offers a hands-on opportunity for artists to explore the practical and conceptual foundations of curating an exhibition. Designed to demystify the curatorial process, this program emphasizes collaboration, critical thinking, and creative vision—guiding participants from the initial idea to a fully realized gallery presentation.
Throughout the intensive, each participant will propose 3–4 artists whose work they believe merits exhibition. Working in cohorts, participants will engage in thoughtful dialogue and group decision-making to curate a cohesive body of work, supported by a unifying curatorial statement.
Led by experienced curators, biweekly over the course of 3 months, the intensive provides a detailed framework and timeline to navigate every stage of the exhibition process: artist selection, promotional strategies, artwork drop-off, installation logistics, special events, deinstallation, and artwork pickup. This structure empowers participants with the organizational tools and professional insight needed to execute a successful exhibition culminating in a physical exhibit at an NYC location to be announced.
Quick Details:
Pricing:
Members: $500 (with priority access)
Non-members: $650
Schedule & Details:
Virtual course with physical final exhibition
Meets bi-weekly October 1 - December 17
Meeting will be Wednesday evenings
Final exhibition will be in January in NYC
8 spots available for the course
Course Educator Bios:
Hayley Ferber is a Brooklyn-based independent curator, educator, and artist with a professional mission to support a creative community of multidisciplinary artists. She has served in full time positions as Artistic & Development Director of the Pelham Art Center, Operations Director at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center and Deputy Director of Chashama.
Hayley has curated exhibitions for institutions including Residency Unlimited, SVA Residencies, Art Gotham, Lichtundfire, Equity Gallery, New York Artists Circle and the Consulate General of Brazil in New York among others. As part of her professional development practice she has visited with artists from ISCP, NARS Foundation, Kunstraum LLC and Art Cake and has contributed to jury panels for NYSCA, DCLA, Brooklyn Arts Council, and Queens Council on the Arts. Hayley holds an MAT in Art & Design Education from RISD and a BS in Studio Art from NYU.
Lu Solano (b. Rio de Janeiro) is an independent curator and art consultant whose multidisciplinary projects focus on the intersection between art, science and language in contemporary environments. Solano is particularly interested in developing art exhibitions that reconfigure physical and spatial relationships with the viewer. Solano is a co-founder of Art in Brackets, an art consultancy company that culturally translates for artists, collectors, and art institutions throughout the US and abroad, fostering connections and collaborations with the vibrant creative community of NYC.
Solano has served on the naming committee for the PIPA Prize and the advisory committee for Madalena Santos Reinbolt: A Head Full of Planets at the American Folk Art Museum. She has curated exhibitions in collaboration with institutions such as Residency Unlimited, Equity Gallery, and commercial galleries including Fou Gallery (New York), Sapar Contemporary (New York), and Espace_L (Geneva), as well as numerous institutions in her home country, Brazil.
Solano has been a guest visitor at programs such as Residency Unlimited, Uncool Artist, SVA Studio Arts, NARS Foundation, The Clemente Residency, and YBYTU. She has also moderated artist talks at the General Consulate of Brazil in New York, Living Content Live, and Pioneer Works Residency.
Previously, Solano served as the Artistic Director of Residency Unlimited and was a trustee of Equity Gallery and the AnnexB Residency Program. She continues to collaborate regularly with the General Consulate of Brazil in New York.
Benefits
Led by experienced curators
Virtual bi-weekly evening meetings over the course of 3 months
Final physical exhibition will take place in NYC in January 2026