2025 ART CURATORS CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

2025 ART CURATORS CONFERENCE CONVENES SOME 260 LEADING
CURATORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO CONSIDER NEXT STEPS FOR THE FIELD

New York, NY, May 7, 2025 —The AAMC & AAMC Foundation convened more than 260 curators and leaders from around the country and world, including 11 countries and 37 U.S. states, for its annual Art Curators Conference held last week in New York City. The Art Curators Conference is the largest annual gathering of art curators and the only conference dedicated to an international dialogue among nonprofit curators. The 2026 Art Curators Conference will be held in New York City on April 30 - May 1, 2026.   

AAMC is dedicated to advancing the curatorial field through its annual conference, programs, and fellowships, which  support professional development, sharing of best practices, and critical networking. The 2025 Art Curators Conference brought together more than 30 speakers for two days of events, tours, workshops, and discussions. Sessions and parties were held at the Prince George Ballroom, the Asia Society Museum, Lehmann Maupin, the Ford Foundation, and Hauser & Wirth Gallery. The AAMC Foundation provided Conference attendance for fellows from the AAMC Foundation’s PACC and Propel Programs. 

“The 2025 Art Curators Conference has once again left me deeply inspired,” said Michelle Jacques, Director of Exhibitions and Collections/Chief Curator at Remai Modern; President, Board of Trustees, AAMC & AAMC Foundation. "I’m energized by the integrity, insight, and forward-thinking vision of curators engaging with critical issues across institutions and communities, and I’m so proud of this organization’s role in fostering spaces where innovation and the impact of curatorial practice can thrive."

The keynote presentation was a conversation with Courtney J. Martin, Executive Director, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, and Michelle Jacques, Director of Exhibitions and Collections/Chief Curator, Remai Modern; President, Board of Trustees, AAMC & AAMC Foundation. Additional sessions included Beyond Bizot: Practical Steps Towards More Sustainable Art Museums; Collaborating for Visitor Centeredness; Doing the Work - Cultivating and Preserving Meaningful Community Partners; From Incubators to Institutions: Black Gallerists, Emerging Artists, and Equity in the Art World; How Contested Collections Have Inspired New Modes of Interpretation; Prometheus’ Gift: AI and the Evolution of the Curatorial Practice; Trends in Hiring Practices; and the return of RoundTable Topics. A full listing of Conference programming and information can be found here.

The 2025 Art Curators Conference was supported by Hauser & Wirth, Art Bridges Foundation, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Carlton Hobbs LLC, Christie's, Anonymous, Alexandre Gallery, Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts, Betty Krulik Fine Art Limited, D. Wigmore Fine Art Inc., Freeman's | Hindman, Hutchinson Modern & Contemporary, Questroyal Fine Art, LLC, Richard Rosello, James Howell Foundation, Lehman Maupin, and Ellen and Bill Taubman, on behalf of the A. Alfred Taubman Foundation.

ABOUT AAMC & AAMC FOUNDATION 

Representing a community of over 1,500 curators in more than 40 countries, AAMC & AAMC Foundation supports, values, and advances the work of nonprofit art curators at all stages of their careers. Established in 2001, AAMC creates opportunities for critical networking, professional development, and career advancement through its broad range of in-person and online programs, fellowships, and the annual Art Curators Conference. AAMC is a leading voice and international resource for curators and all those who care about the role of curators as agents of change, social impact, and multicultural understanding. For more information, visit artcurators.org.

CONTACT

Minna Lee, Interim Executive Director, director@artcurators.org

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