Circuits of Experiences, Research and Knowledges
‘Circuits of Experiences, Research and Knowledges’ is a four day conference that will deal with the question: how to gather when structures to gather disappear?
Bergen 26–29 June 2025
Circuits of Experiences, Research and Knowledges will be populated by curators, artists, art mediators and educators.
The conference is expected to gather around 150 professionals from different places in the world, focusing on contemporary art.
Prompted by increasing polarisation in many parts of the world, and a consistent dismantling or co-opting of institutions, the main topic of the conference is: how to gather when structures to gather disappear?
The conference will focus on how curatorial and educational practices can act as productive answers to the question above, since those that practice the curatorial and educational are public intellectuals that create spaces for cultural activity and gatherings that are not predetermined or dictated by protocols.
It is a conference that simultaneously will mark the ten-year anniversary of the MA Curatorial Practice at the University of Bergen, and the end of this educational programme. The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design proposed to the University board to end this international education for curators on 6 September 2024, which it did on 28 November 2024, incidentally also closing the only education for curators in Norway.
This local and international backdrop creates an urgency to gather, to solidify international networks and to sow the seeds of new connections to grow in the future.
Anne Szefer Karlsen, April 2025
Circuits of Experiences, Research and Knowledges is initiated and organised by Anne Szefer Karlsen. Attendance is free, but places are limited — early registration is recommended. To learn more about the program and register to attend, visit the Coerk website.
IKT Members based in Norway are eligible to apply for travel support to attend the conference. Deadline to apply is 2nd May 2025. To apply for financial support please fill in the application form.
IKT is proud to support this event as part of the IKT Satellite Events Program.
IKT actively collaborates with institutions, curators, and cultural initiatives around the world through partnerships and satellite events. These collaborations support the exchange of knowledge, promote contemporary curatorial practice, and extend IKT’s presence beyond the annual congress. By engaging with diverse projects and communities, IKT fosters critical dialogue, visibility, and international connections within the curatorial field.