The MA Curatorial Practice program (MACP) at the School of the Visual Arts (SVA) is dedicated to training in every aspect of professional curating. History, theory, hands-on exhibition-making, and networking are at the core of our two-year master’s degree. Working with world-renowned curators and experts, students are prepared to enter the professional field.
Our first information session about the program takes place online on September 18 at 10am (EDT). Later sessions will be held on October 16, November 13, and December 11. Apply now for Fall 2026 admission.
MACP is pleased to announce our special events for fall/winter 2025–2026. Hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, Founding Chair of MACP, the Curatorial Roundtable is an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss important projects. All events are accessible online and are free to the public. Learn more about our guest speakers.
Click on the date of each event below to register on Eventbrite and receive a link to the Zoom session by email shortly before the event.
The Curatorial Roundtable
- September 17, 9am (EDT)
Philippe Pirotte, former co-artistic director of Busan Biennale 2024 and currently an art history professor at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, speaks with us from Frankfurt.
- September 24, 9am (EDT)
Solvita Krese, director of the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art; the internationally renowned art collective, Slavs and Tatars; and Antra Priede, vice-rector of the Art Academy of Latvia, speak with us from Riga.
- October 1, 9am (EDT)
Nontobeko Ntombela, lecturer in the Department of Curatorial, Public, and Visual Cultures at the Wits School of Arts, speaks with us from Johannesburg.
- October 8, 9am (EDT)
Bernardo Mosqueira, the founder and artistic director of Solar dos Abacaxis and the director of the Prêmio FOCO ArtRio in Rio de Janeiro, speaks with us from New York.
- October 15, 9am (EDT)
Doreen A. Riós, the founder of [ANTI]MATERIA, an online platform fostering global dialogue around digital and postdigital art, with a focus on amplifying Mexican and Latin American perspectives, speaks with us from San Diego.
Special Fall Spotlight
October 9, 2025, 6:30–8pm (EDT)
This event will also be held in-person at MA Curatorial Practice
132 West 21st Street, 10th floor, New York
Internationally acclaimed artist Ahmet Öğüt will present an overview of his practice, focusing on the importance of a risk-taking curatorial approach within his artistic work and how several of his projects have become curatorial platforms to include and reframe works by other artists, such as David Wojnarowicz, Marlene Dumas, Superflex, Alfredo Jaar, Harun Farocki, and many others.
