During the month of March 2025, the MAC will present two major public lectures on the theme of contemporary art curation.
On Tuesday, March 18, the first lecture will be presented by Candice Hopkins, Chief Curator and Executive Director of Forge Project (Taghkanic, New York), at 6 p.m. at Concordia University’s J.A. de Sève Cinema. The event will also highlight the launching of the new Graduate Microprogram and Graduate Certificate in Curatorial Studies at Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts, the MAC’s presenting partner for this event.
J.A. de Sève Cinema, Concordia University
LB-125 – 1400 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Montreal
In English
On Tuesday, March 25, the second lecture will be given by Meg Onli, Nancy and Fred Poses Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. This event is organized in collaboration with Ara Osterweil and the Department of English and the Department of Art History and Communications Studies at McGill University,and will be held at 7 p.m. in the Moot Court at McGill’s Faculty of Law.
Moot Court, McGill University
Chancellor Day Hall, 3644 Peel Street, Montreal
In English
The speakers will share their experiences and viewpoints on the present-day challenges and possibilities of curatorial practice, offering a unique opportunity to explore the current dynamics of the art world and its institutions.
These lectures are part of a series of initiatives and reflections led by the MAC’s curatorial team in view of the MAC’s reopening on Sainte-Catherine Street, following its major renovation project.