This event is in the past.It took place on May 8, 2026 at Fisher Center at Bard.






Annandale-On-Hudson, Bard College
πInaugural annual symposium series
πTwo 90-minute panel sessions
πCheck website for full speaker lineup
Research isn't tidy, and this symposium doesn't pretend otherwise. Spend a day with artists, curators, and scholars unpacking how inquiry actually happens: messy, collaborative, and deeply personal. Two panel sessions dig into the intellectual and emotional labor behind exhibitions and scholarship.
Academic symposium
Curatorial studies
Artist panels
Research methods






Annandale-On-Hudson, Bard College
πInaugural annual symposium series
πTwo 90-minute panel sessions
πCheck website for full speaker lineup
Research isn't tidy, and this symposium doesn't pretend otherwise. Spend a day with artists, curators, and scholars unpacking how inquiry actually happens: messy, collaborative, and deeply personal. Two panel sessions dig into the intellectual and emotional labor behind exhibitions and scholarship.
Academic symposium
Curatorial studies
Artist panels
Research methods