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Curator, Strategy Consultant, Program Director
@koda.lab @culture_strategy @thefciny
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Please join us tomorrow on Tuesday at Frame's office to meet Sam Wilson (Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery) and Andrea Monti (Microscope Gallery). More details below!

Image: Frank Gillette, “Untitled (10 C) (Chthonic Chimera),” 1987. Currently on view at Microscope Gallery.

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Frame and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York welcome you to meet Sam Wilson, co-director and founder of Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, and Andrea Monti, co-founder of Microscope Gallery, on Tuesday, 29 September, from 5 to 7 pm at Frame’s office!

Sam Wilson and Andrea Monti visit Helsinki in the context of NADA x Finland 2026 Residency, organised by @thefciny, @newartdealers and @finlandnewyork. The residency gives New York-based galleries a chance to explore Helsinki’s cultural scene, artist studios, and local museums and institutions.

At the event at Frame, Sam and Andrea will introduce their galleries and plans for the visit, and FCINY’s Director of Programs Klaudia Ofwona Draber @klaudiadraber will present the collaboration with NADA, aiming to create opportunities for New York galleries to connect with Finnish artists and institutions.

The event is open to all to participate. Warm welcome!

@_sam_wilson @klausgallery @microscope_gallery @klaudiadraber @thefciny @newartdealers @finlandnewyork

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The Finnish Cultural Institute in New York (FCINY) is excited to be a part of PUBLICS: Positioning A Symposium on Curatorial Learning in the Nordic-Baltic Region and Beyond.

All the way from New York, Curators Işın Önol (@isinonol) and Klaudia Ofwona Draber (@klaudiadraber) have travelled to EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art (@emmamuseum), to talk about and reflect on the relationship between learning, curatorial thinking, exhibition-making practices, and the broader discourses surrounding the curatorial.

PUBLICS (@publicsfi) expands the activities of The Centre for Curatorial Thinking by co-hosting the second in a series of four annual, interrelated, and cooperative symposia—spanning Curatorial Thinking, Learning, Instituting, and Collaborating—and explores the importance of public discourse across Finland, the Nordic-Baltic region, and beyond.

The event is from September 24 to November 15, 2026 and takes place in multiple countries in the Nordic-Baltic region, with curators Işın Önol and Klaudia Ofwona Draber speaking at EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, on September 25, 2026.

Işın Önol and Klaudia Ofwona Draber speaking:
September 25 - EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art

Registration is now full for all 3 days of the symposium

Read more about the event and the speakers on our website, link in bio!

Photo 1: Işın Önol, photo by Civan Özkanoğlu
Photo 2: Klaudia Ofwona Draber, photo by Hidemi Takagi

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For the Record; a direct and energetic positioning of curatorial learning as part of 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰-𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱.Day Two is co-organised with EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art — September 25, 2026.

An excerpt of speaker abstracts can be found in the following slides. For the full abstract please visit the website under the programme.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁.

10.00 – 10.30 – Welcome notes Paul O’Neill & Krist Gruijthuijsen
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10.30 – 11.00 – Position Paper by  Jan Verwoert
11.00 – 11.30 – Position Paper by Monica Narula
11.30 – 12.00 – Moderator Binna Choi, Respondent with Final Word Michael Birchall
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Lunch
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13.00 – 14.30 – For The Record 2

Micol Curatolo
Ilari Laamanen
Khanyisile Mbongwa
Klaudia Ofwona Draber
Orlan Ohtonen
Işın Önol

14.00 – 14.30 – Moderator Taru Elfving, Respondent with Final Word Krist Gruijthuijsen
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14.30 – 15.00 – Position Paper by  Stina Högkvist
15.00 – 15.30 – Position Paper by Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy
15.30 – 16.00 – Moderator Saara Hacklin, Respondent with Final Word Monica Narula
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Coffee break
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16.30 – 17.00 – Position Paper by Nicolas Bourriaud
17.00 – 17.30 – Position Paper by Binna Choi
17.30 – 18.00 – Moderator Işın Önol, Respondent with Final Word Jan Verwoert
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18.00 – Closing comments PUBLICS EMMA
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18.00 – Film Screening
Ieve Epnere, Green School, 2017
18-15 -20.00 – Drinks reception
18.00 – 19.00 – Galleries open

PUBLICS partners with Saastamoinen Foundation 2023-2028 @saastamoinenfoundation

@kuraattoriyhdistys

𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼 @micolcuratolo
𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿

𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤?

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Next Tuesday 9-15-26 at 6pm and 7:30pm I have the amazing opportunity of returning to @smallslive to present a new quartet!!🎷🚀

I’m really looking forward to hitting with the great @victorgould on piano, bass powerhouse @_nickjoz and one of the most swinging, energetic drummers in nyc @groove_md !

We’re gonna play some original music and some great covers from Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Trane, Lee Konitz, Clifford Jordan and Tony Williams. Def gonna be 🔥🔥 and tons of energy on the bandstand!

See yall next Tuesday and def DM for any guestlist inquiries 😎

Photos by @ogata_photo

#smallsjazzclub #fyp #nycjazz #westvillagenyc #dopeband

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For the Record; a direct and energetic positioning of curatorial learning as part of 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰-𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱.Day Two is co-organised with EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art — September 25, 2026. Free & open to all!
Register now to get a spot!
read extended bios and abstracts at positioningsymposium.com

Micol Curatolo (she/they) - art worker, curator and producer based in Finland. Her practice explores the politics of space, labour, and learning, with a focus on feminist and antiracist work.
@micolcuratolo

Ilari Laamanen - Curator of Exhibitions at Malva, Museum of Visual Arts in Lahti, Finland. Through his interdisciplinary projects he explores communication and body-mind relations in a technologically driven world.
@ilarilaamanen

Khanyisile Mbongwa - South African born Finnish based curatorial theorist and sociologist whose practice centers the principles of Care and Cure, engaging creativity as a transmutive force for emancipatory practice, joy, play, and Black aliveness.
@ebuhlanti_republik

Klaudia Ofwona Draber - curator focusing on social justice and cross-cultural exchange. She serves as the Director of Programs at the FCINY.
@klaudiadraber

Orlan Ohtonen - curator and writer based in Helsinki, Finland, currently holding the position of Chief-Curator of Exhibitions at the Finnish Museum of Photography.
@orlan_ohtonen

Işın Önol - curator and writer based in New York. Most recently, she served as Director of Curatorial Research at the School of Visual Arts, Curatorial Practice MA Program, and co-curated the main exhibition for Vienna Art Week.
@isinonol

Publics partners with @saastamoinenfoundation 2023-2028

More at positioningsymposium.com

https://positioningsymposium.com/schedule/

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“Out of Silence” is a large multichannel sound installation that was presented at Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park from April 29 to June 21, 2026. Here is an 8 minute long excerpt of the piece.

I owe a great deal of gratitude to so many people who helped make possible, first and foremost, the curator Alina Girshovich @alina.grsh who invited me to join her this exciting journey.

To the Vox Clamantis vocal ensemble @voxclamantis.ee who not only lent their beautiful voices but also brought their own sensibilities to the piece - so thank you Jaan-Eik Tulve @jaaneik for guiding us through the workshops and recordings, and thank you to Taniel Kirikal, Aare Külama, Anna Mazurtšak, Anto Õnnis, Susanna Paabumets, Sander Pehk and Mari-Liis Urb for voicing the silence.

Thank you also to Tammo Sumera for recording us at the Arvo Pärt Centre, Kajsa Blom for the post-production, EMS Elktronmusikstudion Stockholm and Livewire Sound & Image for the technical implementation of the piece at the site.

I’m deeply grateful to Aga Sablinska @saga_of_aga who worked tirelessly to help us get the word out; and to Howard Axel and his team at Four Freedoms Park Conservancy @4freedomspark who believed in the project from the get-go and gave us access to this truly unique location.

“Out of Silence” was generously supported by the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation; the Ministry of Culture of Estonia; the Saastamoinen Foundation; the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland; the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York (FCINY); and the Consulate General of Finland in New York.

I also wish to thank @jaanika_peerna_studio , @k.a.t.i.l.a.a.k.s.o , @temnikovaaglo , @vitalibertee , @anssivallius , @klaudiadraber, @gundegalaivina , @hyperjetlag , @jonas___backman @seta_c_m Julia Giertz, Ellen Wettmark, the Embassy of Estonia in Washington, D.C. @arvopartcentre and @elektronmusikstudion_ems, who all contributed to the project in different ways - and to everyone else who helped make this project a reality.

I very much hope to have the chance to show it again someday.

@thefciny
@finlandnewyork
@saastamoinenfoundation
@kulturfonden
@estonian_culture_abroad
@helsinkicontempor

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Radgoszcz, thank you. ❤️

What a time. The 4th edition of Radgoszcz Centrum Music Fest is behind us, and I’m still carrying the sound, the faces and the atmosphere of those days with me.

Huge thanks to @klaudiadraber — for the support, the energy and for being there whenever it mattered.

To my parents (@ikonyirenowacje) and sisters (@eliza.dworak @gabosza_ ) — thank you for all the support, and for opening our family home to the artists. Everyone felt welcome there, and that kind of hospitality is something no stage can replace.

Thank you to @slawekpezda and @max.drum for being there and for the wonderful music you brought with you. You’ve become a permanent part of this festival, and it wouldn’t sound the same without you.

Thank you to the Gmina Radgoszcz for the patronage and support — for believing that this place deserves music like this.

Special thanks to Sławomir Pikul for the magical sounds — the guest performance with one of our workshop participants was a moment I won’t forget.

And @pikulove150 keeps developing. The place grows more beautiful every year and is slowly taking on its final shape — closer and closer to what we always imagined it could be.

See you at the 5th edition. 🎶

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As our summer 2026 time at Pikulove 150 comes to an end, we slow down to appreciate nature. ⛲️🍃 Thank you to you all for wonderful memories. More soon!

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Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the opening of my solo survey show, “We must weave together at the roots”, beautifully curated by @gino.aro - now on view at @koda.lab through August 23rd! If you missed the opening but would like a tour - please reach out. I feel so thankful for this incredible residency @koda.lab this summer and for all the support from @klaudiadraber @elifusuloglu and being on @governorsisland is a dream 🌊🌊🌊

1. Gathering outside of @koda.lab @klaudiadraber
2. Portrait by the best @rcembalest
3 - 4. Homies! ❤️❤️❤️ @lynkeeart @adellelin @stoishere
Install photos by me & @argenisphoto
Install crew: @gino.aro @elifusuloglu

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Thank you @koda.lab @klaudiadraber for having me at the Governors Island residency this season and for a great exhibition. I’m thankful for the support of @polishculturalinstituteny @mickiewicz_institute @kultura_gov_pl It’s a pleasure to share a bit of Polish creativity with audiences in different places around the world.

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Open Call for Artist for the Monti Artist Studio Program!

Applications are now open for the Monti Artist Studio Program 2027-2029 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 studio program.⁠

We are now accepting applications for the next two year residency - for three Brooklyn artists of African and/or Afro Latinx descent working in any media.

The residency program offers artists an opportunity to develop their art practice in a 300 sq ft. studio space with subsidized rent.
The 2027-29 Artist-in-Residence program will run from February 1, 2027, to January 15 , 2029.

Learn more on our website (link in bio) and apply to the program by August 31, 2026, 11:59 pm ET.⁠

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Anna Barlik (@anna.barlik) on AI and questions that not always need an answer. Enjoy this bonus episode of Season 1 of Artists Talk—a Podcast by KODA on YouTube and Spotify. Anna Barlik was interviewed by Paula Vilaplana de Miguel (@paulavilaplane), Assistant Curator of Contemporary Architecture at MoMA.

Link in bio!

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (@nyculture) in partnership with the City Council. This conversation was supported by the Polish Cultural Institute in New York (@polishculturalinstituteny).

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