Anant Curatorial Forum, 2026
Organised by Anant Foundation for the Arts
21-22 March, 2026 | 9.30am onwards
Anant Art, B-5/3,
Safdarjung Enclave,
New Delhi – 110029
The Anant Curatorial Forum has been conceived as a space dedicated to unpack curatorial practice by inviting the experiences and perspectives of practitioners engaged in some of the most dynamic, critical, and meaningful explorations within the arts.
The curatorial function has evolved to take on several forms, and has become increasingly relevant as a framework not just within the arts but across other disciplines and industries, and demands timely reassessment. The third edition of the Anant Curatorial Forum, to be held on March 21 and 22, 2026, will examine some pressing issues that exist within the contemporary context of the arts in South Asia.
Speakers
Abeer Gupta
Director of Achi Association India and Former Visual Arts Curator at Arthshila
Alia Swastika
Curator, Researcher, Writer, and Director of the Biennale Jogja
Andrea Thal
Curator, Writer, Publisher and Arts Educator
Anish Gawande
Writer, Translator, and Politician
Annalisa Mansukhani
Writer and Curator
Annapurna Garimella
Art Historian, Designer, and Researcher
Beatriz Cifuentes Feliciano
Curator, Researcher, and Writer
Chus Martínez
Curator, Writer, Head of The Institute Art Gender Nature at the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW, and Associate Curator at TBA21
Jyotindra Jain
Art Historian and Former Professor of Visual Studies at School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Katya García-Antón
Art Historian, Curator, Writer and Researcher
Kristine Michael
Ceramic Artist, Arts Educator, Curator, and Historian
Madeleine St. John
Director at TRI Art & Culture
Mario D’Souza
Curator, Writer, and Director of Programmes at Kochi Biennale Foundation
Mayur Vayeda
Artist and One Half of the Artist Duo Vayeda Brothers
Nancy Adajania
Cultural Theorist and Curator
Dr. Natalie King OAM
Curator, Writer, and Former Enterprise Professor of Visual Arts at the University of Melbourne
Natasha Ginwala
Curator, Researcher, Writer, Artistic Director of Colomboscope, and Co-Curator of Sharjah Biennial 16
Nikhil Chopra
Multidisciplinary Artist, Co-founder of HH Art Spaces, and Co-curator for the Sixth Edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Pooja Sood
Founding Member and Director of Khoj International Artists’ Association
Pramod Kumar KG
Co-founder and Managing Director of Eka Archiving Services
Ranjana Dave
Artist, Writer, and Editor
Sabih Ahmed
Curator, Writer, Educator, Co-Artistic Director of the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026, and Projects Advisor at the Ishara Art Foundation
Shaleen Wadhwana
Independent Arts Educator, Researcher, Co-Curator Indian Ocean Craft Triennale 2025-2027, and Co-creator of Immerse Artist and Curator Residency
Shuddhabrata Sengupta
Artist and Curator with Raqs Media Collective
Shukla Sawant
Artist and Professor of Visual Arts at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Siddharth Sivakumar
Curator and Art Critic, Curator-Director of Bengal Biennale 2024-25 and Director of Curation & Artist Relations at Institute of Contemporary Indian Art
Suheyla Takesh
Writer, Curator, and Director of the Barjeel Art Foundation
Shukla Sawant
Artist and Professor of Visual Arts at School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi
Writer and Curator
Suvani Suri
Artist, Researcher and Curator
Zuleikha Chaudhari
Theatre Director and Director, Alkazi Theatre Archives
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