First launched in 2021, the Curatorship Incubation Programme (CIP) is designed for art enthusiasts and aspiring curators seeking to deepen their understanding of contemporary curatorial practice. The 2025 edition, themed “Questioning Curating”, offers a critical and practice-based investigation into how curating has evolved from managing exhibitions to facilitating collective meaning-making across diverse formats. Through lectures, workshops, and guest sessions, the programme explores key developments in exhibition histories, the role of alternative art spaces, and curating as a responsive, open-ended process. Balancing conceptual frameworks with hands-on case studies, this programme equips participants with tools to think beyond conventional boundaries and engage with curating as a dynamic, situated practice.

The course offers a comprehensive introduction to contemporary art curating, combining conceptual learning with hands-on insights from experienced curators and practitioners. The 2025 edition includes 6 core lectures and 4 guest sessions that covers curatorial foundations, practical skills, and case studies. In addition, Advanced participants will benefit from 1 mentorship session and 1 additional presentation session focused on professional development and proposal-building.