Curating Under Constraint
About the panel
Four curators, four completely different sets of constraints. From a major heritage institution balancing legacy and new technologies, to a hybrid music and digital art festival, to an independent platform bridging Europe and North Africa, to a homegrown music-tech scene building its own identity, this panel pulls back the curtain on how curatorial decisions actually get made, and what shapes them: budget, infrastructure, audience, or simply what's possible in a given context.
Moderated by Sarah Eve Tousignant, whose own experience navigating independent festival curation brings a sharp eye to the conversation, this is less a showcase of finished programmes than an honest look at process: the choices, the trade-offs, and the different definitions of what ""good curation"" even means.
Moderator
Sarah Eve Tousignant
Independant curator
Sarah Eve is a Montreal-based curator and cultural producer specialising in sound art, digital culture and DIY practices, with a focus on supporting interdisciplinary and socially engaged artistic projects.
Speakers
Antonia Folguera Bañeres
Curator
Antònia Folguera is an independent curator with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of art, technology and digital culture, and is also active in radio and podcasting, notably with Eufònic, XRCB and Sónar+D.
Bettina Pelz
Curator / Director — INTERFERENCE Tunis / SEE DJERBA Houmt Souk
Bettina Pelz is an internationally renowned curator specialising in light and media art, with over 25 years of experience developing interdisciplinary projects and light art festivals across Europe and Africa.
Jan Pauly
Project Manager — Howest Digital Arts & Entertainment Research
Jan Pauly is a Belgian project manager and consultant specialising in digital innovation, immersive technologies and the future of music and cultural experiences, particularly through his work with DAE Research at Howest.
Ginger Scott
Executive Director — InterAccess
Ginger Scott is Executive Director of InterAccess, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in arts administration, governance and non-profit cultural management across Canada, with a strong focus on artist-run and media arts organisations.
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