8–10.10.2026 // Tutoring at Światotwórstwo / Worlding: Speculative Research–Art Workshops, taking place in Wrocław as part of the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Wrocław. The project, LAACТ extended (beyond light), brings together artists, researchers, and practitioners through speculative research-art workshops, lectures, discussions, shared meals, and encounters. LAACТ Extended…

6–8.10.2026, Graz // Presenting “Relational Nuances Across Curating and Conducting” as part of the Experimentalabor programme, based on the FWF-PEEK project “The Atlas (of Creative Mechanisms): [Curating–Conducting]” at “ARTikulationen 2026: Metaphors in Practice”, the Symposium-Festival of Artistic Research organised by the Centre for Artistic Research (CAR) at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.…

10–11.09.2026 // Attending “School for Caring Futures” in Skopje (10–11.09.2026) in the framework of the “SEEDS OF SOLIDARITY – Artistic Practices and Ecofeminist Alliances for a Caring Future” as a Transnational Network Partner. Conceptual team: Hristina Ivanoska (Hristina Ivanoska) and Jovanka Popova (Jovanka Popova) (Press to Exit Projekt Space, Skopje), Ajete Kërqeli (Shtatëmbëdhjetë) (Shtatëmbëdhjetë /…

KunstHausWien, a museum of Wien Holding, has appointed Başak Şenova as its new Chief Curator. She will present her first exhibition in the Garage project space in November, offering a glimpse into the programme direction for the coming years. Further information will be announced at the end of September 2026.

18.03.2026, 10:30–12:00 // Talk ‘Directed Live Composition, Curation and Energetic Conduction in Hybrid Artistic Practices’ by Christophe Fellay at mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. The talk will explore the parallels between musical conducting and curating in contemporary art. Drawing on the artist’s own practice, it examines how both conducting and curating…

14.01.2025–17.02.2025 // Curated by Basak Senova, Soil & Water: Mediterranean Crossing brings together international artists exploring soil and water as material, ecological, cultural, and political agents. Through sculpture, performance, and research-based practices, the exhibition examines how soil and water shape landscapes, environments, histories, and lived experience. Situated in the Mediterranean, a region shaped by centuries…

01.11.2025–19.04.2026// Soil & Water, curated by Basak Senova and Johan Thom with curatorial input from Benji Liebmann and the NIROX Team at NIROX Sculpture Park, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa features works by over 50 international artists including Abri de Swardt, Alet Pretorius, Atang Tshikare, Atul Bhalla, Barbara Putz-Plecko, Caroline Le Méhauté, Christophe Fellay, Coral…

28.10.2025–01.05.2026 // The Ground Beneath Our Feet: Diane Victor exhibition, curated by Basak Senova and Johan Thom, takes place at The Bridge Gallery, Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria. The School of the Arts in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria presents this solo exhibition by Diane Victor curated by…

29.09.2025, 14:00–17:00 // Lecture and Conversation: ‘On Research-based Curatorial Projects, Discussing Curating and Conducting’ with the participants of Curators’ Agenda / VIENNA 2025 at Das Weisse Haus Studio, Vienna. Conducted by Basak Senova, the conversation is held with Ahmad Darkhabani, João Victor Dieb Dias, and Trinity Mesimé Njume-Ebong, accompanied by Elena Blum, organised by BLOCKFREI…

04.09.2025, 12:00–14:00 // Conversation: ‘Research in Progress: Conducting and Curating’ with Graduate Students at the School for Curatorial Studies, Venice. Conducted by Basak Senova, the conversation is held with Amshula Prakash, Clemente Micicchè, Devanshi Shah, Ghazala Raees, Sara Neves, Thais Domingues, and Yusuf Essop, accompanied by Aurora Fonda and Francesca Fialdini. The conversation, conducted in…