About us
The Swedish Curators’ Association was founded in 2021 as a politically independent non-profit organization to represent, safeguard and promote curators’ professional, economic and social conditions by:
- initiating professional forums highlighting a public discussion about contemporary curatorial practice and its history
- representing and supporting members concerning practical as well as intellectual work
- creating opportunities for national and international collaborations
- monitoring, defending, and upholding freedom of expression and democratic principles as well as countering any discrimination
- and nurturing collegiality and solidarity between curators and other art professionals.
Membership Benefits and Responsibilities
As a member, you are entitled to:
- Participate in all meetings and events organized for members.
- Receive regular updates and information regarding the association’s activities and affairs.
- Adhere to the association’s statutes and comply with decisions made by the association.
- By joining, you also consent to the processing of personal data by the association, as required for its operations.
Membership Fees and Registration
The membership fee is determined at the annual meeting. For the 2022-2023 period, the rates remain applicable for 2024:
- SEK 250 for professionals
- SEK 150 for students
- Supporting memberships start at SEK 250
Once the membership fee is paid and registered, the applicant becomes an official member and receives a digital membership card.
Membership applications are reviewed at the beginning of each year, with approval in January and September. Memberships are valid on an annual basis thereafter.
The Board
- consists of four to seven members and one to two deputies
- convenes at least four times annually
- and can make decisions when all members are summoned and at least half of the board members (including the chair) is present. The annual meeting, open to all members is held in May or June.
Board members 2024–2025
Jonatan Habib Engqvist, freelance curator, chair
Natasha Marie Llorence, curator and professor of art theory at the Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, vice chair
James Taylor-Foster, curator at ArkDes, Stockholm, treasurer
Tal Gilad, freelance curator, Stockholm
Joa Ljungberg, curator at Moderna Museet, Malmö
Jarì Malta, curator at Collega, Copenhagen and Fuxia2, Malmö
Noël Platts, student representative from the international curating masters program, Stockholm university, secretary
Amila Puzić, curator at Röda Sten Konsthall, Göteborg, deputy member
Anca Rujoiu, curator at Bildmuseet, Umeå, deputy member
Nomination Committee 2024
Sara Rossling, freelance curator, art consultant, Malmö
Mariangela Méndez Prencke, director Havremagasinet Länskonsthall, Boden
Organisation
Operations managers
Karin Bähler Lavér, Marianna Garin, and Sona Stepanyan.
Responsible for the strategic, creative, and administrative development of the Swedish Curators Association (SCF), including administration, communication, network building, exchanges, and project development.
Previous boards
2023–2024
Marianna Garin, freelance curator, chair
Anna Johansson, curator Malmö Konstmuseum, vice chair
James Taylor-Foster, curator ArkDes, treasurer
Martí Manen, director Index Foundation
Tal Gilad, freelance curator
Linnea Wästfelt, student representative, secretary
2022–2023
Marianna Garin, freelance curator, chair
Anna Johansson, curator Malmö Konstmuseum, vice chair
Martí Manen, director Index Foundation, treasurer
Karin Bähler Lavér, freelance curator
Mariangela Mendez Prencke, director Havremagasinet Länskonsthall, Boden
Magdalena Malm, freelance curator, deputy member
Sarah Rodrigues, student representative
Finbar Krook Rosato, project leader Kulturförvaltningen, Region Stockholm, deputy member
2021–2022
Mariangela Mendez Prencke, director Havremagasinet, chair
Karin Bähler Lavér, freelance curator, vice chair
Martí Manen, director Index Foundation, treasurer
Tawanda Appiah, freelance curator
Magdalena Malm, freelance curator
Fredrik Liew, chief curator at Moderna Museet
Sona Stepanyan, student representative
Marianna Garin, curator, deputy member
Nomination Committee 2021–2023
Jonatan Habib Egqvist, freelance curator, editor of Ord & Bild, interim board, Stockholm
Power Ekroth, freelance curator, lecturer, interim board, Berlin / Stockholm
The statutes
Read the statutes here (in Swedish):
Support
SCF is supported by Swedish Arts Council
And has previously received project funding from:
Region Norrbotten
Region Skåne
Nordisk kulturkontakt / Nordic Culture Point
Italienska Kulturinstitutet
IASPIS – The Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s
International Program for Visual and Applied Arts
DIK fackförbund
Konstfrämjandet Norrbotten
Icelandic Art Center
Collaborators:
Malmö Konstmuseum
Havremagasinet länskonsthall
Kin – Museum för samtidskonst / Kin Museum of Contemporary Art
Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation
Region Gävleborg
Region Kronoberg
Region Örebro
Regionsamverkan Syd – Arts and Crafts
Wanås Konst
Bonniers Konsthall
IASPIS Konstnärsnämnden Dik Fackförbund
Webiste & graphic design: Thomas Bush
Logotype: Blank Blank