The Art of Curation

Philbrook curator Kalyn Fay Barnoski (Cherokee Nation enrollee, Muscogee Creek descent) shares what‚Äôs going well ‚ÄĒ and what work still lies ahead ‚ÄĒ when it comes to curating native art in 2023.

The author of ‚ÄúSeek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World‚ÄĚ shares his research, philosophy and practical exercises on how to become a more curious person and why it matters.

She’s a mastermind of hyper-specific, contextual music curation. Kasey Gelsomino of Kasey’s Playlist unpacks what curators need to know to be successful on TikTok and Spotify.

Being a musician led Hrishikesh Hirway on a quest to understand how songs are born, bit by bit. These excavations now form an impressive ‚ÄĒ and impeccably curated ‚ÄĒ body of work. What does Hrishikesh think about curation, creativity and taste?

In 2022, the Baltimore Museum of Art turned over the curation of one of their exhibits to 17 of their security guards. In this interview, two of the participants reveal what that was like ‚ÄĒ and give new meaning to the term ‚Äúart appreciation.‚ÄĚ

The New Yorker‚Äôs Kyle Chayka posits that the ‚Äúalgorithmification‚ÄĚ of our social media feeds is having profound effects on our culture ‚ÄĒ and not in a good way.

As Substack’s Storytelling Lead, Hannah Ray sets out to find and elevate amazing writers, especially the ones who might not naturally toot their own horns. How does she do it?

Blinkist’s Director of Content Discovery, Robyn Kerkhof, recognized curation as a business tool and successfully pushed for it inside of her company.

The Fediverse’s first movers are staking their ground as curators. Meet Sabine Stoye, who runs one of Mastodon’s most beloved accounts for art and photography curation.

Andy Adams lives for promoting photography and visual culture. Learn how the art of curating images and ideas is also an exercise in mindfulness.