The BAN Curatorial Forum was born out of a collaboration between the British Art Network and the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA). The first iteration of the Curatorial Forum took place in 2022 with a delegation of participants drawn from the UK, USA and beyond participating in a residential programme in New Haven, New York City, and the Boston area over the course of one week. The first iteration of the Curatorial Forum was led by Martina Droth and Jemma Field at the YCBA and Martin Myrone at the British Art Network/Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
The Curatorial Forum returned in 2023 to assemble twelve participants from around the globe for a residential programme including site visits to several cities within the UK.
Applications are now open for a 10-day Curatorial Forum to take place in the US from Sunday 5 October – Wednesday 15 October 2025. Organised by the British Art Network and the Yale Center for British Art, the Forum will bring together a select group of up to 8 people from a range of backgrounds and working contexts, and at different stages of their careers.