The Black Curatorial Institute (BCI) is a groundbreaking new learning center, established by the Black Artists Archive (BAA), designed to advance curatorial & archival expertise. It provides a vital professional development opportunity for arts & cultural professionals, addressing a critical need within the arts and cultural sector.

The BCI program is accessible and flexible, offering self-paced learning entirely online through Teachable. This platform ensures flexible, affordable, and job-relevant learning for individuals and organizations worldwide.

Core Areas of Focus:

Art Museum History & Evolution – Students learn how western art museums developed as cultural repositories of colonialism and how the art market developed as an economic extension of empire and western imperialism.

Counter-Hegemonic Approaches to Museum Practice – Learning how to identify traditional museum practices that are rooted in racist principles for points of potential rupture and transgression of institutional “norms.”

Ethics and Equity in the Arts – Approaching collection and exhibition development, and overall museum programming with a critical lens that fully and tangibly engages target audiences.

Direct Connection to Professional Practice – Discover your why. Experience practical and real-world application of critical theory through analyses that allow students to learn from experienced anti-racist cultural practitioners.

Community Impact – Engaging communities through curatorial & archival approaches that position collective care within frameworks of social and racial equity.