As well as supporting artists at different stages of their careers, FACT recognises the importance of curatorial practice to maintain a vibrant cultural scene.

Curators impact how an artwork is made, shown, and talked about. They have the ability to make unique connections between ideas, people and projects which are specific to their interests or research. As such, they are a vital part of any art ecology, and FACT is eager to support the next generation of curators to develop their practice in sustainable ways and building on the expertise within the organisation.

tèmítópé lasade-anderson is a Nigerian-British-Canadian writer and researcher interested in digital intimacies; Blackness, racialisation and gender on social media; and Black feminist thought. During her role as Research Curator, tèmítópé lasade-anderson focused on approaches to public engagement and developing discourse around the ways in which artists access and utilise new technologies.

Stella's curatorial research was focused on feminist and queer theories, non-extractive curating, and Global South methodologies. For her residency, Stella used composition, voice, rhythm and movement to explore governance as practice, rather than function. She worked closely with the team and Board of Trustees at FACT, to embed lived experience, equity, access, and inclusion into curatorial practices.

Stella's residency culminated with a three-episode podcast exploring listening as an institutional practice:

Listen to Listening Works | Rehearsing Governance.

CEL is a Black, female art collective founded by interdisciplinary artists Shannen SP and GLOR1A. Their collaboration grew out of the exhibition Nine Nights: Channel B at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 2021, where they worked to platform Black culture in response to the persistent undervaluing of Black lives, the growing protest movements and the pandemic’s impact on nightlife and live music. As CEL, they focus on Black art preservation and resistance, tackling systemic racial inequalities in the arts and the global music industry by exploring new modes of artistic empowerment.

As a culmination of their research residency at FACT, artists collective CEL hosted an open studio sharing the next phase of their Foundations project.