The Hessel Museum at Bard College has launched its annual spring exhibition season, featuring twelve distinct curatorial projects titled "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today." Organized by graduating students from the Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS), the showcase serves as a professional debut for an emerging cohort of curators. The projects range from solo retrospectives of under-recognized artists like Brazilian painter Maria Auxiliadora Silva to explorations of feminist art history through the work of A.I.R. Gallery co-founder Anne Healy.
This exhibition series is a significant barometer for the future of the art world, as Bard’s CCS program is widely considered one of the most influential training grounds for global museum leadership. By allowing students to draw from the Hessel’s permanent collection of over 3,000 contemporary works while commissioning new pieces, the program highlights current intellectual trends and the evolving priorities of the next generation of institutional gatekeepers.