TBA21–Academy
TBA21–Academy is TBA21’s unorthodox research and action arm, working through art, science, and interdisciplinary inquiry to shape the future of the Earth’s hydrosphere and its expanded ecologies.
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A travel agency 'hacking' mass tourism or a 'will' for artworks: these are the Organismo 2026 prototypes
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Repatriates Collective. Tide of Returns
Exhibition at Ocean Space, Venice
28 March – 11 October 2026
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Nature Speaks. Listening for Rights of Nature in Venice and Europe
28 March – 11 October 2026
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Programs
OCEAN / UNI Spring Semester 2026
Plural Seas, Porous Futures: Exploring the human dimensions of Mediterranean biodiversity as strategies for coexistence and resilience
28 January – 20 May 2026
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The Current V: Ancestral Ocean
Discover the new cycle of our curatorial fellowship program; a pioneering initiative that cultivates transdisciplinary practices and the exchange of ideas around the Ocean and its understanding
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Organismo 2026 | Art in Applied Critical Ecologies
This is not just a project; it’s an experimental ecosystem where art, research, and activism converge in a six-month applied research program.
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Shifting Shores / Instabilidades Costeiras
TBA21–Academy Residency Program in Brazil, 2025–2026
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Research dispatch from the Venice Lagoon: getting lost in scale
Klara Kofen, TBA21–Academy Artist-in-residence in Venice
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uma colher de sal e uma de açúcar: soluções para um oceano febril
a spoonful of salt, a spoonful of sugar: solutions for a feverish ocean
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Shadows Above My Window
Ocean-Archive.org digital residency by Robertina Šebjanič
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