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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Activities
Listening into Waterways
The Current V: Flotation #1 closing gathering at Kamene Cultural Center, Nairobi
5 September 2026
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Confluence of European Water Bodies 2026
3 September – 6 September 2026
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Ship-to-Shore with Robertina Šebjanič
Livestream on Ocean-Archive.org and YouTube
31 August 2026
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The Current V: Ancestral Ocean
Flotation #1: Listening into Waterways
29 August – 6 September 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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UNI Fall 2026: Weather Commons
On the Practice and Politics of Atmospheric Modification
14 October – 3 December 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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