Visual Dynamics Labs
Art, Black Care, and Ethics in Practice
Visual Dynamics Labs is a global platform for cultural leadership, artistic research, and public programming grounded in the ethics of Black care. We develop fellows, produce programs, and build transnational networks across the US, Europe, and Africa.
What We Do:
Labs / Courses
Research + Teaching
Short-term, high-impact programs
(Venice, Amsterdam, Baltimore)
Fellows Program
Leadership + Development
Project-based roles in research, writing, curation, and operations
Public Programs
Talks, exhibitions, convenings
Featured Lab: Venice 2026
Visual Dynamics Labs is a transnational research platform exploring global art infrastructures, Black artistic practice, care ethics, and transnational cultural networks.
Programs bring together artists, scholars, curators, and cultural producers through research labs, summer schools, documentary projects, and public conversations.
The inaugural lab takes place during the Venice Biennale.
4-Day Intensive Lab
Location: Venice, Italy
Duration: 4 days
Cohort: 12–15 participants
Output: publication + documentation
Outputs
Short film
Published reflection
Public-facing documentation
Support the Labs
Visual Dynamics Labs partners with institutions, foundations, and individuals to fund experimental programs at the intersection of art, research, and public life.
Program Sponsor
Fund a full lab
(Venice, Amsterdam, Baltimore)
Access Sponsor
Support participant scholarships
Media Sponsor
Fund film, documentation, and publication outputs
Why This Work Matters
At a time of rapid cultural and technological change, Visual Dynamics Labs creates spaces for critical engagement, ethical reflection, and new forms of artistic, cultural, and intellectual production.
Network and Collaborations
Institutional Affiliations:
The Space for Creative Black Imagination, Inc.
Maryland Institute College of Art
University of Maryland
Howard University
University of California, Los Angeles
IDSVA
Key Collaborators:
Metro 54
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Visual Dynamics Labs I: Venice
May 6-9, 2026
Press Opening Period
Documentary
Beyond the Pavilion
A documentary examining global art infrastructures and artist networks across the United States, Europe, and South Africa.
Visual Dynamics Labs II: Amsterdam
June 29-July 5, 2026
Documentary Film
Research Lab
Global Networks
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