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Don't miss what's next. Explore upcoming workshops, discussions, and symposiums designed to bring peers together to connect, learn, and share ideas.

At the Stoa: Paris

Candid conversations with global art foundations

What is the quiet power of artist residencies?

Artist residencies are booming. But who gets access, and what keeps them going? Three conversations. Big questions.

Join Stoa and Cité internationale des arts to explore what’s shaping the future of artist residencies.

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At the Stoa

Candid conversations with global art foundations

Borrowing from the ancient Greek practice of gathering for public discourse, At the Stoa brings together foundation leaders, artists, curators, scholars, and cultural professionals for a series of panel discussions on the most pressing questions facing the sector. Held at major cultural venues in cities across the world, Stoa convenings are timed where possible to coincide with significant art world moments.

Paris: Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Artist residencies are booming. But who gets to participate, 
who pays for them, and what does it actually take to keep them going?
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Join Stoa for an afternoon looking at artists as founders, access to creative mobility, and the working conditions that sustain artistic practice.

Three conversations. Big questions. Be in the room to hear how they are shaping important shifts across the field.
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Turin: Thursday, 29 October 2026

One morning. One city. Leading directors of art foundations gather at OGR Torino to ask what changes when institutions deliver on their intention to collaborate — what are the real obstacles, and possibilities, when working together.

Following a keynote celebrating Turin’s success with regional collaboration, foundation leaders take the stage to share honestly about the relevance and continuing evolution of the arts as leaders within the civic space.
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Hong Kong: Wednesday, 24 March 2027

Looking to the future, this day-long symposium offers both morning and afternoon engagement for Stoa members and the public.

Workshops:

Our workshops are places for learning, sharing and creating opportunities.
  1. In-person and online, the Workshop programme invites a deep-dive into foundation-specific issues. With professionals from outside and colleagues from within, it is a trusted space to ask real questions and to find practical solutions.
Measuring success
  1. hosted by Bold Tendencies, Peckham, UK
Good environmental strategy
  1. with CASI and Gallery Climate Coalition, Online
  1. Mission-aligned funding
  2. presented At the Stoa: New York
  1. Accessible, values-led finance
  2. with Blue Rider Group during At the Stoa: New York
Digital tools and strategies
  1. with Kelani Nichole
  1. Risk exposure and management
  2. presented by Brown and Brown

The Stoa Table

From Calgary and New York to London, The Hague and Hong Kong, The Stoa Table is a small, special gathering hosted by a member of our community to bring peers across the art world together over an intimate meal to build new relationships, share stories and create lasting connections. These private gatherings are invitation-only for Stoa members.

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The Resource Library is growing fast.

Engaging, in-depth case study interviews, insightful reports on emerging trends, shared challenges and innovative strategies, detailed workshop notes from our live and online sessions, and much more. Curated specifically for leaders of private art foundations, this ever-expanding library turns scattered knowledge into a true strategic advantage, giving you the content, context, and confidence to lead more effectively.

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The 2026 Insight Survey

Reflect on the present. Shape the future. Lend your voice to The Stoa Report 2027.

At the Stoa: Paris

What is the quiet power of artist residencies?
In partnership with Cité internationale des arts

The Stoa Report

The first-ever report on the global private art foundation sector. Register here for your copy.