The Facts
Serpentine Galleries announced the launch of the Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship, a new flagship programme supported by a three-year partnership with Glass Castle. The fellowship will support four practitioners—Alfredo Salazar-Caro, Alice Bucknell, Auriea Harvey, and Reina Mun—selected from nearly 1,000 applicants via an international open call. Over a six-month programme beginning in September 2026, the fellows will conduct original research on how advances in AI are reshaping cultural production, institutions, and public life. Each fellow will receive a bursary, travel to London, and dedicated mentorship, with the programme aiming to connect creative R&D with industry, academia, and policy.
The Signal
The fellowship signals a strategic investment by Serpentine in positioning artists as active shapers of technological governance, rather than mere commentators. For collectors and curators, the programme underscores a growing institutional focus on art-and-tech research as a distinct curatorial and commissioning category, potentially elevating the market standing of practitioners working at this intersection. The involvement of a jury including Refik Anadol, Cao Fei, and Evan Spiegel highlights the cross-sector ambition, while Glass Castle's commitment to an annual commission suggests sustained institutional backing for experimental, technology-driven practice.
- Artists: Alfredo Salazar-Caro, Alice Bucknell, Auriea Harvey, Reina Mun, Refik Anadol, Cao Fei, Holly Herndon
- People: Lila Ibrahim, Mariana Mazzucato, Venkatesh Rao, Suneil Setiya, Evan Spiegel
- Museums: Serpentine Galleries
- Locations: London
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