Each year, a Curatorial Fellow is invited into the institution for a sustained period of research. In 2017 Grégory Castéra (co-founder of Council) joins us for a sustained period of research on the notion of ‘assembly’.

Fellows are invited by the Director based on their qualitative and critical intellectual practice in relation to the program of Witte de With. Each Fellow brings their specific expertise to the institute, bridging contemporary art and academic research fields, through a partnership with a university or other academic institution. A Curatorial Fellowship always leads to a public presentation: an exhibition, a book, a contribution to a symposium or an educational project. Previous Fellows were Marie Egger (2016), Nana Adusei-Poku (2015), Ian Yang (2014), Vivian Ziherl and Natasha Ginwala (2013).