Celebrating Emerging Curatorial Voices: The 2025 RMB Latitudes CuratorLab Exhibitions Go Live

Latitudes is delighted to unveil the 2025 RMB Latitudes CuratorLab online exhibitions, now live on Latitudes Online. Showcasing the work of 11 emerging curators from across Africa, these digital exhibitions are the culmination of months of mentorship, collaboration, and creative exploration.

The RMB Latitudes CuratorLab is a dynamic mentorship initiative dedicated to nurturing early-career curators through practical experience, peer engagement, and professional development. Participants are guided by leading voices in the art world as they conceptualise, curate, and present their own online exhibitions — spaces that invite bold ideas and new ways of seeing.

Running from 6 August to 15 October 2025, this year’s structured online residency brought together a diverse cohort of curators, each crafting an exhibition that pushes boundaries and reimagines what a digital gallery can be. The six-week showcase now live on Latitudes Online invites global audiences to explore these thought-provoking presentations from the comfort of home.

In an inspiring new chapter for the programme, Latitudes partnered with Art School Africa, a non-profit organisation rethinking arts education on the continent. This collaboration strengthens the mentorship landscape, broadening access and resources for the next generation of curatorial leaders.

Mahilet Afework Untitled, Mahilet Afework PRESENTED BY : Nafkot Gebeyehu

“The CuratorLab is more than a mentorship programme — it’s a platform for critical experimentation and a testing ground for the next generation of curatorial thinkers on the continent,” says Nina Carew, Latitudes’ Chief Operations Officer and head of Educational Projects.

The 2025 cohort’s exhibitions bring together a rich spectrum of artistic voices — from emerging talent to established, blue-chip names — creating a dialogue that challenges conventional hierarchies and redefines how exhibitions exist in the digital realm.

Together, RMB, Latitudes, and Art School Africa are shaping a new model of curatorial mentorship: one that bridges theory and practice, fosters sustainable growth, and amplifies African creativity on the global stage.