December 8, 2020 - December 31, 2023

Decentralising Political Economies

Initiated by Asociación de Arte Útil, the Whitworth, The City Lab (part of The Institute of Art and Technology at the Liverpool John Moores University's School of Art and Design)
We are excited to announce Decentralising Political Economies (dpe.tools) a new research website, which uses the Arte Útil archive as a resource read more...

September 27, 2017 - October 1, 2017

Does Art Have Users?

Initiated by Asociación de Arte Útil, SFMOMA and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts The second International Summit of the Asociación de Arte Útil (September 28–30, 2017) is part of the symposium ‘Does Art read more...

September 13, 2017

Office of Useful Art at SALT Galata

Initiated by SALT Galata Museums are in a severe crisis, caused mostly by a delayed reality check on whether their missions from the past read more...

July 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016

Broadcasting the archive

Initiated by Gemma Medina Estupiñan and Alessandra Saviotti A year long project, Broadcasting the archive is an independent project to emancipate the usership around the Arte Útil archive.
The read more...

June 1, 2017

Uses of Art Lab

Initiated by John Byrne and Liverpool John Moores University Art in culture, health, housing and commerce 
The Lab asks how we can use art more effectively in society
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January 28, 2016 - March 19, 2016

Notes from the Field: Commoning Practices in Art and Science

Initiated by Arts Catalyst On January 28th, Arts Catalyst launched its Centre for Art, Science and Technology with Notes from the Field: Commoning Practices read more...

July 22, 2016 - July 25, 2016

Arte Útil Summit 2016

Initiated by Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art THE ARTE UTIL SUMMIT 2016:
Responding to Current Urgencies – Toolkit for an Institution
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima), read more...

February 19, 2016 - May 1, 2016

Making Use – Life in Postartistic Times

Initiated by Sebastian Cichocki and Kuba Szreder Making Use: Life in Postartistic Times was an exhibition and public programme at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
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October 19, 2015 - October 30, 2015

Office of Useful Art at the Exhibition Research Centre, Liverpool John Moores University

Initiated by Grizedale Arts, John Moores University and Tate Liverpool The Office of Useful Art aims to promote art as a tool for social change. It is being opened by read more...

October 20, 2014

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

Initiated by Alistair Hudson Under the new directorship of Alistair Hudson, co-director of the Asociación de Arte Útil, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) read more...

July 21, 2015

Office of Useful Art at the Middlesbrough Institute of Art.

Initiated by Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art The Office of Useful Art at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) was opened on the 21st of July read more...

October 10, 2014 - December 1, 2014

Office of Useful Art, Coniston – It’s All About the Landscape at the Coniston Mechanics Institute

Initiated by Grizedale Arts, Coniston Institute, DJ Simpson. It’s All About the Landscape mutated the concept of the Office of Useful Art through a presentation that offered a read more...

May 20, 2014 - June 1, 2014

Office of Useful Art at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham

Initiated by Grizedale Arts and Ikon Gallery Ikon hosted The Office of Useful Art 20th of May to 1st of June 2014, taking occupation of the Institution’s read more...

March 27, 2015 - May 17, 2015

The Arte Útil archive in Gallery Nova, Zagreb.

Initiated by What, How and for Whom? and Van Abbemuseum. In Gallery Nova, the entire Arte Útil archive will be shown on a modular wooden structure designed by Peter Zuiderwijk, read more...

January 30, 2015

In the Real: Arte Útil, the Netherlands and the Van Abbe (1960-1985).

Initiated by Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven Just after a year after hosting the Museum of Arte Útil, the Van Abbemuseum presents a selection of case studies read more...

November 8, 2013 - February 2, 2014

Office of Useful Art as part of ‘Art Turning Left: How Values Changed Making 1789–2013, Tate Liverpool, UK

Initiated by Grizedale Arts, John Moores University and Tate Liverpool From 8th of November 2013 to 2nd February 2014 Grizedale Art’s ‘Office of Useful Art’ (or OUA) opened at Tate Liverpool read more...

December 7, 2013 - March 30, 2014

Museum of Arte Útil

Initiated by Tania Bruguera and Van Abbemuseum. Collaborators: Construct Lab, Bureau d'Etudes, Collective Works
In December 2013 the old building of the Van Abbemuseum reopened as the Museum of Arte Útil, a place read more...

February 17, 2013 - June 2, 2013

Arte Util Lab, Queens Museum

Initiated by Tania Bruguera and Queens Museum Originally conceived by Tania Bruguera, the Arte Útil Lab was not an exhibition, but rather an investigative space. It evolved read more...