Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College

[1] Hundreds of curators, writers, critics, artists, and scholars taught seminars and lectured in practicums.

In an interview with Althea Viafora-Kress, Eccles states, "We have two central issues that we deal with: one is that we're at Bard.

[6] Directors of the Graduate Program have included Associate Professor of Philosophy and Art History Norton Batkin (1991–2008), curators Maria Lind (2008–2010), Johanna Burton (2010–2012), Paul O'Neill (2013–2017), and Lauren Cornell (2017–ongoing).

Cornell is the first person to be both director of the graduate program and also the chief curator of the Hessel Museum of Art.

Her position includes curriculum and faculty development, directing research initiatives, and overseeing artist- and curator-in-residence programs.