Work In Progress Festival

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Work in Progress brings together artists, curators, and audiences for a week-long exploration of how art is made. By shifting attention away from polished exhibitions and toward process, WIP aims to make contemporary art more accessible, transparent, and human. The project supports artists by offering time, visibility, and engaged audiences, while inviting the public to witness creativity as it unfolds.

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Nōvo Collective

Nōvo Collective is an independent cultural platform focused on rethinking art in public space and expanding how art circulates and is exhibited today.

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Uncommissioned

Uncommissioned is a global public art initiative that supports unsanctioned and non-institutional artistic interventions. The project creates space for artists to work freely in public contexts, prioritizing autonomy, experimentation, and work that exists outside traditional exhibition structures.

Driven by Collaboration

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Work in Progress grows through collaboration. The project exists to hold those differences, allowing the program to evolve through uncertainty and exchange.

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uncommissioned is a curatorial project by Novo Collective, an artist-run platform dedicated to rethinking how art operates in public space. For this inaugural edition, the project is led by Novo team, collaborators and volunteers working across time zones, and disciplines. It's a collective effort built on shared questions, late-night calls, and a belief in the power of art to quietly interrupt, reframe, and reclaim the spaces we move through every day.