Art School Alternatives

the TEACHABLE FILE

the TEACHABLE FILE (tTF) is a working catalogue of alternative art schools and a pre-pedagogical reference on experimental education.  The file is forming itself through communicative action and engaged research.

Acting as ‘Filer’, Carson Salter developed the database whilst attending the Mountain School of Arts in Los Angeles, and whilst in residence at Bétonsalon & The Public School Paris. The project has generated a network of information through various tools and sources, including engagements with those who view and use the FILE. Devised as a practical resource the TEACHABLE FILE continues to grow – please use and share the resource with others. tTF is also gathering original documents from education projects in art.

If you are interested in contributing to the FILE you can send notebooks, ephemera, curricula, etc. to:

the TEACHABLE FILE
c/o D. Senior
MoMA Library
11 W. 53rd St. 
New York, NY 10019

More about Carson …
Carson Salter (b.1984) works in performance and publishing. His artwork and coordinated projects blur the borders between art, research and fiction. Salter’s work has appeared in many shows across the United States, including You have to have not been there… (curated by Salter himself) at the NY Art Book Fair, PS1, New York ; the PROMPT (curated by Michael Portnoy & Sarina Basta), Kunstverien NY with Performa, New York ; [Frieze] Frame (curated by Gintaras Didziapetris), Tulips & Roses at Frieze Fair, London ; Punctuation: four stops, two marks of movement… (curated by Chris Fitzpatrick and Matthiew Post), Right Window, San Francisco ; and at 16 Beaver, Bard College and Light Industry. His book collaboration with Garth Weiser was recently published by Onestar Press.