Image: Alex Billingham, Transuranic Elements, Indus valley, Karachi, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge.
Syllabus IX has announced the ten artists selected for its 2026 programme, which Wysing dates from 1 September 2026 to 1 June 2027 and which is built around intensive in-person weekend gatherings. The programme is delivered in partnership with Wysing Arts Centre, Eastside Projects, LADA, PS² and Site Gallery, with Studio Voltaire participating as associate partner and alumni gathering host. Wysing lists the programme as funded by the Freelands Foundation.
The selected artists are Jessica Ashman, Alex Billingham, romane courdacher, George Gibson, Umama Hamido, Natalie Mitchell, Betty / Chaoying Rao / Femme Castratrice, Korallia Stergides, Symoné and Jonny Walker. The announcement identifies them as the participants in the ninth edition of Syllabus, but does not detail the selection process. Wysing states that the ten artists will develop the curriculum together with curators and artists from the partner organisations, Syllabus Coordinator Freya Yeates and Syllabus IX Artist Lead Harun Morrison.
Syllabus IX is described in the announcement as a programme built around intensive gatherings held in person over weekends. Its September 2026 start marks the beginning of the programme rather than a single exhibition opening, and Wysing’s own listing runs the ninth edition to 1 June 2027.
Wysing Arts Centre is one of five delivery partners named for the programme. The other partners are Eastside Projects, LADA, PS² and Site Gallery. Studio Voltaire is listed separately as an associate partner, distinguishing its role from those of the organisations delivering the programme.
The announcement was issued on 18 August 2026 and gives September 2026 as the start period, while Wysing’s programme page dates the edition 1 September 2026 to 1 June 2027. Neither specifies the locations of the weekend gatherings, the number of sessions, or whether the programme will culminate in a public presentation or exhibition. Those details are not included in the available source material.
The ten selected participants are therefore currently presented through the programme’s partnership structure and its format of in-person weekend gatherings. Syllabus IX is scheduled to run from 1 September 2026 to 1 June 2027.
