Catapulta launched its inaugural visitor programme by hosting Catherine Nichols, the curator for the upcoming 18th Lyon Contemporary Art Biennale (2026).

During her visit, Nichols traveled to Barcelona, Bilbao, and Madrid, meeting with 12 selected artists in their studios, alongside visits to local galleries, institutions, and cultural professionals. Nichols is an established academic, curator, and writer specializing in contemporary art, with a doctorate and a role as a curator at the Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart in Berlin.

Her curatorial practice focuses on using exhibition spaces to formulate narratives that address social, political, and environmental issues, aiming to foster a space for reflection and coexistence. Her recent major projects include curating Manifesta 14 Prishtina (2022) and co-directing the critical investigation into the legacy of the German artist, beuys 2021: 100 years of joseph beuys.

Catapulta, hosted Allison Glenn, curator of the 2026 Toronto Biennial of Art, on a research trip to Spain from October 6–10. As part of her curatorial process for the upcoming biennial, Glenn traveled to several Spanish cities to visit artists in their studios, attended exhibitions in museums and contemporary art centers, and engaged with local art professionals.

Allison Glenn is a New York-based curator and writer whose work focuses on the intersection of art and public space through public art, biennials, and major new commissions by contemporary artists. She was the Artistic Director-at-Large of The Shepherd, Detroit at the time of the visit.

For over fifteen years, she has been committed to producing ambitious, site-specific, and experimental projects in collaboration with artists from around the world. Her previous roles included Co-Curator of Counterpublic Triennial 2023, Senior Curator at New York’s Public Art Fund, and Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. She served on the Board of Directors of ARCAthens.

Catapulta hosted curator Alvin Li in Spain as part of its first group curatorial research trip in October 2025. Alvin Li is a curator and writer based in London, currently serving as Curator, International Art at Tate Modern, supported by Asymmetry. He has curated projects at Para Site (Hong Kong), Club ALL (Shanghai), and TBA21–Academy, among others. His most recent curatorial project is Open Wound, the powerful Turbine Hall 2024 commission by Mire Lee.

Catapulta welcomed curator Marielsa Castro Vizacarra to Spain as part of its first group curatorial research trip in October 2025. Marielsa Castro Vizcarra centers her practice at the intersection of pedagogy and curatorial work. With over 15 years of experience in cultural institutions, she is currently the Chief Curator at the Museum of Modern Art of Medellín. From 2021 to 2025, she served as Associate Curator at Museo Jumex in Mexico City, where she led exhibitions, public programs, and the community project Museos en común. Between 2017 and 2019, she was head of educational and public programs at the Unidad de Artes del Banco de la República in Bogotá, promoting initiatives with communities traditionally marginalized from museums. Previously, from 2012 to 2015, she directed LIGA | Espacio de Arquitectura | DF, a platform dedicated to Latin American architecture.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Universidad Iberoamericana in Ciudad de México and a Master’s in Art, Design, and Public Domain from Harvard University.

As part of its first group curatorial research trip in Spain October 2025, Catapulta hosted curator Hana Halilaj. Hana Halilaj is a curator at the National Gallery of Kosovo. Her curatorial projects include What does it mean for a place to be loved? (2025), at ifa Gallery Berlin, Sanja Ivekovič: Women’s House (2024) (co-curated), The Event of a Thread. Global Narratives in Textiles (2024) (co-curated), Violeta Xhaferi: Revisions (2023) at the National Gallery of Kosovo, Clubbing Insistence: After a Party (2022) at Doza Gallery and Toplocentrala, Informator (2022) at the Hessel Museum of Art, Alije Vokshi: I Decided to Draw Bigger Hands (2021) at Chert Lüdde, and Public Heroes and Secrets (2020) at The National Museum of Kosovo, amongst others.

During the 2022-2023 academic year, she was Assistant Curator at CuratorLab at Konstfack University of Arts in Stockholm. She commissioned the Pavilion of the Republic of Kosovo, awarded a Special Mention for National Participation at the 60th Venice Biennale, and currently serves as Commissioner of the Kosovo Pavilion for the 61st edition as a representative of the National Gallery of Kosovo. Halilaj holds an M.A. from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College.