I am an artist, designer and researcher. My professional practice can be mostly situated within the field of visual communication and graphic design for the arts and cultural institution, with a key focus on learning programmes.  I also work as an Associate Lecturer in Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design and Kingston School of Art. I also take on selected publishing, digital and consultancy projects. 
My research and output are concerned with the materiality and performativity of language. I currently work with workshop-based formats, using performance, theatre, print and video. 

I am part of Autocoscienza Writing Group, a collective working with and promoting the work of Italian feminist and writer Lea Melandri. From 2021 till 2024, together with John Philip Sage, I used to run the workshop DRAMA. From 2018 till 2021, I was also member of the collective Evening Class. 

Currently, my practice and research focus on: poetic languages and performance; precarious work; modes of production, reproduction and cooperation. My ongoing interest in trans/feminisms and queer theories and practices contributes to my position. 

I am always interested in starting conversations. Email me!
info [at] alessiaarcuri.com



Recent events and workshops


Autocoscienza Workshop 

with Le Incendiarie, Brussels.

Body Language: Swan Amateurs

at Chisenhale Dance Studio, with Lene Vollhardt

Our Power Hub at Tate Britain:  How do text and language inhabit museums? 

Workshop led by Alessia Arcuri, with Elliott Higgs, Assistant Curator for Interpretation and Research, Tate.

Reviving feminist struggles, growing new worlds 

Workshop with Autocoscienza Writing Group

DRAMA [workshop]

Erotica @ Chisenhale Dance Space. Workshop led and curated by Alessia Arcuri and John Philip Sage, with Giulia Astesani.

DRAMA [workshop]

School of Alternative Histories. @ Workshop led and curated by Alessia Arcuri and John Philip Sage, as part of Estonian Academy of Fine Arts Stand-in School for Graphic – a six-week free and open educational program currently taking place in Berlin, Germany.

Scrittura di Esperienza with Lea Melandri 

[graphic design and organising support, as part of Autocoscienza Writing Group]

Selected clients and institutions

Arebyte
Cell Projects
City University
Goethe Institute
Goldsmiths Press
Institute of Italian Culture
Mozzilla Foundation
Natural History Museum
Pratt Institute
Tate Galleries
The British Museum
University of the Arts, London