About // An international curatorial office located in Paris, Council was devoted to fostering better understanding of societal and environmental issues. It was founded with the conviction that art produces meaningful social change and that its influence can be extended to other domains. From 2013 to 2022, Council designed [Inquiries](http://www.council.art/inquiries/), long-term collaborative programs on societal issues by partnering with thinkers and makers from different fields of action and expertise. Through these inquiries, Council curated exhibitions, artist projects, assemblies, and educational programs. Additionally, Council initiated Afield, a [Fellowship](http://www.council.art/fellowship/) to recognize artists and cultural practitioners who develop social initiatives that benefit communities within and beyond the field of arts. Council’s program addresses issues related to ableism and the politics of hearing ([Infinite Ear](http://www.council.art/inquiries/30/infinite-ear), 2013-2020), queer ecologies and international LGBTQI+ right ([The Against Nature Journal](http://www.council.art/inquiries/29/the-against-nature-journal), 2014-2022), social innovation by artists ([Afield](http://www.council.art/fellowship/), 2014-), the more-than-human scale ([On Becoming Earthlings](http://www.council.art/inquiries/115/on-becoming-earthlings), 2015-2022) and collective ecologies ([Collective Practices](http://www.council.art/inquiries/1383/collective-agenda), 2019-2022). Through these activities, Council built trans-local networks of creative and civically minded communities. The name Council literally stands for the situations designed within each project: physical or virtual assemblies where people concerned with a matter come together. Council was founded by Grégory Castéra and Sandra Terdjman. It was registered as a non-profit organization in France (association loi 1901). Its finances mainly depended on the support of private foundations positioned between