In 2017, Council took part in a roundtable called The Occasional Alternatives, as part of MIARTALKS. 

Artists and curators are developing alternative models of recurring collaboration that rethink the conventional biennial framework. Often small in scale, lasting just a few days, in places with limited access, what do these changed conditions offer the organisers, participants and audiences? This panel explores recent initiatives that design these specific kinds of dialogue between artists with different contexts, modes of production, and audiences.