Call for: The SAR International Artistic Research Forum 2026

 

Following the successful pilot of the new biennial SAR International Forum on Artistic Research which took place at Fontys Academy of the Arts in 2024, we hereby invite SAR member institutions to make a proposal to host the SAR International Artistic Research Forum 2026. 

“Fontys Academy of the Arts had the pleasure of hosting the SAR Forum in Tilburg in April 2024. By doing so, we were able to profile our academy as an active artistic research institute within an international community. Demonstrating the importance of being part of a vivid and diverse network was an important aspect when deciding to host the event. Having been able to welcome an international community of artist researchers and experts was a great privilege and sparked new lines of content-related engagement, in times when making real-life connections is needed more than ever.”  
-  Fontys Academy of the Arts.

We aim for the 2026 Forum to take place between the beginning of April and mid-May 2026, preferably from a Wednesday to Friday.

Main Frame

The main structure for this Forum is a three-days event (e.g. Wednesday - Friday)*, with two main focus areas:

• Selected thematic topics, identified as urgent for the artistic research community, including plenaries, interactive presentation formats and breakout sessions (two/three half day sessions), decided upon by a joint events committee;
• Public thematic presentations by selected SAR Special Interest Groups (SIGs) (one/two half day sessions), selected by the SAR Executive Board.

The overall programme should also include space for poster presentations, three lunches, one reception, cultural programme and an optional dinner (paid separately). The anticipated number of participants is 200-250 people.

The overall programme should also include space for poster presentations, three lunches, one reception, cultural programme and an optional dinner (paid separately).

Further information is available on request to our Executive Officer Johan A Haarberg at johan.haarberg@uib.no 

Deadline for proposals: 10.02.2025.

* The final programme depends on whether the SAR General Assembly shall take place within this three days’ frame or the day after the Forum.