History

Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, 5-7 July 2023

Twentieth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Center for the Arts in Society, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 28-30 May 2025

Workshop, Thirteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, Canada, 27–29 June 2018

Seventeenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, San Jorge University, Zaragoza, Spain

Conference Dinner, Seventh International Conference on the Arts in Society, Art and Design Academy, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

Founded in 2000, the Arts in Society Research Network offers an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the role of the arts in society. It is a place for critical engagement, examination and experimentation, developing ideas that connect the arts to their contexts in the world – on stage, in studios and theaters, in classrooms, in museums and galleries, on the streets and in communities. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions

We are thankful for the leadership of the following Research Network Chairs.

2006 - The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
2007 - University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany
2008 - Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham, UK
2009 - Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venice, Italy
2010 - Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
2011 - Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Berlin, Germany
2012 - Art and Design Academy, John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
2013 - Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
2014 - Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
2015 - Imperial College, London, UK
2016 - University of California, Los Angeles, USA
2017 - The American University of Paris, Paris, France
2018 - Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, Canada
2019 - Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
2020- NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland (Virtual)
2021- The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia (Virtual)
2022- San Jorge University, Zaragoza, Spain
2023- Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
2024- Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
2025- Center for the Arts in Society, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA