Twentieth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Center for the Arts in Society, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 28-30 May 2025
Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, 5-7 July 2023
Seventeenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, San Jorge University, Zaragoza, Spain
Seventeenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, San Jorge University, Zaragoza, Spain
Garden Conversation with Rebeca Mendez, Eleventh International Conference on the Arts in Society, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA

Each year, the International Conference on the Arts in Society attracts participants from all over the world. Our Program Development team draws on this diversity to craft a rich and distinctive experience, with session types and programming explicitly designed to make the most of place-based and online social knowledge processes.

2026 Plenary Speakers

Georgia Kotretsos

Georgia Kotretsos

Visual Artist, Researcher, and Founder, THE ΤΕΛΟΣ SOCIETY, Greece

Jo Raphael

Jo Raphael

Associate Professor, Deakin University, Australia

James Bridle

James Bridle

Writer, Artist, and Technologist, Greece

2026 Conference Program

The conference program groups together presentations along similar themes to facilitate knowledge sharing and community building. The first schedule of sessions will be available when we're able to present a complete picture of the conference. We will offer both place-based and online options for viewing and engaging. In the meantime, you may view a list of all accepted proposals (both confirmed to attend and still pending registration) on our List of Accepted Proposals.

2026 Plenary Speakers

The Twenty-First International Conference on the Arts in Society will feature plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

We will offer both place-based and online options for viewing and engaging.