Call for papers: 2020 ACUADS Conference

The Australian Council of University Art & Design Schools (ACUADS) is now calling for papers for their 2020 conference, which will address Crisis and Resilience: Art and Design looks ahead. 

In this time of unprecedented global uncertainty, what can be learned from the impacts of recent overlapping crises? Furthermore, how might strategies developed insulate the student and academy of the future? As we begin to assume the ‘new normal,’ how do we discard practices that no longer serve us? And, how do we shape what has worked to build the optimism and resilience needed to flourish in our new paradigm?

The 2020 ACUADS Conference responds to four thematic prompts:

• Building hope through collaborative practices
• Studio practices reimagined
• Together in tough times
• Taking the learnings forward

Contributions from academics, postgraduate students, designers and artists that consider Crisis and Resilience in the context of contemporary art and design practice, including pedagogy, are welcomed.

Please see the ACAUDS website conference page for more details and to download the template for abstract submissions. Call for papers closes on 17 July 2020.