FAQ
About the Forum
What is the Forum Artistic Research?
Forum Artistic Research is a gathering dedicated to sharing and discussing artistic research practices. It brings together artists, researchers, students, and educators from different disciplines to explore methods, processes, and knowledge emerging from their practices. Although located at a music university, we welcome practices relating to all arts. Have a look at the 2024 edition’s programme to get a sense of its scope.
What is the purpose of the Forum?
The Forum aims to foster exchange, stimulate dialogue across disciplines, and support a growing community engaged in artistic research.
What is the time frame of the symposium?
The symposium runs for three full days, beginning in the morning of Thu, 25 June 2026, and ending in the evening of Sat, 27 June 2026.
Are you planning to publish proceedings?
Yes. After the completion of the symposium, authors will be invited to contribute to the proceedings of the symposium, which will be published on the online Research Catalogue platform. This platform is well known in the Artistic Research community, and allows for text to be combined with audio-visual media. There is an editorial process to guide the development of the proceedings’ papers. Have a look at the 2024 edition’s proceedings to get a sense of its format.
Are you planning for a hybrid attendance?
No. All presentations take place in-situ at the GMPU in Klagenfurt.
Participation and Registration
What kind of contributions are most appropriate for the symposium?
The symposium’s overall frame is Artistic Research, so we will focus on submissions that deal with research done through artistic practice or with the help of artistic practice, where artistic positions or methods are integral part of the research. Artistic Research can and should contribute to reflection and theory building, so we do not exclude more classical academic presentation forms. A pairing of the submissions into panels will depend on the actual submissions, and we hope to obtain a rich interdisciplinary set of contributions. If your field of work is not directly in the arts, but in another subject area (which could be philosophy, anthropology, archeology, mathematics, you name it), it can still be relevant as long as discourse is identified that connects to the symposium’s theme/questions and methods or approaches used in artistic research.
Do I need to register to attend?
Yes. Registration is required, both for authors and audience, to manage the number of participants and to provide access to event materials. Registration will open after the call is closed and the submissions have been reviewed. For each presentation, at least one author must be present and registered. Co-authors must register if they wish to be present at the symposium as well.
Is there a participation fee?
Yes. There will be a moderate registration fee, and there will be a reduced fee if only attending a single day. We plan to provide limited financial support to authors who are not institutionally affiliated or whose home institution does not sponsor conference travels.
Submitting Proposals
How can I submit a proposal?
Proposals can be submitted via e-mail through a PDF form, including a description, a short bio, and any relevant supporting material. During the period of the Open Call, the details and form are available from the main page.
What are the selection criteria?
Submissions are peer-reviewed (single-blind) and selected based on relevance, clarity of proposal and methods, originality, and their contribution to the field of artistic research, respecting the different levels of experience according to the authors’ career stages. We also wish to represent a broad spectrum of practices and disciplines, and we aim for diversity among the selected presentations (e.g. gender balance).
What formats are accepted?
The submission form allows you to choose among a range of formats, including lecture-like presentations, lecture-performances, case studies, workshops, screenings, and hybrid or experimental formats. It is also possible to combine a performance or exhibit of practices at different allocated times with a plenary presentation.
Venues and Logistics
Where will the Forum take place?
The 2026 edition’s main venue is the Neuer Saal of the GMPU Concert House, and a second venue is quARtier, the GMPU’s artistic research space. An additional platform is provided by the kärnten.museum. See venue for more details.
Are the venues accessible?
Yes. All venues are equipped with elevators and are accessible via wheelchair. Please contact us for specific requirements.
How long is each presentation?
The standard presentation slot is 30 minutes including Q&A. Depending on the format chosen, the authors have between 10 and 20 minutes to present their project.
What is the symposium’s language?
The symposium is held in English, although the 2026 theme suspended in language? obviously allows for the experimental and polyglot use of language.
Materials and Documentation
Will participants receive a certificate?
A digital certificate of participation (authors or audience) will be available upon request. Accepted authors can also ask for a letter-of-invitation ahead of the event, should they need it to secure their funding.
Will the Forum produce any publication or documentation?
All abstracts will be published as a booklet (also available as download). The proceedings online publication will be based on a second call for interest and editorial process that follows the symposium. Authors are free to record their own presentations, and we may make selected recordings available with permission of the authors. Audience will be asked for consent to have their photos taken in the general photographic documentation of the event.
Technical Requirements
What technical equipment is available on-site?
The main venue provides standard presentation equipment (projector and screen, audio system, and basic connections). Authors receive information ahead of time. If a project has specific technical requirements, we advise to communicate them well in the submission form, and the symposium team will then discuss the tech riders with the authors once the programme is complete. Limited technical equipment (speakers, microphones, lights, rubber mats, pillows, …) can be provided for performance or exhibition elements, and we may provide limited financial support for the material implementation of the contributions.
In what format should I prepare my presentation?
Authors will receive detailed information ahead of the event.
Contact
Who can I contact for further questions?
For any inquiries, please write to us at: info@forum-artistic-research.net. We speak English, German, and Italian.