Ai in Art Practices and Research Conference 2026
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Call for Abstracts: AI in Art Practices and Research Conference
UNATC Bucharest, 18-20 November 2026
Deadline: 25 September 2026
𝗪𝗲𝗯: cinetic.arts.ro/en/evenimente/ai-conference-2026
Overarching provocation: 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁!
We invite original research and practice-as-research contributions exploring artificial intelligence in the cultural and creative sectors (performing arts, film, new media, game design, visual arts, architecture, literature, and related fields). Interdisciplinary approaches from technology, health, philosophy, digital humanities, and beyond are welcome.
Confirmed keynote speakers include:
— 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹 Ö𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻 (Uppsala University) – 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙮𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜
— 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘇 (ZKM | Karlsruhe) – 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙍𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢? 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨
— 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 (UAL Creative Computing Institute) – 𝘼𝙄 𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡
— 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶 (University of the Arts London) – 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 = 𝘼𝙧𝙩 × 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨
Subthemes include:
— AI takeover? The human value of creativity, art, and culture
— AI as creative partner – methods, workflows, and production ecosystems
— Ethical AI for all – responsible, culturally sensitive, and sustainable practices
— The healing powers of art and AI – well-being, support, and therapy
— Widening accessibility and participation through AI
— AI in research and education (especially in the arts)
— Performers – robots, embodied AI, virtual agents, and the human body
— Designing with AI – architecture, scenography, costumes, avatars, and extended realities
— AI in relation to memory and heritage – restoration, alteration, datasets, curation, and archiving
𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿
25 September 2026 – Abstract submission deadline (extended)
1–14 October 2026 – Peer review
15 October 2026 – Notification of acceptance
15 November 2026 – Extended abstract deadline
18–20 November 2026 – Conference
𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
Title
Abstract (200–250 words)
Bio (50–100 words) with institutional affiliation
Illustrations or links (if applicable)
𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺: https://forms.gle/tvL9YhLCmeXL2YHA8
Selected papers/extended abstracts will be considered for subsequent publication.
All presentations will be held in English.
Should any students, colleagues or fellow travellers on the AI/Art frontier find our provocation tempting, please share this call with them.
For enquiries, contact [email protected]
We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to Bucharest.
UNATC Bucharest, 18-20 November 2026
Deadline: 25 September 2026
𝗪𝗲𝗯: cinetic.arts.ro/en/evenimente/ai-conference-2026
Overarching provocation: 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁!
We invite original research and practice-as-research contributions exploring artificial intelligence in the cultural and creative sectors (performing arts, film, new media, game design, visual arts, architecture, literature, and related fields). Interdisciplinary approaches from technology, health, philosophy, digital humanities, and beyond are welcome.
Confirmed keynote speakers include:
— 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹 Ö𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻 (Uppsala University) – 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙮𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜
— 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘇 (ZKM | Karlsruhe) – 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙍𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢? 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨
— 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 (UAL Creative Computing Institute) – 𝘼𝙄 𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡
— 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶 (University of the Arts London) – 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 = 𝘼𝙧𝙩 × 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨
Subthemes include:
— AI takeover? The human value of creativity, art, and culture
— AI as creative partner – methods, workflows, and production ecosystems
— Ethical AI for all – responsible, culturally sensitive, and sustainable practices
— The healing powers of art and AI – well-being, support, and therapy
— Widening accessibility and participation through AI
— AI in research and education (especially in the arts)
— Performers – robots, embodied AI, virtual agents, and the human body
— Designing with AI – architecture, scenography, costumes, avatars, and extended realities
— AI in relation to memory and heritage – restoration, alteration, datasets, curation, and archiving
𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿
25 September 2026 – Abstract submission deadline (extended)
1–14 October 2026 – Peer review
15 October 2026 – Notification of acceptance
15 November 2026 – Extended abstract deadline
18–20 November 2026 – Conference
𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
Title
Abstract (200–250 words)
Bio (50–100 words) with institutional affiliation
Illustrations or links (if applicable)
𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺: https://forms.gle/tvL9YhLCmeXL2YHA8
Selected papers/extended abstracts will be considered for subsequent publication.
All presentations will be held in English.
Should any students, colleagues or fellow travellers on the AI/Art frontier find our provocation tempting, please share this call with them.
For enquiries, contact [email protected]
We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to Bucharest.
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