20th International Conference on the Arts in Society

Location: Center for the Arts in Society, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
Dates: 28-30 May 2025

Founded in 2000, the Arts in Society Research Network offers an interdisciplinary forum for discussing 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. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.

Conference Themes and Special Focus

2025 Special Focus: The Art of Hospitality: Personal, Local, Global

Annual Themes

• Theme 1: Pedagogies of the Arts
• Theme 2: Arts Histories and Theories
• Theme 3: New Media, Technology, and the Arts
• Theme 4: The Arts in Social, Political, and Community Life