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Buckle up! ELIA Biennial 2026 is GOING OFF CENTRE...I'm excited for this one and all the out-there ideas it will bring to ArtEZ University of the Arts in Zwolle NL next November. The Call for Contributions is now open. 📢 📝

The ELIA Biennial 2026 is ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇ 🌀 Hosted by ArtEZ University of the Arts in Zwolle, NL, from 18 – 21 November 2026.     In volatile times, no centre is fixed or permanent. ELIA Biennial 2026 invites us to explore the act and art of decentring while embracing the tension this brings.   Across four days of workshops, experiments, panels, performances, presentations and artistic interventions, we will reposition the art school not by restoring a lost centre, but by reforming as a body of knowing: a living, breathing whole that resists being bricked in by definitions, dogmas, or hierarchies.    The Call for Contributions is now open 📣  Calling all artistic practitioners, performers, philosophers, researchers, educators, students, pedagogues, admin staff, technicians, leaders and makers!  We invite you to explore what forms of knowledge, practice, art and paradoxes emerge when we decentre dominant narratives, disrupt habitual hierarchies, and shift our attention toward the marginal, the local, the peripheral. Read the full call and visit https://lnkd.in/eJhnNpkP     Deadline: 16 January 2026 [elia, biennial, Zwolle, conference, call, open, art education, ArtEZ]

#ELIAinthefield 🌄    Our first #ELIAintheField takes us to Napoli, where Jørn Mortensen, ELIA Vice-President, delivered the opening keynote at the P+ARTS UNFRAMING KNOWLEDGE: Artistic Research Beyond Theory and Practice conference on the value and relevance of #ArtisticResearch. 💬 In his speech, “Why Artistic Research Meets the Criteria,” Jørn explained how different fields of knowledge become recognised domains, he charted how artistic research has developed as a concept, methodology, and set of standards, gaining legitimacy through institutions, research experts, and cultural acceptance.      Hosted by ELIA members NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti and ABANA - Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, this milestone event marked a significant moment for higher arts education in Italy.  Read the full article by Barbara Revelli, ELIA Head of Programmes 👇👇

The ELIA Leadership Symposium 2025 just wrapped up in Geneva, bringing together over 200 leaders from the higher arts education sector to exchange ideas, build collaborations, and shape the future of our institutions.    Now, we’re looking ahead to 2027 and inviting ELIA member institutions to nominate a host venue for the next edition!    Why host?  → Showcase your institution on an international stage  → Co-develop the event theme and curate a high-level programme with the ELIA Team  → Connect institutional leaders with the next generation of artists and thinkers Deadline: 15 December 2025    📄 Read the full call: https://lnkd.in/gjr7jkPY

Are you developing #Internationalisation strategies? Are you interested in driving collaboration in higher arts education? ELIA's PIE (Platform Internationalisation ELIA) Working Group is looking for four new members to join the group! Why join? → Exchange knowledge on how to internationalise effectively & ethically → Promote good practices in mobility, curricula & partnerships → Foster student & staff development through internationalisation This call is open to all the ELIA members who have expertise or a strong interest in this topic, regardless of their role. 📄Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eyVDWiw5 And save the date! The next in-person PIE Annual Meeting will be hosted by Vilniaus dailės akademija | Vilnius Academy of Arts in Vilnius, 3 - 5 June 2026. More will be announced soon!

Participate in ELIA's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) survey! The ELIA EDI Community Hub is creating a shared collection of good practices, a space to exchange effective EDI initiatives and frameworks from across our member institutions. Your input will help us:  → Learn from each other and build a stronger, more inclusive network  → Reflect on current challenges, especially in light of growing polarisation and geopolitical tensions  → Tailor future events and activities to better meet your needs and interests 🗳️ All responses are anonymous 📋 Take the survey and share it with everyone involved in EDI work across all roles: https://lnkd.in/eRHjWkKx  And while you’re here, a big thank you to everyone who submitted for the EDI Community Meeting 2026! We’ve received a record number of submissions and can’t wait to welcome you all in Barcelona at Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya - ESMUC, 11 - 13 March 2026. Registrations will open soon! https://lnkd.in/eHFZKZJZ

The gallery doors are open, step inside 🖼️ The ELIA Leadership Symposium in Geneva brought together arts leaders across all levels to exchange, challenge, and inspire through 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗬. 📸 View the photo album → https://lnkd.in/gZUzRyfE As you browse and (re)visit these moments, imagine your campus as the next meeting point for leadership exchange. Our call for nominations is now open - nominate your institution to host the ELIA Leadership Symposium 2027! https://lnkd.in/gjr7jkPY Can’t wait to meet again in person? Save the date < 11 - 13 March 2026 > for the EDI Community Meeting in Barcelona, hosted by Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya - ESMUC. Co-create the programme and share your proposal addressing the theme of accountability and power in arts education. https://lnkd.in/ggzFsvKf Photos by Laurent Fiorentino and Martino De Grandis

#ELIAMemberNews Discover new opportunities and celebrations from across the ELIA Community: 🧠 Conference – Unframing Knowledge: Artistic Research Beyond Theory and Practice NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti and ABANA - Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli present the first international conference on artistic research in Italy, 27–29 October 2025. 🎨 Open Call – Paradox European Fine Art Forum 2026, Dublin National College of Art & Design invites proposals for papers, workshops and performances for Paradox 2026. Deadline: 10 November 2025. 🔬 Conference – Art and Science: Thinking Outside the Box Academy of Performing Arts in Prague hosts an interdisciplinary conference, 18–20 November 2025, celebrating AMU’s 80th anniversary. 🎬 Call for Submissions – Si Cinéma #7 ésam Caen/Cherbourg invites art and film students to submit works for the 7th International Festival of Film in Art Schools. Deadline: 15 December 2025. 📚 Call for Papers – Journal of Law of the Arts and Entertainment The SIEDAS - Società Italiana Esperti di Diritto delle Arti e dello Spettacolo invites submissions for Issues 1 and 2 of 2025. Deadline: 30 January 2026 📖 New Publication – The Image by Proxy Dr.Marc Boumeester (ArtEZ University of the Arts, Netherlands) publishes a new open-access book on images, culture and ecology. Read the full updates on Member News 👉https://lnkd.in/esj_hnRC Are you an ELIA member? Share your updates with the wider community and reach out to us!

October at ELIA: project news, open calls and advocacy highlights – catch it all in our latest newsletter: ✦ Open calls: Nominate your institution to host the next Leadership Symposium, join the PIE working group, contribute to the EDI Community Meeting 2026  ✦ Discover our latest advocacy actions and developments  ✦ Catch up on project updates, including what the UAx team has been working on  ✦ and more! Read here: https://lnkd.in/eHfFJhg8 ➤ Not subscribed yet? Join our mailing list to stay in the loop: http://eepurl.com/hcBzvb 📷 Taken at the ELIA Leadership Symposium 2025 in Geneva by Laurent Fiorentino and Martino de Grandis

Call for Contributions – EDI Community Meeting 2026  Higher arts education prides itself on creativity and transformation, yet behind our institutions’ walls, deeply rooted hierarchies are at play. ELIA’s EDI Community Hub is calling on ELIA members to co-create the 2026 programme under the theme: 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Who holds power in arts education, who is excluded, and how do we respond both as individuals and as a collective body?  We invite proposals from students, educators, administrators, artists, and policymakers that explore accountability and power in arts education through critical, creative, or performative approaches. Formats include workshops, roundtables, performances, research, and collaborative initiatives. Submit your proposal by 27 October 2025: https://lnkd.in/eHFZKZJZ  Hosted by Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya - ESMUC, in Barcelona, Spain, from 11–13 March 2026, save the date!  [accountability, EDI, cultural practice, arts education, call, event, meeting]