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1^st International Conference
Methodological and Cognitive Aspects of Visual Arts

Date: 27–29^th September 2023

Venue: The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, Audiovisual Room (410)

Organizer: The Doctoral School of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław

The Doctoral School of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław invites you to participate in the 1^st International Conference titled: Methodological and Cognitive Aspects of Visual Arts, which will take place between the 27^th and 29^th of September 2023, in Wroclaw, Poland.

The conference's primary goal is to compare research methods and practices within art and science. We focus here mainly on visual art, understood as a vast domain which includes such fields as fine art, design, and art theory. However, speakers who wish to refer to other art disciplines like music or theatre are also welcome if their interests align with the topics of the conference panels.

During the sessions, we will consider various approaches to characterizing the research process within art, examining methods like "artistic research" or "art-based research." A wide range of issues concern the relationship between art and science, including methodological comparisons (similarities and differences) and the indication of potential fields for interdisciplinary cooperation. We will also follow the current discussion regarding the influence of artificial intelligence on art. Finally, we will consider the importance of image and visual imagination (stimulated by art) in scientific discovery, education and the popularization of science. As the conference is organized by The Doctoral School, one of the panels will be dedicated to the forms of organization of doctoral education in art. In addition, the artistic projects of PhD candidates will be presented in short form (using the Pecha Kucha method) during separate sessions.

Panel topics:

1. Methodological approaches to research in art

• substantive scope and description of the field
• nomenclature: artistic research, art-based research, research as an artistic practice.

2. Selected aspects of the relationships between art and science

• methodological comparison, synergies, fields of cooperation, interdisciplinarity,
• influence of artificial intelligence on art (benefits and risks),
• cognitive role of visual imagination in scientific discovery, education and popularization of science.

3. Doctoral education in art

• strategies, programs, administration,
• short presentations of artistic projects by PhD candidates.

The final number and arrangement of panels depends on the submitted applications and will be announced by the end of July 2023.

Scientific Committee:

• prof. Wojciech Pukocz (ASP Wrocław)
• prof. Adam Jezierski (University of Wrocław)
• Amy Karle (Independent Artist, SF USA)
• prof. Ryszard W. Kluszczyński (University of Łódź)
• prof. Lambert Wiesing (University of Jena)
• prof. Artur Tajber (ASP Kraków)
• prof. Piotr Zieliński (Polish Academy of Sciences Kraków)
• dr hab. Dominika Sobolewska (ASP Wrocław)
• dr hab. Jakub Jernajczyk (ASP Wrocław)

Organizing Committee:

• Jakub Jernajczyk – chairman
• Marta Włodarczyk
• Aleksandra Zaczek
• Edyta Linek
• Iwona Matkowska

The 1^st International Conference Methodological and Cognitive Aspects of Visual Arts is a part of the implementation of the project "Comprehensive Internationalization of the Doctoral School at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław" (STER), co-financed by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA).

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