Society for Artistic Research

History

Objectives

• to promote the practices of artistic research done in and outside of academic institutions
• to facilitate co-operation and communication among those interested in artistic research
• to hold, or to participate in the holding of, conferences and meetings for the communication of artistic based knowledge, and to publicise and disseminate by other means knowledge and views concerning artistic research practices and results

Activities

• The society publishes the triannual Journal for Artistic Research, an international, online, open access and peer-reviewed journal for the identification, publication and dissemination of artistic research and its methodologies, from all arts disciplines.
• The society publishes the Research Catalogue, a searchable, documentary database of artistic research, to which anyone can contribute.
• The society awards the Annual Prize for Excellent Research Catalogue Exposition for innovative, experimental new formats of publications.
• The society hosts an annual convention consisting of a conference covering various specialist topics organised around a theme.

Current executive board (elected till)

• Florian Schneider, President
• Geir Strøm, Vice-President
• Jaana Erkkilä-Hill, Vice-President
• Angela Bartram
• Michaela Glanz
• Blanka Chládková,
• Esa Kirkkopelto
• Johan A. Haarberg, Executive Officer
• Jessica Kaiser, SAR Executive Consultant