Social Economy Europe invites students to submit original short film or visual design by 2nd April 2027 at 23:59 CET to showcase their work in Lisbon and join Europe's next generation of of social economy changemakers. 

Background

Young people are key actors in shaping a more sustainable, inclusive and democratic present and future. At the same time, awareness of the social economy among younger generations remains limited despite its key role to addressing social, environmental and economic challenges across Europe.

To bridge this gap, Social Economy Europe is launching the Social Economy Awards 2027 under the theme "Youth creating the present and the future of the Social Economy". The initiative seeks to engage young students (18-30) from across Europe in interpreting, communicating and promoting the social economy through creative disciplines. Participants can work alone or in teams.

What is the social economy?

The social economy is an economic approach that puts people and the planet first, supports social inclusion, strengthens communities, answers local needs, and contributes to more democratic and resilient societies. It delivers solutions to social, environmental and economic challenges through organisations and enterprises that prioritise collective benefit over profit maximisation, reinvest all or most of the profits and surpluses to further pursue their social and/or environmental objectives, and are governed through democratic and participatory decision-making processes. By ensuring that both wealth creation and decision-making serve the common good, the social economy contributes to greater economic and social justice.

The awards have three categories and participants can work alone or in teams:

Category 1: Short film award

For students in cinema, audiovisual production, journalism, and animation.

Task: Create a short film (3-5 minutes) showing how the social economy contributes to a fairer, greener and more inclusive future.

Formats allowed:

• Documentary
• Fiction
• Animation
• Experimental

Prize:

• Presentation and screening at the Awards Ceremony in Lisbon.
• Trip to Lisbon to attend the ceremony.
• Attendance to high level event on social economy in Lisbon.

Category 2: Graphic design and visual identity award

For design, illustration and visual communication students.

Task: Design a visual that explains the social economy.

Formats allowed:

• Poster
• Illustration
• Infographics
• Graphic design
• Comic

Prize:

• Presentation and showing at the Awards Ceremony in Lisbon.
• Trip to Lisbon to attend the ceremony.
• Attendance to high level event on social economy in Lisbon.

Rules and deadline

• Submissions must be original works created by the participants, who must hold all necessary rights to the content, without infringing the intellectual property rights of third parties.
• AI-generated content is prohibited. Any submission found to have been fully generated using AI tools will be disqualified from the competition.
• The content must be produced in English.
• By participating in the competition, participants grant Social Economy Europe the right to showcase, reproduce and disseminate the submitted works for noncommercial communication and promotional purposes, with full acknowledgement of the authors.
• Items must be submitted no later than April 2nd 2027 at 23:59 CET at contact@socialeconomy.eu.org

For any questions, please contact Social Economy Europe at: contact@socialeconomy.eu.org

Read their full call here>

In conversation, Adrian Shaughnessy and Astrid Stavro will explore the evolving role of book design, joined by MagCulture founder Jeremy Leslie, who will offer his perspective on the current state of magazine and periodical design.

Together, they will monitor the health of editorial design at a moment of technological and cultural change. This talk will cover the state of editorial design in today's publishing landscape, and why the discipline is attracting heightened interest from students, young designers and established practitioners.

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We are pleased to share news from our member institution in Ukraine that on 18 June 2026, the Lviv National Academy of Arts held rectoral elections, and the academic community has voted to re-elect Vasyl Kosiv for a second term.

The vote reflected a strong institutional consensus - 270 members of the academy community took part (88.82% of eligible voters), with Vasyl Kosiv receiving the support of 260 participants, representing 85.53% of the total electorate. Voters included academic and teaching staff, students, and administrative personnel.

Vasyl Kosiv has led LNAA since 2022. A Doctor of Art History, professor, designer and researcher, he graduated from the Lviv Academy of Arts and has been part of its faculty since 1998. His career has spanned academia and public life on both sides of the Atlantic - he taught at Kansas State University and worked at the National Design Museum in New York, held a Fulbright fellowship at Columbia University, and served as Deputy Mayor of Lviv for Humanitarian Affairs from 2006 to 2013. He is also the author of a monograph on Ukrainian identity in graphic design during the Soviet period.

Looking ahead, the academy’s priorities for the coming years include strengthening its international presence as a centre for art, design and art history education, deepening LNAA’s role as an expert institution in shaping cultural and arts education policy, and continuing to build a contemporary learning and research environment for students and staff alike.

We congratulate Vasyl Kosiv on his re-election and look forward to continued collaboration.

You can read more about the re-election here in Ukrainian.

Раді поділитися новиною від нашого інституційного члена в Україні: 18 червня 2026 року у Львівській національній академії мистецтв відбулися ректорські вибори, і академічна спільнота переобрала Василя Косіва на другий термін.

Голосування засвідчило широкий інституційний консенсус — участь у ньому взяли 270 представників спільноти академії (88,82% від загальної кількості виборців), з яких 260 підтримали кандидатуру Василя Косіва, що становить 85,53% від загального електорату. Серед виборців були науково-педагогічні працівники, студенти та адміністративний персонал.

Василь Косів очолює ЛНАМ з 2022 року. Доктор мистецтвознавства, професор, дизайнер і дослідник, він закінчив Львівську академію мистецтв і входить до складу її викладацького колективу з 1998 року. Його кар'єра поєднує академічну та громадську діяльність по обидва боки Атлантики — він викладав у Канзаському державному університеті, працював у Національному музеї дизайну в Нью-Йорку, був стипендіатом програми Фулбрайта в Колумбійському університеті, а у 2006–2013 роках обіймав посаду заступника міського голови Львова з гуманітарних питань. Він також є автором монографії про українську ідентичність у графічному дизайні радянського періоду.

Серед пріоритетів академії на найближчі роки — зміцнення міжнародної присутності як центру освіти в галузі мистецтва, дизайну та історії мистецтва, поглиблення ролі ЛНАМ як експертної інституції у формуванні політики в сфері культурної та мистецької освіти, а також подальша розбудова сучасного освітнього й дослідницького середовища для студентів і співробітників.

Вітаємо Василя Косіва з переобранням і з нетерпінням очікуємо на подальшу співпрацю.

Детальніше про переобрання ректора можна прочитати українською тут. 

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) is delighted to announce the outstanding achievements of two Bachelor of Music (Honours) Year 1 students from the School of Music at the UCSI University 7th International Piano Festival and Competition, held in Malaysia. Lan Rayming was awarded First Prize in the Young Artist Category; while Jetthew Lee Paak-Yu secured Third Prize in the same category and was also honoured with the Best Étude Award.

The competition brought together participants from around the world and was adjudicated by a distinguished panel of experienced international pianists. Amid intense competition, both students distinguished themselves with exceptional performances, reflecting HKAPA’s excellence and its sustained commitment to nurturing young musical talent.

Bachelor of Music (Honours) Programme at HKAPA

The Bachelor of Music (Honours) programme offered by the Academy’s School of Music is a four-year full-time undergraduate degree designed for secondary school graduates who meet the entry requirements and aspire to pursue professional training in music performance or composition. The programme aims to equip students with advanced professional skills in performance and creative practice, enabling them to achieve a high level of artistic excellence. At the same time, it strengthens their understanding of music history, theory, and related cultural and artistic disciplines. The curriculum also emphasises the development of critical thinking, creativity, and artistic judgment, while fostering an awareness of the roles and responsibilities of musicians in society.

Learn more about the programme here.

About Dream Stream

The exhibition, Dream Stream, at the China Pavilion at BIENNALE ART 2026, the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia opened on May 8. It is hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, with the Art Museum of the China Academy of Art (CAA) serving as the curatorial institution. Led by Professor Yu Xuhong, President of CAA and Director of CAA Art Museum, the curatorial team reveal the Eastern cultural lineages in the digital age.

Dream Stream (Mengxi) takes its name from Dream Stream Essays (Mengxi Bitan) by Shen Kuo, a scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty. Completed in the eleventh century, the Dream Stream Essays documents, in a notebook style, its author’s observations and reflections on the myriad phenomena of the natural world. It contains some of the earliest accounts of scientific phenomena such as the camera obscura and supernova explosions, alongside refined critiques of painting, calligraphy, and poetry. This mode of “observing things to investigate their underlying principles”, together with a cosmological vision of the “unity between humanity and the universe”, constitutes the distinctive intellectual and spiritual texture of the essay collection.

Titled Dream Stream, the China Pavilion takes stream as its guiding metaphor and dream as its experiential horizon. In dialogue with the introspective tone of the Biennale’s overarching theme In Minor Keys, it unfolds a poetics of fluidity to articulate a conversation between Eastern philosophy and contemporary art. Forging the past and present into a living site of art-science symbiosis, the exhibition uses natural imagery as its foundational vocabulary and transmedia expression as its mode of inquiry, allowing traditional sensibilities to be revitalized in the digital age.

When the Chinese classical triad of “Firmament, Earth, and Human” is transforming into a new existential framework: “Firmament, Earth, Human and Algorithms”, what role does art play? The integration of art and science opens new frontiers for creation and points toward the future. Breaking through conventional boundaries, the exhibition brings together calligraphy, moving image, installation, digital narrative, and cutting-edge technologies, highlighting such compelling moments as the philosophy of light and shadow, the unity of mind and brush, the meditative gaze across long handscrolls, and the interconnection between heaven and earth.

Read more about Dream Stream here.

About BIENNALE ARTE 2026

The 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia – titled In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh – runs from Saturday 9 May to Sunday 22 November 2026 at the Giardini and Arsenale venues, in various locations across Venice and at Forte Marghera. With the full support of Koyo Kouoh’s family, La Biennale di Venezia decided to carry out her Exhibition. It will do so by following the project just as she conceived and defined it, with the purpose of preserving, enhancing and disseminating her ideas and the work she pursued.

Explore more about the exhibition through their brochure.

Royal College of Art invites you to their upcoming IN SESSION talk: Intimacies of Engagement with Illustration on 27 May 2026, 4pm BST. Free Online.

How might an image provoke senses of intimacy? How might these intimacies be intensified by various spaces or conditions of encounter? And how, within our own making practices, are we most closely involved with our images? In this conversation, The Graphic Novel Visual Storytelling tutors Andrzej Klimowski and Miguel Angel Valdivia, alongside illustrator and lecturer Zoë Taylor, will explore intimacy as a mode for sensing out the dynamics of prolonged attention within illustration practice.

Register your free place here.  

About CLUSTER. Symphony of Data

The Higgs boson, through light and sound in an interdisciplinary project that brings together art, technology, and science within a synergistic space

It will be presented to the public on May 23, on the occasion of the Europan Night of Museums 2026, at the Galleria Accademia Contemporanea of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma: CLUSTER. Symphony of Data, a data visualization and data sonification installation created by the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare together with the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma as part of EAR – Enacting Artistic Research, a project funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU. 

At the core of this original project—developed by experimental particle physicist Biagio Di Micco (Università degli Studi Roma Tre and INFN), by media artist Cristian Rizzuti and sound artist Riccardo Torresi, together with students from Roma Tre and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma—are the experimental data on the Higgs boson provided by the Atlas experiment, which operates at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva.

CLUSTER. Symphony of Data invites the public to take part in an immersive experience generated through the real-time processing and translation of data from the Atlas experiment. Presented through a combination of lasers, video projections, and generative sound, events and numerical values are transformed into a visual and sonic composition in which the subatomic collisions that produce the Higgs boson are represented on a screen evoking a section of Atlas.

The resulting choreography of light, form, and sound reflects the complexity and beauty of particle physics. The viewer is drawn into an audiovisual narrative that oscillates between scientific precision and artistic sensitivity, between the order of data and the chaos of sensory interpretation. It is an open laboratory in which art and science meet and actively collaborate in shaping new ways of seeing reality, enhancing the encounter between different skills, sensibilities, and languages.

Preceding the inauguration of the installation, on May 22 at 5:00 PM, a public talk will be held in the Aula Magna dedicated to Lea Mattarella at the Academy on Via Ripetta. During this event, the project will be presented by the scientific coordinator of EAR – Enacting Artistic Research, Beatrice Peria, and the WP4 coordinator Dalma Frascarelli, together with the team behind CLUSTER—Biagio Di Micco for the scientific component, and Cristian Rizzuti, Riccardo Torresi, and Julian Alvarez for the artistic realization—who will provide a scientific contextualization of Higgs boson physics and recount the process that led to its artistic interpretation.

Practical information

22–27 May 2026 – CLUSTER. Symphony of Data

May 22, 5:00 PM | Conference | Aula Magna “Lea Mattarella”

Followed by a visit to the data visualization and data sonification installation | Galleria Contemporanea

May 23, 7:00–11:00 PM | Galleria Accademia Contemporanea

On the occasion of the Europan Night of Museums, the installation will be open to visitors from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

May 25–27, 4:00–7:00 PM | Galleria Accademia Contemporanea

Installation visits

Free admission

Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma – Via Ripetta, 222

ELIA is an associate partner of:

Italian projects funded by NextGenerationEU

ELIA is proud to support its Italian members’ Artistic Research projects funded by the NextGenerationEU Funds for the period 2024-2026. These projects are crucial opportunities to solidify the recognition of, and infrastructure for Artistic Research in Italy.

The Enacting Artistic Research (EAR) project aims to leverage research as a strategic tool for the internationalisation of Higher Education for Art, Music and Dance (AFAM).

EAR focuses on three main objectives: integrating art and science by promoting the use of advanced technologies to enhance cultural heritage in a global context; fostering international collaborations between AFAM and scientific institutions to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and methodologies; and increasing accessibility to cultural heritage by using technology, overcoming both physical and digital barriers.

Partners: Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Florence Academy of Fine Arts, Conservatory of Music Santa Cecilia, ‘Alfredo Casella’ Conservatoire of Music, National Institute of Nuclear Physics, and Marche Polytechnic University.

An event presented in collaboration by EIT Culture & Creativity and the World Cities Culture Forum, uniting ongoing collaboration among City Architects from around the world during the UIA World Congress of Architects in Barcelona, 2026. Either June 30th or July 1st. Fill in Expression of Interest here by 18 May 2026 and contribute to the development of a Community of Learning and Practice.

Practical information

The gathering will take place alongside the UIA World Congress of Architects, taking place in Barcelona from June 28th – July 2nd 2026. The City Architects Lab – UIA Collateral Event will be held as a half-day session within this period, either on June 30th or July 1st. It will include a workshop session followed by networking activities. The exact date will be confirmed as soon as possible.

The UIA World Congress in Barcelona 2026 brings together thousands of practicing architects from around the world, creating a unique and timely opportunity to unite and strengthen an international Community of Learning and Practice around shared challenges and values. In collaboration with the World Cities Culture Forum, EITCulture & Creativity is hosting a workshop that invites City Architects into a space to venture in the New European Bauhaus framework through facilitated exchange, peer learning and collaborative reflection. The workshop will provide a space to identify implementation barriers, as well as best practices, and strengthen connections among professionals actively driving urban transformation on the ground. 

Objectives

By engaging directly with those who shape the lived environment at the municipal level, the gathering aims to empower City Architects in translating the New European Bauhaus values of sustainability, beauty and inclusion into tangible professional and policy practice insights. Through focused discussion and cross-city exchange, participants will examine the operational and governance challenges that occur in project design and policy implementation. Joining this initiative represents the first step toward building an international Community of Learning and Practice dedicated to ensure that the principles of the New European Bauhaus remain grounded, relevant and actionable and that they find meaningful expression across diverse urban contexts worldwide.

How to join

We are currently at the Expression of Interest stage. This initiative is closely connected to leading Cities, Regions and Networks across Europe and beyond, whose role in shaping the lived environment is essential. We are therefore warmly reaching out to the Delegates of the Cities and Regions Network to identify City Architects in their network who may be interested in joining the Lab and contributing to the development of Community of Learning and Practice.

Fill in the Expression of Interest by 18 May 2026

Please note that this is a preliminary form and does not yet constitute an official invitation or a formal commitment. Its purpose is to understand interest and help us shape the next steps of the initiative with those who may take part.

In celebration of the 2026 UNESCO Arts Education Week this May, KACES is hosting an international symposium titled: "Exploring Methodologies for Measuring the Effects of Sustainable Arts Education." on May 21, 2026 | 13:30 – 17:00 (KST) at National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul, South Korea 

About

Following the adoption of the UNESCO Framework for Culture and Arts Education (2024) and the subsequent launch of its Implementation Guidance (2025), the global focus has shifted toward systematic, evidence-based evaluation of arts education. In response to the current global discourse, identifying and synthesising diverse impact measurement approaches has become essential to articulate the transformative value of arts education through a shared international perspective.

To support these efforts, the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service (KACES) will host the 2026 International Symposium in observance of the UNESCO Culture and Arts Education Week. Under the theme 'Exploring Methodologies for Measuring the Effects of Sustainable Arts Education,' the symposium will convene global experts to share multi-disciplinary research, including neuroscience and economic analysis. The event seeks to contextualise national and local initiatives within global frameworks, fostering a collaborative understanding of methodologies for assessing the transformative impact of arts education

Practical Information

Format: In-person event with global live streaming via the official KACES YouTube channel.

Participants: Approximately 200 distinguished guests, including international policymakers, government officials, academic researchers, and representatives from global cultural and educational institutions.

Language: Presentations will be delivered in Korean or English. (Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.)

Programme

13:30-13:40 Opening Ceremony  

Session 1: Why Measure the Effects of Arts Education? The Necessity of International Norms and Standardized Outcome Measurement

13:40-14:10 Comparative Analysis of Arts Education Effects Across 60 UNESCO Countries and the Necessity of Building a Global Indicator System by Anne Bamford (Adjunct Professor, University of Sydney)

14:10-14:40 Current Status and Cases of Arts Education Effect Measurement Systems in Europe: Policy Implications Based on Empirical Data Analysis by Susanne Keuchel (President, ENO)

14:40-15:10 Current Status and Achievements of Arts Education Effect Analysis Research in Korea: Potential for Connection with International Discourse and Future Tasks by Kim Jooly (KACES)

15:10-15:30 Break

Session 2: How to Read Invisible Effects? Diverse Methodologies for Measuring the Effects of Arts Education

15:30-16:00 [Korea] Empirical Analysis Results of Arts Education Effects Based on Brain/Neuroscience by Kim Bung-nyun (Professor, SNU)

16:00-16:30 [USA] Measurement Results of Social and Emotional Competency Changes Through Arts Education by Daniel Bowen (Professor, Texas A&M)

16:30-17:00 [Italy] Methodology and Results of Calculating the Economic Value of Arts Education and early insights of the TOWCHED Project by Valeria Pica (Researcher, IULM)

17:00-17:30 [Panel Discussion] Proving the Value for Sustainable Arts Education by All Speakers

Find out more about 2026 International Symposium on Arts and Cultural Education on their website.

NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti announces its second open call for educators, artists, designers, and professionals to participate in the upcoming workshop and intensive activities week (30th November – 4th December 2026) at the Milan Campus. Language: English.

Proposal deadline: 22 May 2026. The selected workshops will be announced on 10 June 2026.

About

This initiative seeks to foster an exchange of artistic pedagogies, innovative teaching methodologies, and cross-cultural perspectives within art and design fields education.

They invite lecturers, academics, professionals, artists across various artistic disciplines to contribute their expertise to their community.

Their workshops and intensive activities aim to enrich their educational landscape through diverse approaches to art and design making, creating meaningful connections between international art educators and their Academy.

Some workshop activities will be presented by the NABA Visual Arts Department and the Design and Applied Arts Department, while others will be selected through this open call, as they aim to embrace new opportunities and innovations.

Workshop details

• Language: English.

• Each workshop runs for two days during the week of Monday, November 30 to Friday, December 4, 2026.

• All activities take place exclusively in-person at their Milan campus.

• The workshop week is addressed to their final-year BA and MA students, who can choose whichever workshops they would like and outside their regular curriculum. It represents one of the most important and anticipated events of the year for their student community.

Proposal deadline: 22 May 2026

You can read the full call here.

About NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti)

NABA was founded with the aim of challenging the inflexibility of the traditional academic world, introducing new visions and experiments. It is an academy that is evolving by looking to the future to perceive the signs of change, welcoming the diversities of the contemporary world. NABA is not just a place of education guiding students to create their professional identity and personal expression. It is also a place of production, enabling students to experiment a plurality of experiences, thus acquiring independence in design, empowering them to consciously position themselves within the design scene and the international professional system.

Read more about NABA here.

It is with sadness that ELIA mourns the loss of Hjálmar Helgi Ragnarsson, who passed away on 13 March 2026.

Hjálmar Ragnarsson was an Icelandic composer and an important voice in the country’s contemporary music scene, whose work was recognised both in Iceland and internationally. He made a lasting contribution to higher arts education as an elected member of ELIA’s Representative Board (2012–2014), having been an active ELIA member since he became Rector of the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 1998. As Rector, he played a key role in shaping the institution, bringing together different artistic disciplines under a shared vision and helping to establish the Academy as a vital centre for arts education and cultural life in Iceland. Hjálmar also trained as an assessor for EQ-Arts.

He was a valued friend to ELIA and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.

Royal College of Art invites you to their upcoming IN SESSION talk 'What is at Stake?' on 19 May 2026 from 16:00 to 17:00 BST ONLINE.

In conversation, Contemporary Art Summer School course leader and performance artist  Dr Despina Zacharopoulou, alongside film director and visual artist Evi Kalogiropoulou, discuss on: What is at stake?: Exploring urgency, drive and the making of sense in contemporary art practice. What are the forces that feed and drive one’s practice in the studio? Where does an artwork’s urgency reside? How does meaning get manifested and grasped in contemporary art practice? 

Register your free spot here>

On 22 April (10:00-20:00), the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart will celebrate Earth Day for the third year with 80+ student-led eco-actions and projects. This year they open the academy to members of the public.

80+ Eco-actions/Projects include:

• 15 Actions

• 15 Activities

• 12 Exhibits

• 21 Installations

• 03 Performances

• 10 Public Talks

• 07 Workshops

You can find the full itinerary here.

Arts & Ecology Online Session: Climate Narratives Live-stream

As a collaboration with ABK Earth Day, ELIA Arts & Ecology Online Session on Climate Narratives will be live-streamed at 13:00-15:00 CEST. The session explores how artistic and visual practices can critically engage with and reshape dominant narratives of climate change, rebuild trust and public engagement. The presentations are followed by a discussion in which participants in the online session are encouraged to share their thoughts and experiences on the topic.

Find out more about the Arts & Ecology Online Session here.

On ABK Earth Day please:

• Wear an item/s of blue clothing to show your support

• Bring your families and friends

• Join the award ceremony at 5 p.m.

• Bring clothing and books to swap

You can find the map here.

About Earth Day

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated worldwide since 1970 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Initiated in 2024, ABK Earth Day is a day of student-led actions and projects continuing to raise environmental awareness at the academy. This year we open our doors to the public, with special focus on school groups.

Read more about ABK Earth Day 2026 here.

HEAD at the Milano Design Week 2026 No One Sees Them Like We Do. Notes on Animal Interiors. Exhibition from April 20 to 26, 2026, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Alcova Baggio Military Hospital Complex Via Giovanni Labus 15, 20147 Milano .

About the exhibition

No One Sees Them Like We Do: Notes on Animal Interiors brings the vision of the MAIA program to Milan Design Week 2026 through six animal characters placed inside familiar and unexpected interior spaces. Moving between homes, cities, and planetary environments, the project invites visitors to see interiors from non-human points of view and rethink how spaces are shared. It reflects MAIA’s interest in ecology, coexistence, and new ways of living together. MAIA (Master in Interior Architecture) at HEAD – Genève is a two-year graduate program that explores interior design at the intersection of space, ecology, and media, preparing designers to address today’s environmental and social challenges.

Read the full description here.

About HEAD – Genève, Geneva University of Art and Design

Created in 2006 from the merger of two prestigious schools, the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the Haute École d’Arts Appliqués, HEAD – Genève draws on a rich cultural and artistic heritage to nurture young creative talent nationally and internationally. Renowned for the quality of its bachelor's and master's degrees in Fine Arts, Cinema, Interior Architecture, Space and Communication, Visual Communication as well as Fashion and Accessory Design, it has established itself as one of the leading schools of art and design in Europe.

Read more about the university here.

Open call for International PhD Research and Creative Residency. Deadline for submission: 31 May 2026

About the residency

This residency is designed for doctoral researchers pursuing research-creation work. It is primarily aimed at international candidates and was developed as an extension of the RADIAN doctoral programme.

Open to PhD candidates from international Higher Education institutions, this six-month residency offers a supportive environment for artistic production, critical experimentation, and reflective practice. Participants are invited to develop their research through dialogue with diverse methodologies, practices, and conceptual frameworks, while immersing themselves in a dynamic ecosystem of pedagogy, academic and artistic exchange.

The residency also fosters intellectual and trans-disciplinary dialogue within the school, enhancing the circulation of ideas and practices across international contexts, and actively supporting doctoral trajectories at the intersection of research and creation. At the end of the six-month residency, the PhD candidate is invited to conceive and curate an exhibition at ésadhar. Designed as a critical platform for the public dissemination of their research, the exhibition also acts as a pedagogical intervention that renders visible the experimental, trans-disciplinary, and situated methodologies developed throughout the residency. The exhibition will be accompanied by a publication, contributing to the dissemination of the work within the scientific and artistic communities, as well as to a broader audience.

Deadline for submission: 31 May 2026

Consult the full call for applications here.

About ésadhar

The ésadhar is committed to building a study and work environment that respects the well-being of all and is based on the values of equality, parity, and diversity. These fundamental principles translate into the fight against exclusion and violence in all its forms, particularly regarding sexual orientation, gender identity, and people with disabilities. The ésadhar  has implemented a system of information, awareness-raising, mobilisation, and training for all students and staff of the institution to effectively combat discrimination.

Read more about esadhar in French here.

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts has once again ranked 10th in the 2026 QS World University Rankings for Performing Arts and 1st in Asia.

Remarks by council chairman, Mr Symon Wong and director of the academy, Professor Anna CY Chan

Mr Symon Wong, Council Chairman of the Academy, remarked, “The Academy remains one of the world’s leading centres of excellence in delivering outstanding performing arts education and advancing international cultural exchange. This recognition affirms our long-standing commitment to nurturing the next generation of performing arts talent and reflects the dedication of our entire community. It also reinforces the ‘Study in Hong Kong’ brand and underscores Hong Kong’s growing reputation as a world-class higher education destination. We are sincerely grateful to the Government for its unwavering support and look forward to deepening partnerships with our stakeholders to further advance arts education, preserve cultural heritage, and contribute to Hong Kong’s role as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange. I believe the Academy will continue to set new benchmarks in artist training and pioneer innovative approaches to teaching and learning.” 

Professor Anna CY Chan, Director of the Academy, added, “As Hong Kong’s only higher education institution dedicated to the performing arts, the Academy is greatly encouraged by this recognition, which affirms the strength of our interdisciplinary programmes across Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. The ranking not only reflects our steadfast commitment to excellence but also reinforces our leadership in Asia and across the Greater Bay Area and the Mainland. It provides strong impetus for our next phase of development, including the Northern Metropolis campus. In alignment with the National 15th Five-Year Plan, we will continue to nurture high-calibre cultural talent, promote Chinese culture, strengthen regional and international collaboration, and advance high-quality growth and deeper national integration. We are grateful for the continued support of the Government, the Academy Council, and our community as we further contribute to the development of the cultural and creative industries.”

About The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), established by The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Ordinance in 1984, is a world-leading higher education institution for the performing arts. It provides professionally-oriented undergraduate education and postgraduate studies in Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. Its educational philosophy reflects the cultural diversity of Hong Kong with an emphasis on Chinese and Western traditions, and interdisciplinary learning. 

Read more about the academy here.

Come and see how Take Care, the first-ever EU project on mental health and well-being in circus arts, is moving forward on 2 May 2026 (9:30-16:30 followed by performances) at Circusstad festival, Rotterdam (NLD)

Register for conference + lunch here

Register for conference without lunch here

Discover the initial results of the survey conducted by Codarts researchers with 17 partner schools, hear artists share their professional journeys and experiences with mental health challenges, and much more.

The Take Care project is run by FEDEC and is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Commission

Programme

Take Care Conference Part 1 - Codarts Kruisplein

09:30 | Walk in & coffee

10.00 | Opening Valentina Barone

10:15 | Keynote Stephanie Hulsebosch, Head of Education & Innovation at Codarts

11:10 | Workshop Jorrit Terpstra, Performance Psychologist at Codarts

12:10 | Presentation of the first results of the Take Care survey Rogier van Rijn, Associate Professor at Codarts 12.30 | Lunch CircoBistro

13.30 | Cristian Boscheri - Pleaser (première) Theater Rotterdam Optional, register here.

Take Care Conference Part 2 - Codarts Kruisplein

14:45 | Roundtable With Frédérique Cournoyer Lessard, Cristian Boscheri, Alice Davies & Laura Murphy, moderated by Valentina Barone

15:40 | Introduction and screening of “my own box” Short movie by Filip Jacobson with Alice Rende.

16:00 | Closing

16:30 | Cocktail Circo Bistro

Performances (optional)

17:00 | Codarts Circus Arts 3ʳᵈ year’s group performance (NLD): C3: Pink Horizons 17:00 | Marica Marinoni & Jef Everaert (ITA/BEL): In Difference

20:00 | Gravity & Other Myths (AUS): The Mirror

You can find more information about the conference here.

About FEDEC

They are an international network for professional circus education with 86 members. Since 1998, their aim is to support the development and evolution of training, teaching and creation in the field of circus arts.

They invest ourselves every day to meet the missions and objectives of the network: enrich and develop circus arts education, represent their member schools at both European and international level, strengthen the links between the different training programmes and organisations, promote employability and synergies with the professional sector, facilitate international educational exchanges and European mobility, raise their members’ awareness of the EU’s political agenda, advocate for arts education at European level, raise their sector’s profile.

You can find more information about FEDEC here.

Textile Intersections 2026 call for papers and call for exhibition proposals (both deadlines: 20 April 2026 according to AoE timezone) are now open.

TEXTILE INTERSECTIONS is a multi-day conference, doctoral consortium, and exhibition organised by the Interdisciplinary Textiles Special Interest Group of the Design Research Society.

Textile Intersections 2026 will be hosted by the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London and will take place in South Kensington, London, UK.  

Schedule

• Wednesday, 16 September – Doctoral Consortium
• Thursday – Friday, 17-18 September – Single-track conference with paper presentations
• Thursday, 17 September – Sunday, 20 September – A public exhibition of accepted works held alongside the conference. 

 Read full open call here.

About Interdisciplinary Textiles Special Interest Group

Their areas of interest are related to the conception, fabrication and the use of textiles, their contexts and conditions of manufacturing and consumption, where both STEM and humanities approaches are encouraged. Collaborative, interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary perspectives will aim to address the breadth of textiles: from materials and techniques to processes, from applications to social and industrial configurations, from historical to contemporary aspects related to textiles, from crafts to industrial textile design, as well as sustainable, aesthetic, and emotional aspects of textile design. The perspective they are adopting is that of textiles and textiles design, but also of their systems and ecosystems.

Read more about the SIG here.

Networking in Animation

Date: 11 March 2026
Time: 16:00 – 17:00 GMT
Online (Zoom)

Networking is something that creatives are always told to do but it can seem intimidating and unrealistically hard to people entering the professional space.

Networking in Animation is a conversation about how to approach this potentially scary career skill; breaking it down, talking about barriers and discussing the best ways to approach it in a way that feels authentic and meaningful.

In this conversation, Samantha Moore (Head of Programme, Animation MA) and Bunny Schendler (Introduction to Animation: Contexts and Process Course Leader), will speak with recent Animation RCA graduate Nour Khamis (Road Rage) and Animator and Director Louis Hudson (Dice Productions) about how they have built thriving communities and how these have developed into great opportunities in the world of animation.

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Exploring FUSE: a Revolution in Visual Languages

Date: 4 March 2026
Time: 16:00 – 17:00 GMT
Online (Zoom)

In this conversation, Adrian Shaughnessy (RCA Typography Short Course Leader) and Professor Neville Brody (RCA Design Without Masterclass Course Leader) will explore the historical significance of FUSE, the experimental publication on fonts and typography. Created by Neville Brody and Jon Wozencroft in 1990, it played a key role in pioneering the careers of many of today’s leading graphic designers.

They will discuss how the project’s legacy of radical experimentation continues to influence how we rethink and reimagine the languages we use today, moving typography beyond traditional meaning and into a post-semantic realm of expression.

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Designing Leadership in a World Changed by AI

Date: 5 March 2026
Time: 16:00 – 17:00 GMT
Online (Zoom)

Most organisations and individuals are still operating with structures and models designed pre-pandemic and pre-AI — tools that haven’t kept pace with today’s complexity, speed, and human demands.

This talk will explore what it truly takes to design the right conditions for leadership — so people can organise themselves mindfully, partner effectively with AI, create differentiated value through creativity, and lead change that delivers and lasts.

Join Marty Zalewski, Course Leader of the upcoming short course Leading with a Design Mindset for a World Changed by AI, in conversation with expert guest speakers Annette Giardina and Neil Pearse, moderated by Professor Emeritus Jeremy Myerson.

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