Twentieth International Conference on the Arts in Society: The Art of Hospitality
May 28–30, 2025
Center for the Arts in Society, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, + Online
The Twentieth International Conference on the Arts in Society offers an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of 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. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
The Twentieth International Conference on the Arts in Society features research addressing the following annual themes and special focus.
2025 Special Focus—The Art of Hospitality
- 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