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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Seventeenth International Conference on The Image, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Seventeenth International Conference on The Image, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
1st to 2nd October 2026
Singapore

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CALL FOR PAPERS
Place: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore + Online
Format: In-Person (Location) and Online (Asynchronous Content)
Dates: 1-2 October 2026
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PLENARY SPEAKERS
Yu Jin Seng, Director (Curatorial, Research & Exhibitions) and Senior Curator, National Gallery of Singapore, Singapore
Jesvin Yeo, Deputy Associate Provost (Strategy), Acting Chair (School of Art, Design and Media), Professor, School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Jackson Tan, Co-founder and Creative Director, BLACK Design, Singapore
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SPECIAL FOCUS: The Image as Advocate: Shaping Cultural Conversations
This year's special focus examines how visual media serve as agents of cultural dialogue, activism, and change, particularly within complex and pluralistic societies. Images do more than reflect the world; they intervene in it. Whether mobilised to document injustice, amplify marginalised voices, reframe dominant narratives, or inspire solidarity, images hold or possess the capacity to advocate. As technologies evolve and the circulation of images intensifies, so too does the need to critically assess how they shape public consciousness and cultural meaning. This conference invites an exploration of how visual forms, across analogue, digital, and emerging mediums, operate as tools of advocacy within their own cultural contexts and in dialogue with others, placing an emphasis on practices that are situated, responsive, and ethically engaged. We ask: What are the possibilities and limits of the image as advocate? How does visual advocacy operate across linguistic, societal and cultural thresholds? And what pedagogies, platforms, or ethics are needed to support such work? In gathering diverse voices, we aim to cultivate a conversation on how images not only represent but also actively shape the cultures from which they emerge.
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CONFERENCE THEMES
Theme 1: The Form of The Image
Theme 2: Image Work
Theme 3: The Image in Society
Theme 4: Creative and Cultural Technologies
Theme 5: Ordinary Practice and Collective Behaviors
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JOURNAL
The International Journal of the Image is a cross-disciplinary forum for interrogating the nature of the image and the processes of image-making in all their empirical, normative, and imaginative dimensions.
Serial Founded: 2011
ISSN: 2154-8560 (Print) ISSN: 2154-8579 (Online)
Publication Frequency: Biannually
Indexing: Art Abstracts (EBSCO), Art Full Text (EBSCO), Art Index (EBSCO), Art Source (EBSCO), Arts & Humanities Full Text (ProQuest), Psychology (Cabell's), The Australian Research Council (ARC)
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ABOUT US
Founded in 2010, The Image Research Network is brought together around a shared interest in the nature and function of image making and images. 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.
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RELATED CONFERENCES
We also offer related thematic events in our other Research Networks that you might be able to attend in-person. This way we build for our Research Network Members flexible, and at the same time resilient, spaces for communication, engagement, and participation.
View other Common Ground Research Networks conferences:



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3rd Canadian International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals 2026


3rd Canadian International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals 2026
28th to 29th October 2026
Toronto, Canada

Dear Colleague,

CALL FOR PAPERS

3rd CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 2026 (SDGs2026)
"Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice for a Sustainable Future"
October 28-29, 2026 - Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada

In-Person Conference

On behalf of the organizing committee, I am pleased to invite you to join the 3rd Canadian International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals 2026, which will be hosted at Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada on October 28-29, 2026. We are proud to share that the SDGs2026 conference has received approval as an International Event from IRCC, Government of Canada. 

The SDGs2026 is organized by Unique Conferences Canada in collaboration with the International Multidisciplinary Research Journal (ISSN2424-7073), a Canadian academic journal, for the third time. We look forward to welcoming participants from around the globe to engage in fruitful discussions and contribute to the advancement of sustainable development goals.

Papers presented at SDGs2026 and accepted for publication will undergo a double-blind peer review process and will be published in the International Multidisciplinary Research Journal (ISSN 2424-7073), a peer-reviewed, scholarly, open-access Canadian online journal. Each published paper will be assigned a DOI for greater visibility and recognition in scholarly indexes.

We invite you to submit an abstract along with your application. Your presentation could be under the following categories:
 
- Original Research Papers
- Published Articles
- Dissertations/PhD Theses
- Works In Progress/On Going Research
- Research Abstracts
- Project Proposals
- Case Studies
- Reports On Current issues aligned with the conference theme

CONFERENCE MAIN FOCUS (but not limited to)

- Accelerating Climate Action and Resilience

- Inclusive Economic Growth and Green Jobs

- Renewable Energy Innovation and Energy Equity

- Governance, Accountability, and SDG Implementation

-Gender Equality, Social Inclusion, and Human Rights

- Sustainable Cities, Infrastructure, and Communities

- Nature-Based Solutions, Agriculture, and Biodiversity

- Economy and Sustainable Consumption and Production

- Technology, Data, AI, and Innovation for SDGs

- Health, Well-Being, and Climate-Health Intersections

The registration for the SDGs2026 conference is now open and the early bird registration fee rate is available until March 15, 2026.


Abstract and Paper Submission Formats: https://uniqueca.com/downloads/  

Registration details: https://sdg.uniqueca.com/registration/  

Submit your application: https://sdg.uniqueca.com/application

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract Submission Deadline: August 15, 2026

Registration Deadline: August 30, 2026

It is advised to register as early as possible, if you need a visa to attend the SDG2026. 

We would highly appreciate it if you could forward this invitation to your colleagues who may be interested in joining the SDGs2026 conference.

We look forward to meeting you in Toronto.

Sincerely,

Dr. Prabhath Patabendi
Convener/Chair - SDGs2026



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2026 MIAMI BEACH International Academic Conference on Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting


2026 MIAMI BEACH International Academic Conference on Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting
6th to 7th June 2026
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, United States of America

Theme: Promoting Global Competitiveness, Innovation, and Sustainability

Organized by International Association of Applied Business Research - IAABR

DATES: June 6th -7th, 2026

PLACE:
Courtyard by Marriott Miami Beach – South Beach
1530 Washington Avenue
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, USA

DEADLINES:

FULL PAPERS - May 23, 2026. All full-paper submissions will be reviewed for publication in one of the double-blind, peer-refereed journals sponsoring the 2026 MIAMI BEACH Conference on Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting or the refereed Conference Proceedings with ISBN number. The authors of these articles will receive their publications in person while still attending the IAABR Conference in Miami Beach (one copy per a registered participant will be provided free of charge).

ABSTRACTS - MAY 28, 2026. The authors of all accepted abstracts will have the chance to PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH IN PROGRESS at the Miami Beach Conference which will also give them the OPPORTUNITY to submit their COMPLETED PAPERS by OCTOBER 1st, 2026, in order to be considered for a journal publication.

REGULAR REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2026

The regular registration fee is $385, and it includes: 1) the popular IAABR 2 FOR 1 ADVANTAGE: 2 OPPORTUNITIES: an OPPORTUNITY to PUBLISH your accepted paper or abstract in a PEER-REFEREED PUBLICATION with ISSN or ISBN number issued by the Library of the Congress + an OPPORTUNITY to PRESENT the results of your work at an INTERNATIONAL FORUM for 1 LOW FEE; 2) one printed issue of the journal or proceedings CD containing your paper; 3) an official certificate for international conference participation; 4) the conference luncheon, receptions, coffee breaks and keynote address; 5) attending all conference sessions and symposia; 6) attending all social and networking events; 7) listing of your presentation in the official conference program; 8) opportunity to explore and enjoy Miami Beach!

Our MIAMI BEACH Conference is for people who want to participate in a major international forum, get published, network with colleagues from many countries that share similar or complementary interests, and have fun in one of the most exciting cities in the USA, known worldwide for natural beauty, chick shopping, and thrilling nightlife!

Papers related to all areas of Accounting, Banking, Business Ethics, Communication and Media, e-Business, e-Learning, Economics, Education, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Globalization, Human Resources, Information Technology, Innovation and Creativity, Law and Legal Studies, Leadership, Logistics, Management, Marketing, Political Science, Psychology, Security Studies, Spirituality and Religion Studies, Social Sciences, Social Work, and Sustainable Development are invited to this international conference, which is expected to be attended by authors from nearly all parts of the world. People without papers can also participate in this conference, and they are invited to serve as session chairs or discussants, as well as informal contributors to the academic quality of this international event.

Journals sponsoring the 2026 MIAMI BEACH International Academic Conference on Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting:
- Journal of Strategic and International Studies (JSIS)
- Journal of Organizational Advancement, Strategic and Institutional Studies (JOASIS)
- Journal of Advancements in Applied of Business Research (JAABR)
- Journal of Advancements in Economics, Finance and Accounting (JAEFA)
- Journal of Psychology and Social Studies (JPSS)

To submit your full paper or abstract, please email it as an attachment (acceptable formats are .doc and .docx) to GLOBAL@IAABR.COM (please put "MIAMI BEACH CONFERENCE" in the subject line of your message). All submissions will be double blind peer-refereed by members of the conference review committee.

Authors who CANNOT travel to Miami Beach for VISA or other reasons, may PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY in the conference, and these authors will have the same publication opportunities as the regular conference presenters.

For inquiries, please contact the conference organizing committee via ADMIN@IAABR.com or visit our website: www.IAABR.com

Enquiries: Admin@IAABR.com


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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Nineteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia


Nineteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
22nd to 24th September 2026
Sydney, Australia

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CALL FOR PAPERS
Place: Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia + Online
Format: In-Person (Location) and Online (Asynchronous Content)
Dates: 22-24 September 2026
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PLENARY SPEAKERS
Magdalena Moreno Mujica, Executive Director of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA), Australia and Chile
Michael Mossman, Lecturer and Researcher, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney, Australia
Kon Gouriotis, Editor, Artist Profile, Australia
Katerina Teaiwa, Professor, School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, Australia
Amanda Jackes, Managing Director, Woodfordia Inc., Australia
W. Richard West Jr., Conference Rapporteur, Founding Director Emeritus, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, U.S.A
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SPECIAL FOCUS: The Future of Museum Narratives
The pluralistic and inclusive positioning of museums pursued through the past two decades of activities by the Inclusive Museum Research Network are reflected in both the updated 'Museum' definition by ICOM (2022) and statements within the comprehensive UNESCO Recommendation on Museums (2015).
The world's constant state of flux is challenging museums to be relevant and reflexive in confronting contemporary realities. Intercultural and intergenerational dialogue are ongoing priorities as we face rising global tensions, escalating climate crisis and deepening social conflicts. Reconciliation and community building must continue to shape museum actions. In 2026, we will meet at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, addressing many of these global challenges. The context of Sydney aptly provides one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse urban formations in the world.
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CONFERENCE THEMES
THEME 1: Visitors
THEME 2: Collections
THEME 3: Representations
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JOURNAL
The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum explores how museums can foster greater inclusivity.
Serial Founded: 2008
ISSN: 1832-3669 (Print) ISSN: 1835-2022 (Online)
Publication Frequency: Biannually
Indexing: H-Index: 9 (2023), WoS Emerging Sources / CiteScore: 0.6 (2023), Scopus / SJR: 0.29 (2023), Art Abstracts (EBSCO), Art Full Text (EBSCO), Art Index (EBSCO), Art Source (EBSCO), Educational Technology & Library Science (Cabell's), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (ProQuest), Scopus (Elsevier) WoS Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), The Australian Research Council (ARC)
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ABOUT US
Founded in 2008, The Inclusive Museum Research Network is brought together by a shared concern for the future role of the museum and how it can become more inclusive. 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.
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RELATED CONFERENCES
We also offer related thematic events in our other Research Networks that you might be able to attend in-person. This way we build for our Research Network Members flexible, and at the same time resilient, spaces for communication, engagement, and participation.
View other Common Ground Research Networks conferences:



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IABE - 2026 Las Vegas - Summer Conference "Research / Teaching Excellence in Business and Economics"


IABE - 2026 Las Vegas - Summer Conference "Research / Teaching Excellence in Business and Economics"
5th to 7th June 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

The mission of IABE conference is to create a platform where academics, consultants and practitioners from economic fields can present their research results, exchange their experiences, and find business solutions.

Enquiries: admin@iabe.org


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Strangeness and Oddity: Embracing the Extraordinary in Arts-Based Research (A Transdisciplinary Conference)


Strangeness and Oddity: Embracing the Extraordinary in Arts-Based Research (A Transdisciplinary Conference)
10th to 11th March 2026
Online

A conference where curiosity meets creativity and the bizarre becomes a gateway to profound insights. We aim to take a deep dive into the world of strangeness and oddity within arts-based research.

Call for Papers:

"Blessed are the weird people - poets, misfits, writers, mystics, painters and troubadours - for they teach us to see the world through different eyes" - Jacob Nordby

What happens when we look beyond the ordinary? Can the strange and the peculiar hold the key to deeper truths about our world and ourselves? In what ways does the "bizarre" serve as a mirror for societal norms, fears, and desires?

Throughout history, the extraordinary has often been misunderstood - yet it has also been the birthplace of revolutions in thought and creativity. From the surrealists who redefined art and consciousness to the pioneers of experimental media who dared to imagine new forms of expression, the extraordinary has consistently shaped and reshaped our cultural landscapes. So in the creative arts, the strange and the odd invite us to question, provoke, and transcend. These are the catalysts for unique insights and innovations that inspire new perspectives.

At "Strangeness and Oddity: Embracing the Extraordinary in Arts-Based Research", we celebrate this legacy of bold exploration and invite you to contribute to it. This transdisciplinary conference challenges you to journey into the unknown, where curiosity meets creativity and the bizarre becomes a gateway to profound insights. We aim to take a deep dive into the world of strangeness and oddity within arts-based research. We seek to unravel the enigma of the unusual, celebrate the beauty in the bizarre, and draw inspiration from the mysterious and the unconventional.

We invite scholars, creatives, and anyone passionate about the intersection of creativity, research, and the unusual to share their ideas and collectively push the boundaries of what arts-based research can achieve. Whether you're a seasoned researcher or a visionary creative, your work in progress, case studies, or theoretical explorations are welcome to at this online event, which promises to be a transformative exploration of the unconventional, the unexpected, and the extraordinary in arts-based research!

Key Conference Topics: We encourage 15-minute presentations on a wide range of topics that embrace strangeness and oddity in arts-based research, including but not limited to:

- Eccentric Methodologies: Unconventional research approaches and techniques that challenge traditional norms.
- Avant-Garde Artistry: How strange and odd art forms can act as a medium for critical exploration and expression.
- Bizarre Narratives: Unearthing narratives that defy conventional storytelling, and the implications for understanding complex phenomena.
- Experiments in Expression: How the peculiar and the unusual in artistic endeavours can lead to novel insights and connections.
- The Supernatural and the Surreal: Exploring the uncanny, the supernatural, and surrealism within the arts.
- Provocative Visualizations: Visual arts, photography, and multimedia presentations that push the boundaries of perception and understanding.
- Psychology of the Unusual: How the strange and uncanny provoke emotional responses, expand cognitive boundaries, and offer insights into human behavior and mental processes.
- The Politics of Peculiarity: Investigating how the unconventional challenges societal norms, critiques political structures, and fosters alternative visions for the future.
- The Shadow and the Self: Exploring Jungian archetypes, the shadow, and other psychological constructs through artistic representations of the strange and extraordinary.
- Subversive Aesthetics: Examining how art deemed "odd" or "bizarre" can disrupt power structures, foster resistance, and challenge cultural hegemony.
- Dreamscapes and the Unconscious: Using arts-based research to explore the rich terrain of dreams, fantasy, and the unconscious mind.
- Radical Storytelling: The use of unconventional narrative techniques to amplify marginalized voices or tell stories that conventional methods fail to capture.
- Art and Activism through Strangeness: How surrealism, absurdism, and avant-garde practices inspire social and political change.
- The Ethics of the Unusual: Ethical considerations in creating and interpreting art that intentionally disturbs or challenges audiences.
- Embodied Oddity: Investigating how the physical body and performance art can convey the peculiar and provoke deeper connections with viewers.
- Temporal Anomalies in Art: Artistic explorations of time, non-linear storytelling, and how the strange distorts our perception of temporal flow.
- Myth, Ritual, and the Peculiar: Revitalizing ancient myths and rituals through the lens of arts-based research to reinterpret their relevance in contemporary contexts.
- The Absurd in Everyday Life: Artistic reflections on absurdity as a response to contemporary existential, societal, or political challenges.
- The Margins of Creativity: Celebrating outsider art, naive art, and other forms of creativity that defy categorization within traditional artistic norms.
- Digital Peculiarities: Examining how technology, virtual reality, and AI contribute to new forms of creative oddity and artistic disruption.

To send in your abstracts, please fill out the proposal form by February 15, 2026 on:

Kindly note that only proposals submitted through this form will be considered (so please refrain from sending any proposals via email).

Sponsored by: London Arts-Based Research Centre



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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Sacred Arts 2026: Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Artistic Expression and Ritual


Sacred Arts 2026: Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Artistic Expression and Ritual
16th to 17th May 2026
Oxford, United Kingdom

Sacred Arts 2026:
Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Artistic Expression and Ritual

University of Oxford
and online

May 16-17, 2026

Registration fees (for both attendees and presenters):

In-person participation: £180
Virtual participation: £100
Prices exclude Eventbrite fees
Non-presenters are also welcome to attend the conference.

Call for Papers

Ever since the dawn of time, there has been an art-based approach to spirituality. People have created and developed ritualistic relationships with artefacts in order to help them understand, express, and communicate with the divine. From jewellery to iconography, music, garments, sculptures, architecture, incense, and more, these objects of art have encapsulated and preserved religious symbols and traditions over many generations.

This conference aims to bring together researchers, postgraduate students, and creatives interested in the role that religious artefacts and rituals can play in our perception of the sacred. In this transdisciplinary forum, we will be sharing ideas relating to all aspects of art and the divine, especially regarding matter, materials, and materiality in religious cultures throughout the ages. Art is associated with religious traditions around the world, and sacred objects/artefacts (such as icons,
sculptures, jewellery, garments, architecture, etc.) have the capacity to depict and describe archetypal, spiritual concepts and religious content through matter. We would like to explore topics revolving around the connection between religions and material culture, especially in observing the relationships between people and sacred artefacts, whether these relationships are of spiritual, informative, creative, scientific or ekphrastic nature.

We would like to explore the following questions: How can religious artefacts shape our
understanding of the divine? What type of ekphrastic responses may be generated between
different mediums of religious art? What factors come into play in the making and development of iconography and other art of religious significance? How can archaeological findings tell us more about the history of the sacred in our psyche?

We welcome 15-minute presentations of either academic or creative form.

Central topics include, but are not limited to:

- Iconography: process, meaning, making, and using
- Calligraphy
- Ekphrastic responses to sacred art (such as icons)
- Art-based rituals in spiritual practice
- Cross-cultural interactions and influences
- Archaeological discoveries through these artefacts
- Modes of interaction between different cultures/faiths in the creation and use of artefacts with religious significance
- Spiritual architecture
- Special processes and techniques in iconography
- Renovation of artefacts
- Sacred music
- Food in religious practice
- Religious sculpture
- Classicism and neo-classicist approaches to religion through art
- The Renaissance
- Religious symbols in art of ancient civilizations
- The contemporary use of ancient religious symbols in art, fashion, and rituals
- Comparative religion
- Religious manuscripts
- Interdisciplinary conversations
- Consciousness and the imaginal realm
- Archetypal expressions
- Spiritual symbolism
- Mythology as methodology
- Alchemical symbolism

Held at the University of Oxford (as well as online), this two-day hybrid conference will take place on 16-17 May, 2026.

Presenters may either share academic papers and/or creative work (poetry, prose, photography, music, painting, etc.), as we highly encourage arts-based research, as well as research which stimulates reflection on creativity, image, symbol and archetype. Please fill out our proposal form on https://forms.gle/Go8CULxEBW15iUbd7 by March 16, 2026. We will be announcing our plenary speakers and the full programme of the conference will be ready after the presenters are selected.

We look forward to receiving your abstracts!



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