Call for contributions - Fairs and Frontiers

​We are pleased to invite contributions for an upcoming two-day salon on 24-25 April 2025, which will lead to the publication of a book titled Fairs and Frontiers: The Transnational Circulation of Knowledge, Technology and Visual Culture at 19th-Century European Funfairs. This salon and resulting book volume will explore the rich and multifaceted world of European funfair culture, with a particular focus on its role in the popularization and transnational circulation of science, technology, and visual culture across Europe during the long 19th century. 

​Deadline Expression of Interest: 15 October 2024 

All information on the Science at the Fair website

Call for research proposals Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Royal Conservatoire Antwerp

The Councils of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Royal Conservatoire Antwerp (Schools of Arts / AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts) launch their annual call for proposals for research projects. For one- and two-year projects starting on 15 September 2025.

→ Submit research application to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp

  • apply for your project before 15 September 2024 
  • deadline for proposal submission: 2 December 2024

→ Submit research application to the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp

  • contact one of the research groups no later than 1 October 2024 
  • deadline for proposal submission: 2 December 2024 

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OPEN CALL for contributions FORUM+

FORUM+ is an international peer-reviewed journal for research in the arts, published by Royal Conservatoire Antwerp and Amsterdam University Press, in collaboration with the Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts (ARIA). FORUM+ is looking for proposals for articles and artistic contributions that are the result of original artistic research. The upcoming deadline for proposal submission is 15 January 2025. 

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Calls for PhD fellowships

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