The International Community of Artist Scholars is an innovative, experimental, and playful platform for artists and scholars who inhabit the space in-between scholarship and artistic practice. ICAS speaks to the presence of many artist-researchers whose work does not t squarely into the classifications of “art” or “research.” As ICAS conference participants discovered at the first conference there are many different methods of doing art/research and most of us will face the (perceived or actual) need to justify our methodologies or practices in a professional context. What happens if you enter a space in which you do not have to justify your methodology? The 2nd ICAS conference invites you to present your work in an environment which allows you to move “beyond justification.”
We welcome workshop-, paper-, performance-, and alternative presentation proposals. The proposal packet should include: a 500-word proposal, a link to your website/homepage or a sample of recent research, a 200-word biography, a statement explaining why you are interested in taking part in the second meeting of the International Community of Artist-Scholars (ICAS) and a CV. Additionally, you are more than welcome to express your interest by adding sound files, links to a short lm or images of your work etc.