1st International Conference
Methodological and Cognitive Aspects of Visual Arts
Date: 27–29th September 2023
Venue: The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, Audiovisual Room (410)
Organizer: The Doctoral School of the E. Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław

The Doctoral School of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław invites youto participate in the 1st International Conference titled: Methodological and Cognitive Aspects ofVisual Arts, which will take place between the 27th and 29th of September 2023, in Wroclaw, Poland.
The conference's primary goal is to compare research methods and practices within art and science.
We focus here mainly on visual art, understood as a vast domain which includes such fields as fineart, design, and art theory. However, speakers who wish to refer to other art disciplines like musicor theatre are also welcome if their interests align with the topics of the conference panels.
During the sessions, we will consider various approaches to characterizing the research
process within art, examining methods like "artistic research" or "art-based research." A wide rangeof issues concern the relationship between art and science, including methodological comparisons(similarities and differences) and the indication of potential fields for interdisciplinary cooperation.
We will also follow the current discussion regarding the influence of artificial intelligence on art.
Finally, we will consider the importance of image and visual imagination (stimulated by art)in scientific discovery, education and the popularization of science.
As the conference is organized by The Doctoral School, one of the panels will be dedicatedto the forms of organization of doctoral education in art. In addition, the artistic projects of PhD
candidates will be presented in short form (using the Pecha Kucha method) during separatesessions.
The 1st International Conference Methodological and Cognitive Aspects of Visual Arts is a part ofthe implementation of the project "Comprehensive Internationalization of the Doctoral School at theEugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław" (STER), co-financed by the Polish
National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA).

Panel topics:
1. Methodological approaches to research in art- artistic research, art-based research, research as an artistic practice.
2. Selected aspects of the relationships between art and science- methodological comparison, synergies, fields of cooperation, interdisciplinarity,- influence of artificial intelligence on art (benefits and risks),- cognitive role of visual imagination in scientific discovery, education and popularizationof science.
3. Doctoral education in art- strategies, programs, administration,- short presentations of artistic projects by PhD candidates.
The final number and arrangement of panels depends on the submitted applications and will beannounced by the end of July 2023.

Participation, speaker applications:
The call for applications lasts from May 16th to June 30th 2023.

Those interested in active participation in the conference – both academics and doctoral
students – may submit their papers relating to the panel topics indicated above.
The expected time of a presentation is 15 minutes + a short discussion.

Separate sessions of quick presentations of individual doctoral projects (not necessarilyrelated to the subject of the panel topics) will be dedicated to doctoral students in art.
Quick presentations will be conducted using the Pecha Kucha method (20 slides of 20seconds each).

The application form is available online: https://forms.office.com/e/cys4B3MruQ
The application form should include: name and surname, academic title, affiliation, phonenumber, e-mail address, website address (if applicable), participation type (passiveor active), request for a certificate of participation (yes or no), specification of the formof presentation (panel session or session for doctoral students in art), the title of thepresentation, abstract (maximum 1500 characters with spaces), consent to the processingof personal data (GDPR). Applications will be accepted until June 30th 2023.

The decision on qualification for the conference will be communicated by email by July
20th 2023.

Participation in the conference is free. All costs related to participation (travel,accommodation, meals, insurance) are the responsibility of participants or the delegating
institutions.

Keynote Speakers:- Agnieszka Jelewska (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland)- Amy Karle (Independent Artist and Futurist, CA, USA)- Ryszard W. Kluszczyński (University of Łódź, Poland)- Vytautas Michelkevičius (Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania)- Theresa Schubert (Independent Artist, Berlin, Germany)- Lambert Wiesing (University of Jena, Germany)

Plenary Speakers:- Adam Jezierski (University of Wrocław, Poland)- Mehmet Kahyaoğlu (Yaşar University, Izmir, Turkey)- Paweł Polak (The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland)- Artur Tajber (ASP Kraków, Poland)- Andris Teikmanis (Art Academy of Latvia, Riga)- Piotr Zieliński (Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland)

Scientific Committee:
prof. Wojciech Pukocz (ASP Wrocław)
prof. Adam Jezierski (University of Wrocław)
Amy Karle (Independent Artist and Futurist, CA, USA)prof. Ryszard W. Kluszczyński (University of Łódź)prof. Lambert Wiesing (University of Jena)prof. Artur Tajber (ASP Kraków)
prof. Piotr Zieliński (Polish Academy of Sciences Kraków)
dr hab. Dominika Sobolewska (ASP Wrocław)
dr hab. Jakub Jernajczyk (ASP Wrocław)
Organizing Committee:
Jakub Jernajczyk – chairman
Marta Włodarczyk
Aleksandra Zaczek
Edyta Linek
Contact: conference.ds@asp.wroc.pl
Conference website: https://www.asp.wroc.pl/en/conference-2023

BPI/STE/2021/1/00018/U/00001 Implementation of the Project „Comprehensive internationalization of the Doctoral School at
the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław”
Project co-financed by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange.