Submission deadline extended! 

Call for submissions open until September 15, 2024. 

Abstracts of papers, music contributions and workshops can be submitted. 

Registration deadline: October 1, 2024. 

The ligeti center is organizing the international symposium ArtSearch from October 24 to October 26, 2024. We invite international artists and researchers to apply and participate. This year’s symposium will focus on Artistic Intelligence. ArtSearch was launched at the HfMT Hamburg in 2016 and was held for the second time in 2020. The third symposium in 2024 will once again aim to bring researchers and artists together to discuss current developments in the field of artistic research. 

The ligeti center, located in Hamburg Harburg, was founded as a joint project by the Hamburg University of Music and Drama (HfMT), the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW) and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). It operates as a knowledge translation project at the intersection between art and science.

Facts and figures:

Date: October 24 (start: 1:30 p.m.) to October 26 (end: 3 p.m.) 

Where: ligeti center, Veritaskai 1, 21079 Hamburg Harburg 

Closing date for paper/workshop/music submissions: September 15, 2024 

 Deadline for registration: October 1, 2024 

Announcement of the paper/workshop/music selection: Early to mid-September 

What can I apply for: Contributions for papers, workshops and short musical contributions can be submitted. 

Who can apply for papers/workshop/music submissions: Artists and researchers working in the field of artistic research can apply as active participants. The submission should ideally, but not necessarily, linked to the topic of AI or ‘Artistic Intelligence’. 

Who can participate as passive attendee and how: Participation as a passive attendee is also possible for all interested parties without submitting applications for paper/workshop/music. Please fill out the registration on EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=artsearch2024.  

How to apply for papers: Please fill out the registration form and upload a summary of the workshop proposal (PDF, max. 3,000 characters in total) anonymously to EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=artsearch2024. You can apply for long papers (30min) or short papers (20min). Please note that the number of long papers is limited and that you may be asked to present a short paper instead of a long paper, if your submission is accepted. Papers will be presented in English. 

How to apply for workshops: Please fill out the registration form and upload a summary of the workshop proposal (PDF, max. 3,000 characters in total) anonymously to EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=artsearch2024. Please include links of work samples of similar formats in the summary. A workshop should be 45-90 minutes in length. Workshops will be held in English. 

How to apply for music/performances: Please fill out the registration form and upload a concept or a summary (PDF, max. 3,000 characters in total) with links to three short work samples (audio, video, scores, etc.) anonymously to EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=artsearch2024. A musical contribution should be between 10 and 20 minutes long. 

How to register at EasyChair: Please follow the general instructions by EasyChair to set up an account: https://easychair.org/smart-program/NICFD2016/instructions.pdf 

Please note that you have to submit an abstract/concept as PDF only. No full papers have to be submitted. 

Application procedure: The deadline for submissions is September 15. A jury from the ligeti center and the HfMT Hamburg will review and select the entries. 

Conditions of participation: Active and passive participants pay a one-off fee of €50. The fee includes catering. 

Conditions of online-participation: Both active and passive participants can join ArtSearch as a hybrid event on Zoom by paying a one-off fee of €30. 

Conditions of participation for students: There is no participation fee. Only a contribution towards expenses of €10 must be paid for catering during the symposium. 

Travel and accommodation: A contingent of hotel rooms will be reserved (please mark with a cross on the registration form). 

Travel grants: A limited amount of financial support for travel and accommodation will be provided, especially for freelance participants. If you wish to apply for this, please tick the box in the application form and indicate where you expect to travel from and how much you expect to spend. Please note that due to the limitation of these funds, only partial funding is usually possible. 

Contact: artsearch@hfmt-hamburg.de 

Information: https://ligetizentrum.hfmt-hamburg.de