NOWNET ARTS CONFERENCE 2025

Network Arts in Contemporary Culture
Eastern Hemisphere: August 28-30, 2025 (AWST)
Western Hemisphere: November 6-8, 2025 (CET)

NowNet Arts Conference is an annual event for artists, technologists, researchers, educators, and industry professionals advancing topics in contemporary network arts for the ongoing development of the field. The theme for our 8th Annual Conference "Network Arts in Contemporary Culture" explores the medium in our current world. What are the artistic, technological, and social roles for network arts in contemporary culture? How can network arts works innovate international contemporary arts? How can network arts inspire technology developments and new cultural infrastructure? How can network arts connect cultures and create new realities of human interconnection? What are transformative qualities of network arts as a contemporary culture? The NowNet Arts Conference 2025 presents papers, panels, presentations, workshops, performance demonstrations, and innovations that explore how network arts transform contemporary culture, inspire technological advancements, and create new possibilities for global connections.

AFFILIATES
Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Stanford University, California, USA
Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS), Stony Brook University, New York, USA
LASALLE | University of the Arts, Singapore
Orpheus Institute, Ghent, Belgium
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Edith Cowan University, Australia
Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland

REGISTRATION
Admission:
General $300 USD
Student/Senior $175 USD
Presenter $120 USD
Student/Senior Presenter $60 USD
Day Pass $100
Event Pass $30

LOCATIONS
Presenters and attendees can participate in-person from hybrid conference sites or virtually from any individual site via Zoom. The conference takes place twice in 2025 to facilitate participation in different time zones. Registration is valid for both conferences. Contact the conference director for information on sites. 

Eastern Hemisphere Hybrid Site: August 28-30, 2025 (AWST) (Australian Western Standard Time)
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Edith Cowan University, Australia
Site Host: Lindsay Vickery

Western Hemisphere Hybrid Site: November 6-8, 2025 (CET) (Central European Time)
Orpheus Institute, Ghent, Belgium
Site Hosts: Jonathan Impett, Juan Parra, Sarah Weaver

PROGRAMS
August 28-30 (AWST) Daily Schedule PDF
November 6-8 (CET) Daily Schedule PDF

(Full program descriptions will be added in July 2025.)

DETAILS
Softwares and hardwares for network arts will be utilized including JackTrip, LOLA, UltraGrid, VDO.Ninja, Zoom, Jitsi, OBS, and others. The NowNet Arts Virtual Venue is featured for performance demonstrations. Research papers are eligible upon peer review for the Journal of Network Music and Arts (JONMA) published by Stony Brook University.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Director: Sarah Weaver, NowNet Arts Inc.
Chris Chafe, Stanford University
Margaret Schedel, Stony Brook University

CONTACT
Sarah Weaver, Conference Director