NOWNET ARTS CONFERENCE 2025

Network Arts in Contemporary Culture
Eastern Hemisphere: August 28-30, 2025 (AWST)
Western Hemisphere: November 5-8, 2025 (CET)

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Due: May 15, 2025
Notification: June 1, 2025
https://nownetarts.org/nownet-arts-conference-2025

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 invites 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

LOCATIONS
Presenters and attendees can participate in-person from hybrid conference sites or virtually from any individual site via Zoom. 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
Lindsay Vickery, Site Host

Western Hemisphere Hybrid Site: November 5-8, 2025 (CET) (Central European Time)
Orpheus Institute, Ghent, Belgium
Jonathan Impett and Juan Parra, Site Hosts

The conference takes place twice in 2025 to facilitate participation in different time zones. The Call for Proposals is the same for both 2025 conferences. Accepted presenters will be scheduled for one of the conferences. Please see the proposal form for schedule details. 

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 available for performance demonstrations. Research papers are eligible upon peer review for the Journal of Network Music and Arts (JONMA) published by Stony Brook University.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Proposals are due by May 15, 2025
Submit via the Google Form: https://forms.gle/f7DMb5KVuMv3naqx9
If there are difficulties with the Google Form, email proposal to: info@nownetarts.org
Notification: June 1, 2025
Research Papers: 500-Word Abstract, Technology Requirements, Presenter Biography
Panels, Presentations, Workshops: 1-Page Description, Technology Requirements, Presenter Biography
Performance Demonstrations: 1-Page Description, Technology Requirements, Link to Work Sample, Presenter Biography

CONFERENCE FEES
There is no fee to submit a proposal. Accepted presenters pay a reduced conference fee of $120 USD ($60 USD Students/Seniors). International presenters can contact the conference director to arrange a reduced fee scaled to their country economy. Any additional expenses are the responsibility of the presenter.

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

CONTACT
Sarah Weaver, Conference Director