108TH CAA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Chicago, February 12–15, 2020
Hilton Chicago
College Art Association of America
The CAA Annual Conference is the largest gathering of visual arts professionals that celebrates and advances the accomplishments of members and provides opportunities to share research and creative work. Each year we offer a full breadth of sessions representing the vast range of scholarship and practice of our members, as well as professional development and art-making workshops, meetings, receptions, and more.
Over 900 members submit proposals each year to be reviewed by the Annual Conference Committee Council of Readers. The Committee considers subject areas and themes that arise from proposals to present as broad and diverse a program as possible. The Committee selects approximately 250 sessions for each conference and must, at times, make difficult decisions on submissions of high merit. This means that on occasion, quality submissions may not be selected.
CAA schedules the conference program so that there are back-to-back sessions with similar content. However, given the number of sessions, this is not always possible.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
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- March 1 – April 30: Complete Session; Soliciting Contributors; Individual Presentation; Lightning Round; CAA Affiliated Society Session; CAA Professional Committee Session
- March 1 – September 5: Poster Session; Workshop; CAA Affiliated Society Business Meeting
- June 4 – September 14: Exhibitor Session
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Sessions Soliciting Contributors
OPENS: June 25, 2019
DEADLINE: July 23, 2019
The Call for Participation in sessions soliciting contributors will be posted on CAA’s website from June 25 to July 23, 2019. Individuals will submit proposals directly to chairs. Chairs are responsible for selecting and notifying accepted participants and must finalize their session details in the portal by August 29, 2019. REVIEW SESSION ABSTRACTS
Poster Session
OPENS: March 1, 2019
DEADLINE: September 5, 2019
Poster Sessions offer opportunities for informal discussion focused on topics of scholarly or pedagogical research. Proposals should include a title and a 250-word abstract. SUBMIT
Workshop
OPEN: March 1, 2019
DEADLINE: September 5, 2019
Professional development and art-making workshop proposals may address the following topics: grant writing; finding grant funding and fellowship opportunities; pedagogy; diversity and inclusion; job searching and networking; publishing strategies; online learning platforms and technology; financial planning, strategies, and negotiation; art-making. Proposals on other topics are welcome. SUBMIT
CAA Affiliated Society Business Meeting
OPENS: March 1, 2019
DEADLINE: September 5, 2019
CAA provides each Affiliated Society with one 60-minute business meeting at the Annual Conference. These meetings are held during the midday time slot and are free and open to the public at the discretion of the Affiliated Society. SUBMIT
Exhibitor Session
OPENS: June 4, 2019
DEADLINE: September 16, 2019
Registered exhibitors are invited to propose complete 90-minute sessions or workshops. These sessions should convey practical information, professional expertise, or historical/scholarly content and may not be used for direct marketing, sales or promotion of products, publications, services, or programs. These are guaranteed sessions and are not vetted by the Annual Conference Council of Readers or Committee. SUBMIT