Proposal Categories

All proposals must be identified in one of the following categories: POWER, Open Platform, or Continuing OE.

POWER
We are seeking proposals for programming that address our primary theme for 2016: POWER. In past years, thematic programming has included a myriad of discussions, workshops, interventions, projects, panels, installations, and activities that have addressed the theme in practice and/or in theory.

This year, the theme is guided by the curatorial vision of René de Guzman:

Power is the ability to make desired results happen. OE invites participants to explore this concept broadly and expansively. What is power in the present age? How do we effectively demand it and how we create it for ourselves? What are the innovative strategies for empowerment before us? What are the mechanisms by which we insure fair and equitable distribution of power for all? How do we conceive of ourselves and how do we share power with others?

To read more, please see the FULL CURATORIAL STATEMENT.

Open Platform
Open Platform consists of 10-minute presentations followed by 5-minutes of Q&A with the audience. This line of programming will be located in an open central space in order for conference goers and non-conference goers alike to drop in and out at their leisure throughout the weekend. Open Platform is designed to facilitate open dialogue and the sharing of many ideas, strategies, projects, actions, and efforts within the field.

Continuing OE
This line of programming explores pertinent issues surrounding socially engaged art and need not specifically address the POWER theme. Continuing OE creates a space at the conference to further the dialogue around teaching, supporting, and disseminating socially engaged art. In past years at the conference this has taken the form of summits on education for socially engaged art, workshops and panels on community art, curating, and funding, as well as public conversations bringing together museum professionals working in public engagement and social practice. Continuing OE programming creates a space for Educators, practitioners, administrators, institutions, funders, and organizations to develop their practices, share skills and knowledge, and further dialogue.

Proposal Submission Guidelines
For more information, please read the complete Proposal Submission Guidelines. Please read the guidelines carefully before beginning your submission.