SECAC 2025 - Cincinnati, OH

Conference Dates: October 22-25, 2025
Venue: Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza

For complete, up-to-date information, please visit the conference tab on our website: SECAC (secacart.org)!

Hosted in the vibrant art community of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, SECAC 2025 will be organized around the theme of Flux / Flow. Though related terms, the concept of flux connotes a constant state of potential change and transformation, whereas flow can evoke the continuity and sequence of a river or the march of time. Recognizing that art has flourished in periods of change, the 2025 conference will elevate the fluidity of artistic journeys both past and present and consider how art reflects and responds to an ever-shifting cultural landscape. SECAC 2025 promises a dynamic mix of presentations, discussions, and exhibitions, all situated in the center of a city with both a long and storied history in the visual arts and a resilient and dynamic contemporary art scene.

Sessions are 105 minutes and are organized by a session chair. Sessions may take various forms: chairs are encouraged to think about alternative modalities in addition to academic presentations. This could be a roundtable discussion among invited speakers; a series of demonstrations or performances; a collection of presenters selected from the call for papers; or a panel of speakers pre-selected by the chair. Other creative approaches to the session format are also welcome. Each prospective chair or co-chair may submit only one proposal. Each conference participant may chair one session and may present one paper. Undergraduate students are not permitted to serve as session chairs.

Tracy Stonestreet
Academic Conference Director, SECAC 2025
Cincinnati, OH
SECACdirector@umw.edu

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