7-9 September 2026
Wits School of Arts, Wits University, South Africa
VISUAL CULTURES AND CURATORIAL STUDIES (VCCS)
POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM & Expanded Artistic Research Network
A Ground(ed) Elsewhere is a 3-day multidisciplinary and cross-university symposium for students and colleagues to share their work in the fields of curating, heritage, visual cultures and more from and with the global south.
For submissions or more information email: cpavc.wsoa@wits.ac.za or visit our website: www.wits.ac.za/wsoa/cpavc/
Dr. Uhuru Phalafala
Prof. kąrî'kąchä seid’ou Anawana Haloba
7-9 September 2026
A Ground(ed) Elsewhere Symposium
Wits School of Arts, Johannesburg, South Africa
VISUAL CULTURES AND CURATORIAL STUDIES (VCCS) POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM
& Expanded Artistic Research Network
A Ground(ed) Elsewhere draws on the critical notion of elsewhere – as a location and/or complex disposition with which to begin from – begets another imaginarium, one which is embodied and suffused with a situated orientation.
A Ground(ed) Elsewhere invites a deep engagement with intersecting fields that contribute to exhibition-making and exhibitions, which have the power to shift public perceptions and contribute to social transformation and cohesion.
Postgraduate students registered in fields of Curation, Art History, Fine Arts, Visual Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Heritage, Art & Design, and related fields, and colleagues are invited to submit abstracts for: Chapters, Work in progress, Creative research findings, Book chapters, Collaborative writing, and Critical reflections.
Abstracts [300 words] 03 July 2026
Confirmation Acceptance 10 July 2026
Presentation Submissions 31 August 2026 Conference Fee Students/Post Docs R800.00 Conference Fee Academics/Curators R1200.00
For submissions or more information email: cpavc.wsoa@wits.ac.za or visit our website: www.wits.ac.za/wsoa/cpavc/
