The University of Oregon Art History Student Association invites graduate students to submit proposals for our upcoming symposium, Art Works: Labor of Creation. This symposium seeks to explore the intersections of artistic production and labor practices across chronologies and geographies.<\/p>\n
While labor is central to artistic production, it can often be rendered invisible either as a result of the temporal distance between the production of the work and the contemporary audience and\/or the notion of art as a self-fulfilling profession. These issues impact art\u2019s reception, compensation, and socio-cultural significance. In the contemporary moment of economic concern characterized by gig work and an increased demand for collective organization, as well as in light of the 50th anniversary of the University of Oregon\u2019s Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, this symposium aims to examine art historical forms of artistic labor, craft, collective production (workshops and guilds), and labor injustices.<\/p>\n
Topics of Interest Include, but Are Not Limited to:<\/p>\n
\u25cf Craft and domestic labor in artistic production
\n\u25cf Artist\u2019s labor movements, unions, and collectives
\n\u25cf Artistic impacts on labor movements and injustices
\n\u25cf The visibility and invisibility of labor in artistic production
\n\u25cf Economic compensation for artists
\n\u25cf Enslaved and coerced artistic production
\n\u25cf Artistic theft
\n\u25cf Labor in the Fine Arts
\n\u25cf Physicality of labor in art
\n\u25cf Labor in \u201coutsider art\u201d
\n\u25cf Creative professions
\n\u25cf Traditional\/Cultural labor practices<\/p>\n
Submission Guidelines
\nPlease submit an abstract of no more than 300 words, a paper title, and a current CV to ahsa@uoregon.edu by February 15, 2026. Accepted papers and additional related types of scholarship will be presented in 15\u201320-minute sessions, followed by Q&A discussions.<\/p>\n
We welcome submissions from a variety of disciplines, including art history, visual studies, media studies, sociology, anthropology, and political science.<\/p>\n
Key Dates
\n\u25cf Submission Deadline: Feb 15, 2026
\n\u25cf Symposium Date: Friday, April 17th, 2026<\/p>\n
We look forward to your contributions to what promises to be a thought-provoking and impactful symposium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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