The 1st National Symposium for Emerging Art & Design Researchers

Hilton, Newport

Tuesday 28th to Thursday 30th April 2009

This is a conference for those new to research in areas connected to Art & Design. The breadth of topics is deliberately wide in order to allow all WIRAD members (or potential members) to participate. It will be an opportunity to access expertise from other parts of WIRAD, present your research, find out about the research of others, discuss synergies and differences with peers and learn about the whole process of research.

Aim

To provide a venue for emerging researchers within WIRAD to develop their research thinking and outputs in an appropriately supportive but rigorous academic environment. All work accepted for presentation will be published online and in printed format with an accompanying ISBN reference.

Scope

This symposium is an opportunity for emerging researchers in WIRAD to present, publish and discuss their early research work. The symposium will cover all aspects of art and design including but not restricted to:

• Art History and Theory

• Fine Art

• Ceramics

• Product or Industrial design

• Photography

• Performance

• Graphic Design

• Television, Theatre and Media

• Practice based research in art and/or design

• Art & Design Pedagogy

• Construction Studies, Interior Architecture and Architecture

• Design Management

• Smart Clothes & Wearable Technology

• Design Support & Promotion

• Sustainable and Ecological Design

• Rapid Prototyping

• Medical Applications

• Computer Games

Call for Papers

The organisers are interested in all approaches to research in Art & Design. 20-minute research presentations are invited in any mode of expression (ranging from papers, exhibitions, performances, screenings and so forth). All non-paper submissions must be accompanied by a written commentary, outlining the author's research interests and work presented at the conference. A DVD of all non-written material will accompany the conference proceedings.

Templates for submission are available here:

• Paper presentations - template (abstract / full paper)

• Non-Paper presentations - template (abstract / full submission)

Deadlines

Abstract deadline: 19th December 2008

Full paper deadline: 13th March 2009

Programme of Events

A programme of events will be available soon.

Directions

The Hilton Hotel is located off the M4. Exit at Junction 24 and at the roundabout take the exit on to the A48, which is signposted for Langstone. The hotel is located 200 yards away on the left. A map is available here.

The full address for the venue is:

Chepstow Road,
Langstone,
Newport,
NP182LX