Call for contributions | FORUM+FORUM+ NEW DOSSIER LAUNCH: SUBMISSION DEADLINE 15/01/2027
FORUM+, an international peer-reviewed journal for research in the arts, is looking for English and Dutch contributions for the new dossier “Solidarity as a form of imagination. Artistic research between the personal, the political, and the communal” with an upcoming submission deadline of 15 January 2027.
This dossier features submissions in which artistic research invites alternative ways of collaborating, coexisting, and imagining – contributing to broader political and societal transformations. The dossier
starts from the idea that collectivity is a practice of mutual support, shared responsibility, and generous trust.
In a time of imperialist violence, increasing polarization, and rising fascism, we ask: In what ways does artistic research engage with urgent societal issues that demand immediate response and solidarity? This dossier explores the societal urgency, socially engaged and activist potential of artistic research, as well as the ethical and moral frameworks within which it operates: Who takes responsibility, for what or for whom, and under what conditions? We are curious about artistic practices that reveal a political layer in the ways of imagining, producing, and distributing – based on values such as sharing, care, and independence – and which can work toward artistic and alternative economic ways of being and organizing.