[Commlist] Call For Contribution - AVI 2026 Workshop IUAV Venice

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        CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS — AVI 2026 WORKSHOP


        “Rethinking Artistic Research in the Age of AI:

        New Frameworks, HCAI Practices, and Challenges”

        co-located with Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026

        San Servolo Island (Venice), Italy — June 8–12, 2026 (Workshop
        day: TBA)


        Website:
        https://sisinflab.github.io/rethinking-artistic-research/
        <https://sisinflab.github.io/rethinking-artistic-research/>

        Submission (EasyChair):
        https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ra2i
        <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ra2i>

        Contact: (claudio.pomo /at/ poliba.it) <mailto:(claudio.pomo /at/ poliba.it)>

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        Scope

        Artistic research is increasingly conducted through intelligent
        visual and interactive interfaces: generative image and sound
        tools, multimodal dashboards, interactive repositories, and
        mixed reality environments. These systems reshape how artists
        inquire, document, and share knowledge, redistributing agency
        among artists, AI models, datasets, platforms, and institutions.


        In parallel, the rapid adoption of generative AI raises
        methodological, epistemic, and ethical challenges for artistic
        research: authorship and accountability, provenance and
        documentation, dataset/model governance, inclusivity, and
        sustainability—particularly as art academies and universities
        integrate AI-enabled tools into curricula and research ecosystems.


        This workshop explores how advanced visual interfaces and
        intelligent interaction paradigms can support artistic research
        in the age of generative AI. We invite contributions that
        present design cases, prototypes, platforms, and critical
        reflections on tools and environments created for and with
        artists and art schools—especially Human-Centred AI (HCAI)
        approaches that make agency visible and negotiable.


        List of topics (non-exhaustive)

        - AI-based Art and Creativity

           - Generative AI in artistic inquiry (image, sound, video,
        multimodal)

           - Co-creation, mixed-initiative systems, and creative workflows

           - Critical perspectives on automation, authorship,
        originality, and style

        - Human-Centred Interaction Paradigms and Tools for Art and
        Creativity

           - Interfaces that surface agency, provenance, and model/data
        influence

           - Explainability, legibility, and user control in creative AI
        tools

           - Interaction techniques for prompting, steering, critiquing,
        and iterative refinement

           - Design methods and participatory approaches with artists
        and art schools

        - Learning Ecosystems and CSCW

           - Platforms, repositories, and documentation tools for
        artistic research

           - Collaborative systems for studios, labs, archives, and
        classrooms

           - AI literacy, critical making, and pedagogical tools in
        higher education

        - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion & Responsible Design

           - Inclusive and accessible creative AI interfaces

           - Bias, harms, and mitigation strategies in creative datasets
        and models

           - Governance, accountability, and institutional policies for
        AI in artistic research

           - Sustainability and long-term stewardship of tools,
        datasets, and practices

        - **Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities**

           - Interfaces for digitization, restoration, interpretation,
        and public engagement

           - Ethical curation, provenance, cultural rights, and
        participatory heritage

           - Creative reuse, remix, and interpretive tools supported by AI

        - Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization

           - Interfaces supporting reflective practice, identity, and
        self-expression

           - Community-based, care-oriented, or therapeutic creative
        technologies

           - Methods and metrics to evaluate well-being impacts in
        creative AI contexts


        Submissions

        We invite two kinds of submissions (PDF, in English), formatted
        in the CEUR-WS two-column conference format:

        1) Demo Papers — 3–5 pages (+ unlimited references)

        2) Position / Discussion Papers / Extended Abstracts — 2–4 pages
        (+ unlimited references)


        Review model:single-blind

        Submission system: EasyChair (link above)


        Accepted contributions will be included in the workshop program.
        Selected submissions will be presented as short talks;
        demos/posters will be presented via pitches and an interactive
        session. At least one author of each accepted contribution must
        register for AVI 2026 and attend the workshop.


        Workshop format (tentative)

        Half-day workshop combining a keynote, short talks, and a
        demo/poster session, followed by a closing discussion. We
        particularly welcome live demos of tools and platforms used in
        art academies and universities, including early-stage prototypes
        and speculative interfaces.


        Proceedings (planned)

        Accepted peer-reviewed contributions will be published open
        access in a **CEUR-WS.org** workshop proceedings volume. Demo
        and poster contributions may also be included as extended
        abstracts and/or made available through the workshop website and
        the P+ARTS** online repository.


        Important dates (AoE)

        - Submission deadline: March 29, 2026 (23:59 AoE)

        - Notification of acceptance: April 10, 2026 (23:59 AoE)

        - Camera-ready: TBA

        - Workshop day (at AVI 2026): TBA


        Organizers

        - Alessandra Micalizzi (SAE Institute)

        - Carmelo Ardito (Politecnico di Bari)

        - Claudio Pomo (Politecnico di Bari)

        - Elisa Poli (NABA)

        - Emanuele Lomello (NABA)

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