Call for Posters [due 14 September 2026]

Revisiting the Canon

Link to submission form: St Andrews Postgraduate Symposium of Art and Culture; Revisiting the Canon – Fill out form

The St Andrews Symposium of Art and Culture is excited to announce a Call for Posters in the theme Revisiting the Canon. 

The canon refers to works that are conventionally accepted and perpetually revered. It directly and indirectly shapes how people encounter, experience, and understand art. Pausing to reflect on the constructed canon, this symposium poses two fundamental questions: what do we study as ‘art’ and ‘culture’, and how do we study them? The symposium uses these questions to push for investigation and examination of the current landscape of knowledge and explore possibilities for the future. 

We warmly invite proposals for a digital poster presentation on the Symposium’s website. Posters should address subjects and topics related to ideas of the canon in the fields of art, culture, and heritage from postgraduate students and early career researchers from any discipline. Showcases of creative practice are also welcome. 

To submit a poster proposal, please use this link to upload a 150 word abstract and a 75 word biography, along with links to up to two images that will be included. The deadline for submission is 14 September 2026 and notification will be given no later than 21 September 2026. Final posters must be submitted before the symposium date.  

Submissions are welcome from postgraduate students (Masters and PhD) and early career researchers of any discipline. Those interested in presenting their work at the Symposium but unable to attend the event are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Poster criteria:

  • High-quality JPEG or PNG
  • Static poster (video posters will not be considered)
  • Accessible font typeface and font size (sans serif typefaces preferred)
  • Accessible contrast between text and background colours. The following site can be used to assess accessibility: https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/  
  • High-quality images may be included (maximum of two may be included in the submission). It it the submitter’s responsibility to ensure there are no copyright infringements on their included images.
  • Aspect ratio of 16:9 (PowerPoint dimensions)
  • Generative AI may not be used in the creation of posters, graphics, or text.
  • The Symposium Committee has discretion to reject final posters if they do not meet quality or accessibility criteria.
  • Those presenting at the Symposium may not submit a poster proposal, however, accepted speakers who cannot attend are automatically accepted to submit a poster should they chose to.
  • Call for Paper abstracts may be re-used or a new proposal may be submitted. Completion of a Call for Poster submission form required for either option.

Link to submission form: St Andrews Postgraduate Symposium of Art and Culture; Revisiting the Canon – Fill out form

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]

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