Call For Papers - (Re)Connecting

The History of Art Students’ Association (HASA) at the University of Toronto is pleased to open the call for papers for our Seventh Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium!

The theme of this year’s symposium is “(Re)Connecting”.

Many of us probably feel now, more than ever, the need for connection. A need to witness, feel, and understand the spaces within and between ourselves, others, and the world around us. Art is unique in its ability to foster and propagate connection despite limitations of space or time. Artists, artworks, material culture and museum/gallery spaces exist as spaces of connection, be it through individuals or collectives. This year’s theme invites exploration into the ways that art does not exist inside a vacuum. We pose the questions: how do connections exist in the matrix of art, and how does art (re)connect us in the absence of connection?

Submissions can broadly consider relationships between artists and/or…