artistic research

The process of artistic research and networking meetings entitled "Co-Thinking" began with a summit held in Chęciny on 26-28 July 2024. The main objective of the first meeting was to get to know each other and to map the relationships that connect the participants

We received 114 applications. The applicants define the field of artistic research in diverse ways, situating it within a broad spectrum of institutional and non-institutional practices and subjecting them to critical analysis. Reading the applications has already given us the opportunity to explore this field. The large number and high quality of the submissions show how necessary reflection on artistic research is in Poland and how many people wish to pursue this path in their practice.

In Poland, artistic research has been developing for years on the margins of art and science institutions. Although these ephemeral practices are an inexhaustible source of new cognitive strategies, they have not yet found their own place in the cultural field. Their creators lack funding and institutional support, and their work has not received much critical or scholarly commentary that could help deepen our understanding of these practices.

For the past three decades there has been a lively discussion about artistic research in North America, Australia and Western Europe. The term is difficult to define, as it refers to ephemeral activities that transcend the boundaries between different disciplines, institutions and areas of cognitive experience.