Audiovisual Symposium

The Audiovisual Symposium is an open and exploratory forum that invites researchers, educators, and artists to engage with what defines audiovisual studies today. Crossing boundaries between the humanities, arts, and technology, it brings forward a rich range of perspectives—from film, music, and performance to design, media technology, and interactive systems—while showcasing contemporary audiovisual practice through artistic experimentation, theoretical reflection, and technological innovation, highlighting new ways of thinking, creating, and experiencing sound and image in relation to each other.

The symposium was first organized in 2022 at Högskolan Dalarna and held again in 2024 at the same venue. It is now hosted at the campus in Norrköping, Linköping University, offering a new context for continued exchange across research, artistic practice, and education.

Important dates

Submission deadline 4th of September 2026.
Review due date 18th of September 2026.
Acceptance date 9th of October 2026.
Camera ready version date 16th of October 2026.

Audiovisual Symposium date Thursday 26 to Friday 27 November 2026.

Sponsors

Visualization Center C is a leading Swedish center for scientific visualization and public engagement, bringing together research, industry, and society to explore and develop visual technologies and immersive media. By supporting the Audiovisual Symposium 2026, the center contributes to both artistic and academic discourse in audiovisual studies.

 

Immersive Sweden is a national innovation platform dedicated to advancing immersive, spatial, and interactive media across research, industry, and the creative sectors. As a sponsor of the Audiovisual Symposium 2026, Immersive Sweden supports critical dialogue, experimentation, and collaboration at the forefront of audiovisual innovation in Sweden and beyond.

 

Visual Sweden is a leading Swedish innovation cluster bringing together industry, academia, and public actors to advance visualization, visual media, and applied visual technologies. Through collaboration, research, and innovation, Visual Sweden strengthens cutting‑edge audiovisual practices and sustainable growth in the visual sector.