‘Confluence’: Call for non-papers
13 January 2026
Eastern Arc will be hosting its first creative practice research ‘confluence’ on 25 and 26 March, and we are seeking academics and practitioners to take part.
Background
Each of the Eastern Arc universities are crucibles for CPR, from the highly influential creative-writing course at UEA to the Digital Humanities Lab at Sussex, from the East 15 acting school at Essex to the interdisciplinary drama, design, digital arts, performance, media and film-making at Kent.
‘Confluence’ is an opportunity to experience and explore these strengths. Hosted at Kent in partnership with the Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries (iCCi), and marking the launch of the University’s new Centre for Creative and Practice Research (CCPR), this will be an exciting chance to engage with and participate in CPR.
‘Confluence’
Taking place over two days, Confluence activities will flow around the internationally-celebrated installation artwork ‘Of All the People in the World’, by Stan’s Cafe.
Participants can choose to be part of either one or both of the days. On the first, those coming from UEA, Essex and Sussex will have the floor; on the second, it will be those at Kent and its sister organisation Greenwich who will show their work.
Call for non-papers
Like a river, ‘Confluence’ will be shaped by its landscape, and the final timings, workshops and exhibitions will depend on the proposals we receive.
We welcome a diversity of proposals, and there is no set format or length for the sessions. They can be anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour. We only have one request: no PowerPoints.
If you want to submit a proposal, please click here. The closing date for proposals is Monday 2 February 2026.
Registration
The event will be free, and free transport will be available from the EARC universities on the first day. However, space will be limited to just 50 participants. Registration will open in early February.
More information
For more information on the day, go to our dedicated website, which will be updated as the event develops.