Conference WIRE Summit 2025 - Sofia (Bulgaria)
Explore, Create, Investigate: Four days in Sofia dedicated to artistic practice as a form of knowledge in the FilmEU alliance
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Alongside the FilmEU Summit, the city of Sofia also hosts the WIRE Summit 2025, dedicated to artistic research within the context of the FilmEU alliance. Organised by NATFA – National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, the summit brings together researchers, lecturers, students, and professionals to share methodologies, creative practices, and innovations in the field of practice-based artistic research.
Over four days, from 2 to 5 June, the programme includes keynotes, presentations of innovative projects, and the Artistic Research Exhibition 2025, celebrating the diversity and impact of artistic research across Europe.
Programme highlights:
- Keynote by Michael Schwab on "Working Expositionally" – A reflection on how creative practice can generate knowledge through “expositional” approaches, by the founding editor of the Journal for Artistic Research.
- Keynote by Rachel Garfield on "Methodologies, practice research and all that jazz" – An analysis of the tensions between speculative creative practice and more rigorous academic frameworks.
- Presentations of the Horizon Pilots – Projects such as Water as Time and Infamous Shipwrecks, connecting artistic practice with environmental awareness.
- Illumina Course – A hands-on workshop on drawing and sketching as research methods, led by Alexandra Ianchenko.
- ARE 2025: Artistic Research Exhibition – Official opening of the exhibition and guided tours.
The full programme is available at sofia.summits.filmeu.eu
