The International Sculpture Center (ISC), is seeking panel proposals for the 27th International Sculpture Conference Sculpture in Kansas City, MO this October 25-28, 2017. This conference will feature the annual ISC littleSCULPTURE show, ARTSlams and mentor sessions, engaging panel discussions, evening parties, hands-on workshops, keynote address, open studios and gallery hops, optional art and culture trips, public art tours and visits to nearby sculpture sites, and more.

Panel topics include:

Art, Architecture & the Urban Fabric
Catalyzing Collective Action through Art - How does public and contextual art bring people together?
Material Identity
Advancing Diversity in the Arts
Creating the Artist - The Business of Constructing an Identity in the Art World
The Politics of "Sustainability" in the Arts
Perspectives on Art Writing
Digital Fabrication and the "Artist's Touch"
Citizenship through Art - What does it mean to belong?
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The abstract submission deadline is March 13, 2017. All accepted submissions will be notified by May 2017.

To submit a proposal and learn more information, please visit the conference website: http://sculpture.org/kc2017/.