Open Call: Arts Coordination Annual Meeting – ACAM 2026
Deadline for application: 11:59 PM, 15 Aug 2026
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From Hanoi Grapevine:
Are you an art coordinator, cultural organizer, artist, or researcher involved in the making of artistic and community projects?
We warmly invite you to submit a proposal to join ACAM 2026, the first annual meeting in Vietnam dedicated to arts coordination – the individuals working behind the scenes, ensuring creative ideas are fully, meaningfully, and sustainably realized.
The ACAM (Arts Coordination Annual Meeting) is a three-day bilingual forum dedicated to knowledge exchange, skill-building, and collective reflection. It aims to celebrate coordination work in art and culture, creating a space for sharing practices, tools, networks, and multifaceted dialogues among coordinators in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
After a successful inaugural edition in 2025, ACAM 2026 expands its regional reach and introduces a new thematic lens: LEAN ON — an exploration of how art coordinators and cultural workers identify, build, and sustain support systems through government partnerships, private sector collaboration, community networks, and institutional resources.
This year marks the first year of the Annual Meeting, scheduled to take place:
Time: October 29th, 30th & 31st, 2026
Venue: Hanoi
We invite you to contribute as speakers, facilitators or paper presenters through the following proposals:
> A talk or presentation (15–20 mins)
> A panel or conversation
> A workshop
> A paper or case study (1000–3000 words)
> A visual essay or project documentation
> A story from the field – short anecdotal reflection (5–10 mins)
Submission materials:
> Title of your proposal
> Abstract (150–300 words)
> Short bio (max 150 words)
> Preferred format (talk, workshop, paper, etc.)
> Any technical/support needs
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Selected contributors will receive:
> Speaker/facilitator support costs
> Travel and accommodation support (for out-of-town speaker/facilitator)
> Opportunity to be published in the ACAM 2026 Bilingual Journal.
About ACAM
ACAM (Arts Coordination Annual Meeting) is the first annual gathering in Vietnam dedicated to the crucial yet often overlooked work of art coordinators. These individuals bridge the gap between artists, curators, institutions, and communities — managing timelines, handling permissions, translating cultural sensitivities, and ensuring creative visions are realized.
ACAM recognizes this labor and aims to cultivate a collective space for knowledge sharing, skill-building, and solidarity. Over the course of three days, ACAM will host a series of panels, workshops, case studies, and informal discussions that reflect on the challenges and future of art coordination in Vietnam and the Southeast Asian region.
