ACA's annual field-wide conferences bring together hundreds of arts leaders, community organizers, funders, policymakers, educators, and cross-sector partners from around the world.
Artist Communities Alliance (ACA) is thrilled to welcome you to Santa Fe, New Mexico for our 2025 Conference.
We look forward to welcoming you to Santa Fe, New Mexico for our 2025 Conference.
Nestled in the Sangre de Cristo foothills, New Mexico’s capital has been a gathering place and confluence of trade and cultures for thousands of years. Renowned for its Pueblo-revival and adobe architecture, Santa Fe is the second-largest art market in the United States, and hosts the famed Santa Fe Art Institute, Museum of Indian Art & Culture, SITE Santa Fe, International Folk Arts Market, Santa Fe Indian Market, and Native American Artisans Portal Program.
This is ACA’s first in-person conference since 2019, and 2025 also marks our 35th anniversary.
Since its founding, Artist Communities Alliance has held the belief that cultivation of new art and ideas is essential to human progress. The practice of artists and culture bearers holds the power to transform, uplift, and sustain the world. Today, artist communities have never been a more essential component of the arts and culture ecosystem.
This year’s conference theme, Building Our Future Together, is a call to action to all those who share our belief in the power of artists, and of the people who power the artist residency field. Join us to inspire and be inspired, to forge new friendships and collaborations, and to share what we have learned. It is a time to recognize and celebrate all that the field has accomplished in these last 35 years, and to build a way forward, together, for the years ahead.
Dates
Monday, December 8 - Thursday, December 11
Host Sites
La Fonda on the Plaza
100 East San Francisco St
Santa Fe, NM 87501
To reserve rooms at La Fonda, use group code: ARTISTALLEldorado Hotel
309 W San Francisco St
Santa Fe, NM 87501
To reserve rooms at Eldorado, use group code: 1225REIMAGINE
ACA Conference Archives
Follow the links below to access documents, artifacts, resources, and learn more about past ACA conferences + convenings.
2019: Fair PracticeSt. Paul, MN | October 28-31, 2019 | 2013 ConferenceSan Jose, CA | Oct 22-25, 2013 | 2007: Creativity in Context: Building a FrameworkD.C. + Silver Spring, MD | Nov 11-14, 2007 | ||
2018 ConferencePhiladelphia, PA | Oct 15-18, 2018 | 2012 ConferenceKansas City, MO | Oct 30-Nov 2, 2012 | 2006: Creating ConnectionsPittsburgh, PA | Nov 8-11, 2006 | ||
2017 ConferenceDenver, CO | Oct 2-5, 2017 | 2011 ConferenceChicago, IL | Oct 19-22, 2011 | 2005: Beyond the BoundariesNew Smyrna Beach, FL | Nov 2-5, 2005 | ||
2016 ConferencePortland, OR | Oct 4-7, 2016 | 2010: Advancing Today's ArtistsProvidence RI | Oct 20-23, 2010 | 2004: Reflection to Reinvention: Creativity at WorkSanta Fe, NM | Oct 12-15, 2004 | ||
2015 ConferenceProvidence, RI | Oct 16-13, 2015 | 2009: Sustaining Today's ArtistsNew Orleans, LA | Nov 11-14, 2009 | 2003: Creative Partnerships:San Francisco, CA | Oct 22-25, 2003 | ||
2014 ConferenceCharleston, SC | Oct 20-23, 2014 | 2008: Art + Civic EngagementSeattle, WA | Nov 12-15, 2008 | 2001: The Future of Creativity SymposiumChicago, IL | Nov 1-3, 2001 |