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.
We are thrilled to announce 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 International Folk Arts Market, Santa Fe Indian Market, and Native American Artisans Portal Program.
Our gathering in Santa Fe will be our first in-person, field-wide conference since 2019, and this year also marks our 35th anniversary. Our theme, Building Our Future Together, is a call to action to all those who share our belief in the power of artists, and in 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.
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 |