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. 

 

Building Our Future Together - 2025 ACA Conference Celebrating 35 Years of Artist Communities Alliance - December 8 -11 in Santa Fe, New Mexico

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 Practice

St. Paul, MN | October 28-31, 2019

 

2013 Conference 

San Jose, CA | Oct 22-25, 2013

 

2007: Creativity in Context: Building a Framework

D.C. + Silver Spring, MD | Nov 11-14, 2007

     

2018 Conference 

Philadelphia, PA | Oct 15-18, 2018

 

2012 Conference 

Kansas City, MO | Oct 30-Nov 2, 2012

 

2006: Creating Connections 

Pittsburgh, PA | Nov 8-11, 2006 

     

2017 Conference 

Denver, CO | Oct 2-5, 2017

 

2011 Conference 

Chicago, IL | Oct 19-22, 2011

 

2005: Beyond the Boundaries

New Smyrna Beach, FL | Nov 2-5, 2005

     

2016 Conference

Portland, OR | Oct 4-7, 2016

 

2010: Advancing Today's Artists 

Providence RI | Oct 20-23, 2010

 

2004: Reflection to Reinvention: Creativity at Work 

Santa Fe, NM | Oct 12-15, 2004

     

2015 Conference 

Providence, RI | Oct 16-13, 2015

 

2009: Sustaining Today's Artists

New Orleans, LA | Nov 11-14, 2009

 

2003: Creative Partnerships:

San Francisco, CA | Oct 22-25, 2003

     

2014 Conference 

Charleston, SC | Oct 20-23, 2014

 

2008: Art + Civic Engagement

Seattle, WA | Nov 12-15, 2008

 

2001: The Future of Creativity Symposium

Chicago, IL | Nov 1-3, 2001