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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">*** apologies for cross-posting ***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><img width="604" height="102" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01D4DF5A.6ADA5050"></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">VSAC 2019: Visual Science of Art Conference 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Leuven, Belgium, August 21-24, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">It is my pleasure to announce the details regarding this year’s edition of VSAC, incl. the preliminary program and the call for submissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Call for submissions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">The 7<sup>th</sup> edition of the Visual Science of Art Conference (VSAC) is an interdisciplinary conference intended to bring together vision scientists
and visual artists to discuss joint interests in how vision works and how it affects the visual pleasures we get from art and images. VSAC started as a satellite meeting to the European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), but over the years it has gained
its own flavor and dynamics. Special effort will be made to also attract academics from disciplines other than vision science (e.g. art history, visual studies, cultural studies, philosophy of art, computer graphics, biology, physics, …) as well as established
and young artists and art students. We have added a large number of special events to facilitate cross-talks between artists and scientists (e.g., meet & greet, tutorials, integrated symposia, workshops, arts-science dialogues, and an extensive exhibition
program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">For more information on VSAC 2019, visit
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.vsac2019.org/">https://www.vsac2019.org/</a></span></u></span><span lang="EN-US">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Submission Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Everyone who wishes to present at VSAC will first need to be registered. Information about registration can be found on the
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.vsac2019.org/">conference website</a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">The word limit for all abstracts is 250 words. Supplementary material can be uploaded as a PDF (possibly including links to websites, movies, …).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Participants can be the first author of only one abstract of the same submission type.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">All accepted abstracts will be published as conference proceedings in the journal
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://brill.com/view/journals/artp/artp-overview.xml">Art & Perception</a></span></u> (ISSN: 2213-4905). A special issue with a selection of full papers derived from the conference will also be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">The following submission types are possible:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Scientific contributions</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">, describing
progress in an empirical study on a scientific topic at the intersection between visual science and art. A solid review of a relevant body of scientific literature or a report of substantial progress in a theoretical line of work is also possible.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Artistic contributions</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">, usually
in the form of an original piece of visual art such as a painting, lithograph, etching, graphic design, photograph, film, sculpture, digital artwork, cross-media artwork, installation …<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Art-Science dialogues</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">, taking
the form of a joint submission between a scientist and an artist, ideally presenting work resulting from a close collaboration.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Important dates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">The conference will be held in Leuven (Belgium) on
<b>August 22-24, 2019</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">The deadline for abstract submissions is
<b>May 15, 2019</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">,
</span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">23:59 CET</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (i.e.,
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/">UTC + 1h</a></span>).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">A notification of decision will be provided to first authors by
<b>June 15, 2019</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Topics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">VSAC 2019 topics of interest include but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Visual art<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Visual perception of art<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Empirical aesthetics (psycho-aesthetics, neuro-aesthetics)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Art history relevant to visual science of art<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Visual studies relevant to visual science of art<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Philosophy of art relevant to visual science of art<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Computer graphics relevant to visual science of art<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">…<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Submission types<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">There are 4 types of submissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">TALK preferred<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Standard talks are limited to 15 min (12 min talk + 3 min Q&A). Because we can probably not accommodate all requested talks, authors submitting in this
category are assumed to be willing to present a poster in case their abstract is not accepted for a talk. Selection is by the Scientific Committee, based on abstract reviews by an official Abstract Review Committee (consisting of a mixture of our own staff,
faculty and postdocs, as well as regular reviewers of previous VSAC editions). Selections will be based on the scientific quality of submissions (original research, conducted according to the best methodological standards, interesting findings and discussion)
as well as thematic coherence of the session. In addition, we aim to balance age, gender and geographic distribution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">POSTER only<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Posters are valued as highly as short talks because they are better suited for in-depth discussion and receiving feedback on ongoing research. They will
receive sufficient time and space in the program to get the attention they deserve. Poster sessions will be preceded by 1 min blitz presentations in the main lecture hall. Selection is by the Scientific Committee, based on abstract reviews by an official Abstract
Review Committee (consisting of a mixture of our own staff, faculty and postdocs, as well as regular reviewers of previous VSAC editions). Selection criteria will be sufficient scientific quality and fit with the aims and scope of the conference. If the budget
allows for it, we will provide Best Poster Awards for presenting PhD students (e.g., 1 per session). Award criteria will be scientific quality (original research, conducted according to the best methodological standards, interesting findings and discussion)
as well as poster layout (visual efficiency and elegance). Selection will be done by an ad hoc Poster Award Committee consisting of a subset of the Abstract Review Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">ART contribution</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">We invite a number of established artists to present their work at VSAC. We have selected several great venues, ideally suited for presentation of artwork,
all within walking distance from the city center and from STUK (<a href="https://www.stuk.be/">https://www.stuk.be/</a>), the main venue for the scientific program. We will include a short description of the invited artists and art works on the VSAC website
as soon as possible. In addition, we invite art contributions through a call for submissions, which is open to established as well as emerging artists. All submissions consist of a short description of the nature of the work and why this would be interesting
to VSAC attendees. If artists have specific topics or questions they want to discuss with other artists and scientists during the meeting, they can add these here as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">In addition, artists can upload a PDF with supplemental material of their art work (e.g., portfolio, website, images or video material).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Finally, artists can specify the desired presentation circumstances in terms of required space, lighting, …<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Artworks will be selected based on their quality and fit with the overall aims and scope of the conference, as well as the fit with the other art works
presented jointly. The team responsible for the selection consists of two artist-scientists (Stefanie De Winter and Wendy Morris), and Christina Seyfried (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cultural Office
KU Leuven), all of whom have considerable experience with art-science cross-over projects and exhibitions. This team can rely on advice from Wim Lambrecht (a highly experienced curator from LUCA School of Arts, Brussels), Geert Bouckaert (President of the
Commission of Contemporary Arts, KU Leuven), Stéphane Symons (member of the Commission of Contemporary Arts, KU Leuven, with experience as a curator) and Johan Wagemans (regular VSAC attendee with a lot of experience with art-science projects and exhibitions).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">ART-SCIENCE dialogue</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">We will do all we can to foster a continuous dialogue between artists and scientists during the complete program. In addition, we open up the possibility
to submit specifically as a pair of an artist and a scientist. The scientist can submit a regular science contribution (talk or poster, options 1 or 2 above) and the artist can submit a regular art contribution (option 3 above). They can refer to each other’s
contribution to clarify the connection and we, as organizers, can then ensure that the connection is facilitated by scheduling and organizing the sessions appropriately. Moreover, a specific art-science dialogue session could be organized, if we receive enough
high-quality proposals of this type. Here we would require an abstract (submitted as option 1) highlighting the collaborative work, adding supplemental material about the artwork as needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Contact<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">For more information on VSAC 2019, visit
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.vsac2019.org/">https://www.vsac2019.org/</a></span></u></span><span lang="EN-US">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">.<br>
All questions about submissions can be emailed to <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:vsac2019submissions@kuleuven.be?subject=Question%20regarding%20VSAC%202019%20submission">vsac2019submissions@kuleuven.be</a></span></u></span><span lang="EN-US">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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