[Air-L] Call for Participation: ACM Creativity and Cognition 2026 conference, 13-16 July 2026

[Joana Chicau]

Hi everyone, please find our call info below.

We are pleased to invite submissions for papers to the ACM Creativity and Cognition 2026 conference, which will be held at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UK) 13-16 July 2026. We encourage submissions that contribute with knowledge on various forms of creativity with topics ranging from designing or evaluating creativity-support environments and technologies to studying or reflecting on the experiences, practices, and cognitive processes in art, craft and design.

Conference website: https://cc.acm.org/2026/

This year’s theme, “Creativity for Change,” responds to the rapid pace of change in our world and emphasizes the power of creativity in driving positive transformations. Our conference will explore how creativity can inspire and enable sustainable approaches for societal transformation, addressing decolonization, tackle climate action, preservation of cultural heritage and support place-making and peace-making in urban and cultural contexts. We aim to weave the theme of making a better world through creativity throughout the conference program.

We invite submissions across a range of categories that examine how interactive systems, design, and creative processes can foster positive change and respond to global challenges. Creativity will be the lens through which we view societal issues, showcasing how creative approaches can open up new possibilities.

Creativity and Cognition 2026 will be an in-person conference. Accepted submissions will be expected to have at least one author registered and present at the main part of the conference on July 14-16 July 2026.

Accepted full and short papers will be included in the Proceedings of the ACM Creativity and Cognition 2026 conference, and will be made available in the ACM Digital Library. Authors of accepted full papers from Creativity and Cognition 2025 also have the opportunity to join ACM Creativity and Cognition 2026 in London for poster or full presentations (for best papers).

Starting January 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM Creativity and Cognition 2026, will be 100% Open Access. See the conference website for more details.


Important Dates
All deadlines are specified as Anywhere on Earth<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth> time (11:59 PM UTC-12)

Dates for Papers, Pictorials, and Artworks

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Abstract Submission Deadline: 29 January 2026
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Final Submission Deadline: 5 February 2026
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Notifications: 30 March 2026
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Camera-Ready Deadline: 27 April 2026

Dates for Workshops and Tutorials

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Submission Deadline: 19 February 2026
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Notifications: 5 March 2026
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Camera-Ready Deadline: 2 April 2026

Dates for Posters and Technical Demonstrations

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Submission Deadline: 16 April 2026
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Notifications: 7 May 2026
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Camera-Ready Deadline: 21 May 2026

Dates for Graduate Student Symposium and Undergraduate Research

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Submission Deadline: 19 February 2026
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Notifications: 5 March 2026
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Camera-Ready Deadline: 2 April 2026

Warmly,
Joana Chicau
s/her / ela

associate lecturer (FHEA)
designer, researcher, performer
{[(joanachicau.com<https://joanachicau.com/>)]}

University of the Arts London
Creative Computing Institute
www.arts.ac.uk/cci<http://www.arts.ac.uk/cci>

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