Call for Proposals | TFAP@CAA 2026 Affiliated Society Session

TFAP@CAA Call for Proposals
CAA 114th Annual Conference, Chicago, February 18–21, 2026

The Feminist Art Project Affiliated Society Session
Deadline: August 29, 2025
Feminist, Queer, and Trans Art Activists in Action!

Chairs:
Joanna P. Gardner-Huggett, DePaul University
Connie Tell, The Feminist Art Project

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL FOR THIS IN-PERSON PANEL.
CAA MEMBERSHIP & CONFERENCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR ACCEPTED PRESENTERS.

Important dates:
August 29th, deadline for proposal submissions
September 16th, notification of accepted proposals

For nearly twenty years, The Feminist Art Project has supported intersectional and inter-generational conversations regarding feminist, queer and trans activist art practices. Understanding the rich history of these collective tactics remains instrumental for continued organizing against political oppression and providing essential services to female-identifying individuals. For instance, in the 1970s, the arpilleristas produced embroidered narratives denouncing Chile’s totalitarian regime, while in the 1980s the Greenham Commons Women’s Peace Camp demanded an end to nuclear proliferation. In the 1990s, Chicago’s Sister Serpents engaged in guerrilla sticker and poster campaigns calling out misogyny and sexual violence and the Dyke Action Machine focused on lesbian agitprop in New York City. In 1999, the Dutch organization Women on Waves was founded to provide reproductive health services in regions where it is not safe or available, and in 2001, LaGender Inc. was established to support the trans health of women of color in the metro Atlanta area. As the voices of feminist, queer, and trans artists, activists, and scholars are being silenced in this political moment globally, this session seeks presentations by artists and scholars examining current or historical examples of activist art practices that offer models of protest and mutual aid, especially work overlooked in current art historical scholarship.

The CAA Annual Conference is the largest convening of art historians, artists, designers, curators, and visual arts professionals. Each year CAA offer sessions submitted by members, committees, and affiliated societies that deliver a wide range of program content. The CAA 114th Annual Conference will take place in Chicago Hilton February 18–21, 2026.