xCoAx 2026 — 14th International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X
08 > 10 JULY 2026 I TORINO, ITALY
xCoAx 2026 – 14th International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X
8-10 July 2026 – Torino, Italy
Submit before February 1, 2026.
xCoAx explores the intersections where computational tools and media meet art and culture in the form of multi-disciplinary enquiries on aesthetics, computation, communication and the elusive X factor that connects and affects them all.
xCoAx is a great chance for international audiences to exchange ideas in search of interdisciplinary synergies between artists, media practitioners, computer scientists, and theoreticians at the thresholds between digital arts and culture.
xCoAx 2026 will take place at the Palazzo Madama museum in Torino, Italy, under the auspices of the Department of Philosophy and Education Sciences of the University of Torino.
Call for papers, artworks, performances, School of X applications.
xCoAx 2026 calls for papers, artworks, performances and research works-in-progress by scholars, artists, performers and students working on any of its multi-disciplinary facets.
You are invited to submit theoretical, practical or experimental research work in the form of papers, artworks, or performances, on a range of topics that includes but is not limited to the following:
Computation / Communication / Aesthetics / X / Algorithms / Systems / Models / Artificial Aesthetics / Artificial Intelligence & Creativity / Artistic explorations of digital game technologies / Audiovisuals / Multimodality / Design / Interaction / Generative Art & Design / History / Mechatronics / Physical Computing / Music / Sound Art / Performance / Philosophy of Art & of Computation / Computational Photography and Image Technologies / Technology / Ethics / Epistemology
If you are a Master’s or PhD student you also have the opportunity to apply for the School of X.
All information on how to submit papers, artworks, performances, and applications to the School of X is available at https://xcoax.org
Important dates:
- February 1 (end of day anywhere on Earth): Deadline for submissions.
- March 23: Notifications to authors.
- April 20: Registration deadline for authors.
- April 26: Delivery of final versions of full papers and extended abstracts of artworks and performances for the proceedings.
- May 3: Delivery of final versions of multimedia files for the website.
- July 6 to 7: xCoAx exhibition set-up at Palazzo Madama.
- July 8 to 10: xCoAx conference, exhibition, and performances.
Contacts:
email: info@xcoax.org
instagram: @xcoaxorg
bluesky: xcoax.org