Focus and Scope

The Journal of Contemporary Arts and Society welcomes original research articles, creative inquiries, critical essays, reviews, and visual essays in areas including (but not limited to):

• Contemporary Visual Arts
  Painting, sculpture, installation, photography, and mixed-media works that respond to social, cultural, or political themes.

• Performance and Theater Studies
  Explorations of live art, performativity, experimental theater, and socially engaged performance practices.

• Digital and New Media Art
  Art using virtual reality, digital installations, algorithmic art, NFTs, and internet-based creative expressions.

• Art, Identity, and Representation
  Investigations into race, gender, sexuality, class, and cultural heritage in contemporary artistic narratives.

• Art and Activism
  The role of art in protest, resistance, decolonization, environmental justice, and community empowerment.

• Cultural Policy and Creative Industries
  Studies on institutional frameworks, arts funding, cultural management, and the economics of creativity.

• Urban and Public Art
  Murals, street art, site-specific installations, and interventions in urban space.

• Art Criticism and Aesthetic Theory
  Critical reflections on contemporary aesthetics, curatorial practices, and the politics of taste and reception.

• Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Practices
  Hybrid forms that bridge art with science, technology, education, and social work.

• Global Perspectives in Contemporary Art
  Cross-cultural studies, postcolonial art discourses, and comparative explorations of global art movements.