Currently, artificial intelligence and digital technologies are profoundly reshaping the paradigms of artistic creation, dissemination, and research, propelling comparative art studies to face new opportunities and challenges in theoretical innovation, methodological iteration, and paradigm reconstruction. Based on the contemporary context of global cultural exchange and mutual learning, and focusing on the innovative development of art disciplines empowered by intelligent technology, this conference aims to deepen fundamental theoretical research in comparative art studies, expand the boundaries of cross-cultural, cross-media, and cross-technological art research, and establish a high-level academic exchange platform in the domestic art studies field. The 7th Annual Academic Conference of the Comparative Art Studies Professional Committee of the Chinese Society for Art Theory and the Academic Symposium on Paradigm Reconstruction and Cultural Exchange in Comparative Art Studies in the Intelligent Era will be held in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on November 1, 2026. We sincerely invite colleagues from the academic community to attend this conference, to exchange ideas and discuss academic matters. The details of the conference are as follows:

I. Conference Organization

Organizers

Host: Comparative Art Studies Committee of the Chinese Society for Art Theory, Southeast University

Co-organizer: School of Arts, Southeast University

II. Conference Time and Location

Conference Time: October 31 - November 1, 2026

Conference Location: Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province

III. Conference Topics

The topics of this annual conference include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Theoretical Construction and Methodological Innovation in Comparative Art Studies

2. Artificial Intelligence and Cross-Cultural Art Research

3. Digital Humanities and Cross-Media Art History

4. Art Exchange and Identity Recognition from the Perspective of Civilizational Exchange

5. Comparative Studies of Art Institutions and Ecology

6. Ontological Reflections on Art in the Context of Emerging Technologies

IV. Participation Requirements

1. This annual conference adheres to the principle of "participation by paper," and each participant must submit one unpublished academic paper.

2. The deadline for registration and submission is October 8, 2026. 3. Registration and paper submission: (1) Click the link on the computer: https://f.wps.cn/g/YV12Gy9m/ (2) Scan the following QR code on your mobile phone to fill in the registration form for the 7th Annual Conference on Comparative Arts. Long press to scan the code and fill in the form. 4. Submission requirements (1) Papers must be closely related to the theme, have academic originality, and not have been published before. (2) The word count of the paper should be 8,000-15,000 words, with a Chinese title, abstract (within 300 words), and keywords. (3) The format should refer to the annotation specifications of "Chinese Social Sciences". The author's name, institution, and contact information should be indicated at the end of the paper. 5. Other instructions (1) The organizing committee will organize experts to review the papers, select the best papers, and invite the authors to participate in the conference. Excellent papers will be compiled and published or recommended to core journals. (2) There is no conference fee. Travel and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of the participants.