Calls for papers
Both of our venues support new research through academic conferences and early career events.
We also work in collaboration with external organisations to further critical thinking around sculpture and its many associated subject areas.
![Archive of Laurence Bradshaw and Frank Dobson](https://images.henry-moore.org/uploads/2022/09/HMI-Cubitts-archive_Joanne-Crawford-170-scaled.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Currently accepting proposals
![Fayen d’Evie, 'From Dust to Dust: Prologue' 2018 (featuring Aaron McPeake's 'Resonant Cuts' 2011) A woman is raising her hand to touch metal sculptures hanging from the ceiling. There are seven of them, each a vertical slice cut from a bell.](https://images.henry-moore.org/uploads/2023/09/Fayen-dEvie-From-Dust-to-Dust_-Prologue-2019-featuring-Aaron-McPeake-Resonant-Cuts-2011.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Sensory Innovations and Creativity in the Arts
Call for participation
Early Career Research Symposium, to take place:
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Deadline to apply:
Monday 6 September 2024, 17:00
![Aaron McPeake, 'Once I Saw it All' 2022 A ring of metal, roughly 30cm in diameter, hanging on a loop of string. A hand is steadying the ring, while a second hand is poised to strike it with a small, square hammer.](https://images.henry-moore.org/uploads/2023/09/Aaron-McPeake-Once-I-Saw-it-All-2022-1.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Blindness and Expanded Sculpture
Call for participation
International Conference, to take place:
Leeds Art Gallery
Wednesday 19 March 2025
Deadline to apply:
Friday 6 December 2024, 17:00
Previous calls for papers
You can see examples of the types of conferences and open calls we hold below.
![St John the Evangelist Chapel at Westminster Abbey Interior of a church showing numerous stone-carved figurative monuments, plaques, and relief sculpture.](https://images.henry-moore.org/uploads/2024/02/Westminster-Abbey-St-John-the-Evangelist-Chapel.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Monuments in Conversation: Westminster Abbey in the Eighteenth Century
Call for papers
Conference, to take place:
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Deadline to apply:
Monday 15 April 2024, 17:00
![Henry Moore meeting Constantin Brâncuşi with Frank McEwan, Herbert Read and Paul Eluard at the British Council Gallery at the Champs Elysees, Paris in 1945 Black and white photo of five older men wearing suits. Henry Moore, Frank McEwan, Herbert Read and Paul Eluard stand to the right, with Constantin Brâncuşi to the left. He has a large beard and holds a hat in his hands.](https://images.henry-moore.org/uploads/2023/11/Henry-Moore-meeting-Brancusi-with-Frank-McEwan-Herbert-Read-and-Paul-Eluard-at-the-British-Council-Gallery-at-the-Champs-Elysees-Paris-in-1945.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Brâncuşi, Britain and the Idea of Modern Sculpture
Call for papers
Conference, to take place:
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Thursday 27 June 2024
Deadline to apply:
Friday 1 March 2024, 17:00
![Hannah Hughes, 'Peel' 2022 Abstract image composed of layered, stone-textured shapes on a green background.](https://images.henry-moore.org/uploads/2023/11/Hannah-Hughes-Peel-2022-unique-collage-archival-pigment-printed-papers.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Modern Sculpture, Essence, and Difference: Reflections on the Work of Constantin Brâncuşi
Call for papers
Early career research symposium, to take place:
The Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Friday 26 April 2024
Deadline to apply:
Monday 15 January 2024, 17:00