The Visual Science of Art Conference (VSAC) was established in 2012 by Professor Baingio Pinna in Alghero, Italy. Its main focus is to better connect the communities of visual scientists and artists in order to deepen our understanding of aesthetic phenomena. The VSAC is an ideal venue to debate and collaborate on all topics associated with the perception and evaluation of artworks.
Typically, VSAC is organized as a satellite conference to the European Conference on Visual Perception and is taking place on an annual basis.
VSAC 2025 will take place in Souther Germany 21st-23rd August 2025. Visit 2025.vsac.eu for more information.
From its beginnings the VSAC has been organized as a satellite conference of the European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), the leading European conference on visual science.
VSAC and its sister conference ECVP have been hosted each year in different, vibrant cities all over Europe. Starting in 2012 in Alghero (Italy), subsequent meetings were organized in Belgrade (Serbia), Liverpool (UK), Barcelona (Spain), Berlin (Germany), Trieste (Italy), Leuven (Belgium), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Nicosia (Cyprus), and Aberdeen (Scotland).
2024
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Held in Aberdeen, Scotland on Aug 22-24, 2024. |
2023
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Held in Nicosia, Cyprus on Aug 24-26, 2023. |
2022
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Held in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug 24-27, 2022. |
2021 |
Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
2020 |
Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
2019 |
Held in Leuven, Belgium on Aug 21-24, 2019. |
2018 |
Held in Trieste, Italy on Aug 24-26, 2018. |
2017
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Held in Berlin, Germany on Aug 25–27, 2017. |
2016 |
Held in Barcelona, Spain on Aug 26-28, 2016. |
2015 |
Held in Liverpool, UK on Aug 22-23, 2015. |
2014 |
Held in Belgrade, Serbia on Aug 23-24, 2014. |
2012 |
Held in Alghero, Sardinia, Italy on Sep 1-2, 2012. |
The background drawing is from Albrecht Dürer's "The Painter's Manual", published in 1525. The image nicely illustrates the scientific technique of accurately depicting perspective, so can be seen as a good example of the joint and powerful forces of art & science illustrating one of the VSAC's main aims: to bring together artists and scientists - and artists who follow a scientific path in their arts.