We are delighted to announce our next New Zealand Art Crime Research Trust Symposium, to be held in Auckland’s CBD for the first time.
Theme: THE COST OF ART CRIME
Saturday 19 September 2026 [note change of date]
9.30am-4.30pm ** exact times to be confirmed
Auditorium at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. 1 Kitchener Street, Auckland Central.
CALL FOR PAPERS – SYMPOSIUM 2026:
The theme of the 2026 New Zealand Art Crime Research Trust’s symposium is ‘The Cost of Art Crime’.
We are looking for papers, 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for Q & A, relating directly to the symposium’s theme. Specific areas that we are hoping to find speakers for include:
- Conservation
- Public Art
- Artificial Intelligence
- Indigenous Art
Although we are a New Zealand organisation, we welcome papers that have a global reach. All papers are to be given in person.
Please send your 250-word abstract, your 150-word biography, and contact details by 1 June 2026 to: Penelope Jackson, Chair of the NZACRT, arthistorian@outlook.co.nz
Spread the word far and wide to make our one-day symposium a(nother) big and exciting event!
The New Zealand Art Crime Research Trust 