The Society for Artistic Research (SAR) is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion and support of artistic research. SAR and its members connect, showcase, facilitate and advocate for artistic research in all its forms, facets, dimensions and across its disciplines, institutional and geographical boundaries.

Membership plays a vital role in the strategic and operational development of SAR's work, including key initiatives such as the Journal for Artistic Research (JAR), the Research Catalogue (RC), and an annual International Conference.

SAR's activities depend entirely on the community of its members who have access to a wide range of resources, communication channels and activities. Besides the existing offers SAR develops many new benefits, such as:

• Members only network opportunities, webinars, events and peer-to-peer forum.

• Conference participation at a reduced fee.

• SARA announcements at a reduced fee

SAR promotes practices of artistic research as undertaken both in and outside academic institutions. We facilitate co-operation and communication through conferences and meetings, and disseminate knowledge on artistic research practices and results.

We encourage risk-taking, quality research.

SAR publishes the Journal for Artistic Research (JAR), an online, open access and peer-reviewed journal for the identification, publication and dissemination of artistic research and its methodologies, from all artistic disciplines.

SAR runs the Research Catalogue (RC), a searchable repository of artistic research, to which anyone can contribute once they have registered (cost free). This is a powerful resource for artistic research and education.

SAR hosts the annual International Conference on Artistic Research bringing together leading practitioners, scholars and policy makers, showcasing exemplary artistic research projects, while focussing key issues through critical debate.