Call for Proposals
International Medieval Congress 2027
Leeds, United Kingdom; 5-8 July 2027
due Monday 17 AUGUST 2026

Submit your proposal HERE

The International Center of Medieval Art (ICMA) seeks proposals for sessions to be held under the organization’s sponsorship in 2027 at the International Medieval Congress (IMC) in Leeds, England.

While session proposals on any topic related to the art of the Middle Ages are welcome, the IMC also chooses a theme for each conference. In 2027 the theme is “Community” For more information on the Leeds 2027 congress and theme, see: https://www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imc-2027/

Session organizers and speakers must be ICMA members at the time of the conference. Proposals must include a session abstract and a list of speakers (if available; the organizer will have time to run a Call for Papers before the IMC deadline), as one single Doc or PDF with the organizer’s name in the title, and a CV, again as a Doc or PDF with the organizer’s name in the title.

Upload your proposals HERE by Monday 17 August 2026.

Please direct all inquiries to the ICMA at icma@medievalart.org. The ICMA Programs and Lectures committee will select a session to sponsor and will notify the successful organizer(s) in late August. The organizer(s) will then submit the ICMA-sponsored proposal to the IMC before the 30 September 2026 deadline.

A note about Kress Travel Grants

Thanks to a generous grant from the Kress Foundation, funds may be available to defray travel costs of speakers in ICMA sponsored sessions up to a maximum of $600 for domestic travel and of $1200 for overseas travel. If available, the Kress funds are allocated for travel and hotel only. Speakers in ICMA sponsored sessions will be refunded only after the conference, against travel receipts. In addition to speakers, session organizers delivering papers as an integral part of the session (i.e. with a specific title listed in the program) are now also eligible to receive travel funding.

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