2026 Program at a Glance

Updated January 20, subject to change

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Thursday, March 12

2:00 – 5:00 PM, Preconference Sessions (additional registration required)

Network Science in Creativity Research (Council Bluffs)

Art Museum Experiences for Connection and Transformation: A (Playful) Workshop on Mapping Impact, Aligning Outcomes, and Designing Interventions (Elkhorn AB)

5:30 – 9:00 PM, Registration & Social Reception (Big Blue)

Friday, March 13

8:00 – 9:00 AM, Coffee & Networking

9:00 – 9:30 AM, Conference Welcome (Missouri/Platte)

9:30 – 10:20 AM, Arnheim Award Address: John Kounios (Missouri/Platte)

10:30 – 11:00 AM, Break

11:00 – 11:50 AM, Parallel Sessions

Symposium: Advances in Creativity Assessment (Missouri/Platte)

Symposium: Play, Synchrony, and Dramatic Connection: Experimental and Applied Studies on Creative Interaction and Well-Being (Council Bluffs)

Individual Talks: Impacts of Creativity (Elkhorn AB)

12 noon – 1:00 PM, Lunch (included in registration) (Atrium & The Landing)

1:00 – 2:20 PM, Poster Session (Big Blue)

2:30 – 3:20 PM, Parallel Sessions

Symposium: On Stimulating Creativity: Evidence from Experimental and Interventional Studies (Missouri/Platte)

Individual Talks: Creative Expression (Council Bluffs)

Individual Talks: Social Art Experiences (Elkhorn AB)

3:30 – 4:20 PM, Parallel Sessions

Publishing Panel (Missouri/Platte)

Individual Talks: Conceptual Advances in Creativity (Council Bluffs)

Individual Talks: Creative Processes and Mechanisms (Elkhorn AB)

4:30 – 5:20 PM, Student Showcase (Missouri/Platte)

5:30 – 6:30 PM, Student Professional Development Roundtable (Students Only!) (Location TBD)

Saturday, March 16

8:00 – 9:00 AM, Coffee & Networking

9:00 – 9:50 AM, Berlyne Award Addresses: Ahmed M. Abdulla Alabbasi & Sue Hyeon Paek (Missouri/Platte)

10:00 – 10:50 AM, Parallel Sessions

Grants Panel (Missouri/Platte)

Individual Talks: Perceptions About Creativity (Council Bluffs)

Individual Talks: Aesthetic Experiences (Elkhorn AB)

11:00 – 11:30 AM, Break

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM, Parallel Sessions

Symposium: Understanding effects of engagement with art: The how and what of meaning-making (Missouri/Platte)

Symposium: Psychology of Humor (Council Bluffs)

Individual Talks: Creativity in Youth Education (Elkhorn AB)

12:30 – 1:30 PM, Lunch (included in registration) (Atrium & The Landing)

1:30 – 2:50 PM, Poster Session (Big Blue)

3:00 – 3:50 PM, Parallel Sessions

Symposium: Incursions into the Nomological Network of Creativity: Emotions, Insight, and Curiosity (Missouri/Platte)

Individual Talks: Conceptual Advances in the Psychology of Art and Aesthetics (Council Bluffs)

Individual Talks: Psychology of Music (Elkhorn AB)

4:00 – 5:00 PM, Business Meeting and Conference Closing (Missouri/Platte)

 

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