The Platform for Arts Research in Collaboration (PARC) is an online and offline platform for researchers working in and beyond the fields of Composition, Music, Art and Design to exchange knowledge, experiences and public events, stimulate collaboration and increase the visibility of their research processes in and with the arts.

Platform for Arts Research in Collaboration (PARC) is an initiative of the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts of the Leiden University (ACPA) and the University of the Arts The Hague, comprising the two faculties of the Royal Conservatoire The Hague (KC) and the Royal Academy of Art The Hague (KABK). With the establishment of the platform, the three institutions aim to deepen their own (internal) collaboration and to create opportunities and alliances with other organisations, in and outside the field of arts research.

Vision on Research & Collaboration

Research in the arts is driven by a creative and artistic approach to curiosity and engagement with the world. Collaboration between and beyond disciplines can enrich and inspire research in the arts. Sharing experiences, approaches and networks increases researching artists’ capacity to tackle complex societal problems.

As a joint initiative between the three institutions, this platform encourages encounters between performing arts and visual arts research practices. The platform also fosters research built on collaborations at the intersection of artistic practice, art education, academia and society.

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|> /~\ |≥ ( launched as an online platform for our research community in July 2022. It aims to function as a ‘switchboard’ between all the existing digital entities of our arts research landscape.

On top of that, the output of finished research published in the Research Catalogue (RC) has been connected to researchplatform.art. The RC is being used extensively in the staff research & education of the Royal Conservatoire, the Royal Academy of Art and the Academy of Creative & Performing Arts (ACPA). This means that all open publications from the RC can consequently be found via researchplatform.art through the search option.

Lastly, a shared calendar of public events in and beyond Leiden & The Hague, and related to arts research, is in the making. In this, researchers will be able to share their arts research activities in one joint communal research calendar. Keep an eye on our researchplatform.art for further information and developments.

Other sources of the digital research landscape can be found via the websites of the two PhD programmes of ACPA; PhDArts and docARTES, the two lectorates of the KABK; Lectorate Design and Lectorate Art Theory & Practice and the lectorate of the KC, the Lectorate Music, Education & Society.

How to contact |> /~\ |≥ (

If you want to know more about the platform, or you want to be involved, feel free to send a message to Research Coordinator Lianne van Roekel at info@researchplatform.art or L.vanroekel@hdkdenhaag.nl.