Sarah Smith

Mark your calendar! ✏️

Western Libraries' "In Conversation with..." series continues March 4 with @smithsarah.bsky.social (@westernufims.bsky.social) discussing her book "Trading on Art".

Noon–1 p.m., Scholars Lab, Weldon (ground floor) #WesternU

All welcome, no registration required!

26-27 February, dis:connected histories - global dis:connect In this workshop, we aim to attend to dis:connected histories as they take formation in diverse historic and contemporary arts practices.

🎭 Performance, Representation, and Display
Workshop | 26–27 Feb 2026 | Munich

How can dis:connected histories help rethink global, colonial, and decolonial narratives?
www.globaldisconnect.org/12/02/26-27-...

Looking forward to co-convening the workshop 𝘈𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘮 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴? on Feb. 11 in Berlin! Hosted by the Agentur für Internationale Museumskooperation and part of the ongoing AMUDI research collaboration.

Details here: museumsagentur.de/en/current/5...

20-24 July, Worlds in the lab, gd:c summer school - global dis:connect We invite master’s students and doctoral candidates as well as creative professionals to participate in a week-long summer school in Munich.

🌍🔬 Worlds in the Lab | gd:c Summer School

Join us in Munich for a funded, week-long summer school exploring experimental sites of dis:connectivity. Open to MA & PhD students in the humanities and creative practitioners at any career stage.

👉 www.globaldisconnect.org/01/09/20-24-...

Looking forward to sharing my research in Stuttgart - join me and Petra Mostbacher-Dix on Jan. 15 for a discussion about art, free trade, and North America, hosted by ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen and Deutsch-Amerikanisches Zentrum/James-F.-Byrnes-Institut.

➡️ www.ifa.de/en/event/tra...

🌍 Meet our fellow @smithsarah.bsky.social

📣 Colloquium: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 · 5 pm
📍 Maria-Theresia-Str. 21, Munich
💻 Zoom: lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/j/6243450426...

📸 Pauline Loroy / Unsplash

Museums are increasingly visible on platforms, but how do these digital infrastructures shape the possibilities for cultural production? My latest collaboration with Bethany Berard examines Google Arts & Culture - now out as an open access article in 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: doi.org/10.1177/1354...

Interested in cultural diplomacy? The NACDI Newsletter is your source for research, publications, and events in the field. Stay connected with the latest updates and news from the NACDI community!

Subscribe here: tinyurl.com/NACDInewslet...

What is this “new model”, for museum loans that we increasingly read about in the press releases of UK national museums? Loans have always taken place from these museums of course. Ramping them up to distract from restitution demands borrows a methodology from the old Edwardian V&A model (1/4)

#14 for my @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social channel’s winter listing is @smithsarah.bsky.social discussing the amazing Trading on Art
Cultural Diplomacy and Free Trade in North America newbooksnetwork.com/trading-on-art

Its the annual holiday countdown for my @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast! Over the next 24 days I'll be highlighting the episodes from this year as well as giving shoutouts to some of the books of the year too!

2026 photo research fellowships now open. Come to Toronto to work with the amazing collections at TMU’s Image Centre!

theimagecentre.ca/fellowship/

🎉 Happy to see 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 make 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴' 100 Best Books in 2025!!! @hilltimes.com @ubcpress.bsky.social

Not to be missed - catch Plastic Fantastic tomorrow (Nov.19) @ Werkstattkino Munich 🎞️

On the left: surrealist art work depicting three people sitting at a table covered in magazines. Four people in suits with heads that are also magazines walk in through a door. On the right: text that reads “The wild protest art that free trade inspired. Police crotches at a Quebec summit, nations on disposable plates: how artists fought NAFTA culture”

From NAFTA billboards to gas-mask fashion at protests, free trade has shaped—and fractured—North America’s cultural landscape. Writer @smithsarah.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/the-wild-protest...

What a fantastic event @globaldiscnct.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Looking forward to sharing my new work in Munich next week, and to engaging with former and current @globaldiscnct.bsky.social fellows!

📕It's official, 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵: 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 is now out in a free open access version and as a paperback. Spread the word!

📚Open Access: www.ubcpress.ca/asset/103563...
➡️Order paperback: www.ubcpress.ca/trading-on-art

@ubcpress.bsky.social

Behind the Bricks - University of Calgary Press The story of the Mohawk Institute, Canada’s first and longest-running residential school and a model for the entire residential school system.

Really thrilled to announce that our new book on the history of the #MohawkInstitute is now available in #OpenAccess format. You can pay for the physical book, but you can also read a digital copy for free. This was a very important choice for us: press.ucalgary.ca/books/978177... #cdnhist #cdnpoli

Call for Proposals | Forum: Theorizing Culture in Global Relations Call for proposals for a new Forum on Theorizing Culture in Global Relations in The Hague Journal of Diplomacy.

⏰ It's not too late to submit a proposal to @haguediplomacyjrnl.bsky.social's special forum: Theorizing Culture in Global Relations. Abstracts (200 words) are due September 15. Patricia Goff and I are looking forward to reviewing your submissions!

CFP: www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...

🚨TOMORROW: Aug. 28, 5pm🚨

Join NACDI co-founder @smithsarah.bsky.social and Rachelle Dickenson to launch 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 at the Global Centre for Pluralism in Ottawa! 📚

Hosts: Carleton Centre for Public History & the Embassy of Mexico in Canada

RSVP: culturaldiplomacyinitiative.com/events/book-...

Art exhibit seeks to break down language barriers with auction to support interpreting services | CBC News An art exhibition and auction in London is seeking to raise awareness and support for people who face language barriers in accessing essential services.

TAP Centre for Creativity is supporting unheard voices through creativity in their newest exhibition: Art Speaks: Bridging Cultures, in partnership with Across Languages
Check out their amazing work!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ottawology Ottawology offers an original, accessible sociological account of social structures, socialities, ecologies, and everyday life in Ottawa.

I have a new book, Ottawology, coming out soon! fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ottawol...

Ottawa folks - join me and Rachelle Dickenson next Thursday at the Global Centre for Pluralism to talk about 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵!

I'm thrilled to be hosted by Carleton Centre for Public History (‪@cupublichistory.bsky.social‬) & the Embassy of Mexico in Canada. Details here: tinyurl.com/ottawabookla...

This excellent book by @smithsarah.bsky.social is now open access too! www.ubcpress.ca/asset/103563...

Book Launch | Trading on Art at the Global Centre for Pluralism Join Sarah E.K. Smith and guests at the Global Centre for Pluralism in Ottawa for a discussion of art, free trade, and North American relationships.

Ottawa folks - delighted to be back later this month to launch 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 (‪@ubcpress.bsky.social)!

Save the date: Thurs. Aug. 28, 5pm.

Details and RSVP here: culturaldiplomacyinitiative.com/events/book-...

The Case for a Renaissance in Canadian Cultural Diplomacy - Policy Magazine With Donald Trump questioning our sovereignty and national identity, cultural diplomacy has taken on new meaning and importance.

📄 Thanks to Colin Robertson (Canadian Global Affairs Institute) for discussing 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 in his latest article in 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦. Read "The Case for a Renaissance in Canadian Cultural Diplomacy" to learn why this moment calls for #culturaldiplomacy

➡️ www.policymagazine.ca/the-case-for...

Art of Influence: Canada’s Cultural Diplomacy To be a Catalyst for Innovative Canadian Global Engagement

🎙️ Had a fabulous time speaking about 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵
and Canada's #culturaldiplomacy with Colin Robertson (Canadian Global Affairs Institute) and Patricia Bovey - check out our conversation on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 podcast!

www.cgai.ca/ge_art_of_in...

Chinese-Russian Cultural Diplomacy: Diplomatic Bridge or Diplomatic Façade? - Open Canada Despite undeniably close diplomatic, military, and economic ties, how deep do their cultural connections truly go?

What does renewed cultural diplomacy mean for the Russia-China relationship?

📚 New work by @nacdi.bsky.social’s Sascha Priewe on the impact of #culturaldiplomacy in Open Canada

Thank you @drdaveobrien.bsky.social for the great conversation @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social - it was wonderful to talk about 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵!

Listen the podcast here ➡️ newbooksnetwork.com/trading-on-art

@ubcpress.bsky.social