The conference's thematic areas are:

A - Art-based educational research as a backbone for democratic initiatives.
B - Art-based educational research and the development of research methods such as: art/artography, photography, derivation, cartography, performance, participatory theater, collaborative visual art, digital storytelling, etc.
C - Art-based educational research in conjunction with other qualitative and quantitative methodologies from a plural paradigm. Development of research using mixed methods. Development of mixed instruments for data collection, analysis, or presentation of results.
D - Art-based educational research applied to the study of artistic problems. Research in visual arts didactics, cultural mediation, art therapy, fine arts, musicology, dance, or performing arts, using artistic strategies.
E - Art-based educational research applied to the study of non-artistic problems. Research in specific didactics, social education, social work, pedagogy, psychology, etc., using artistic strategies.
F - Art-based research in relation to arts-based public pedagogy, socially engaged artistic projects, artivism, and public art.

The conference is conceived as a space for global convergence and collaboration, where activities and presentations will act as catalysts for the exchange of ideas and the establishment of international alliances. This approach will strengthen knowledge networks and ensure that advances in arts-based educational research have a lasting and global impact.