In order for this edition to reach its full potential, we had to demystify the editorial process and let readers of the journal see that ‘an active site of contestation’ (O’Connor 2024, p. 21) is not done in isolation. Instead, arts research is a ‘slow, rigorous and open-ended’ (Macdonald 2025) discussion, during which we must have a ‘tolerance for ambiguity’(Macdonald 2025). It is from this ambiguity that new art is created, and new knowledge about the making of art is created, too.
It was the contributors’ openness to this process that has emboldened us, and given us hope – to be part of an experiment into what it means to make art and be an arts researcher in a world that is continuously creating conditions for No Art is a brave choice.
