The Association for the PhD in the Visual Arts (PhDVA) aims to foster the discussion and exchange of ideas on the PhD in Studio Art in the USA and internationally. The role and education of artists, theorists, and designer-makers at the PhD level is at a time of pivotal change in education and communication worldwide.  PhDVA (https://phdart.net) is committed to fostering such an exchange in an interdisciplinary manner, attentive to new collaborative frameworks in the arts, humanities, philosophy, and sciences.