The most important partners of ARIA are the three Schools of Arts of the Antwerp Association (AUHA):
- Sint Lucas School of Arts Antwerp (KdG University of Applied Sciences and Arts)
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp (AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts)
- Royal Conservatoire Antwerp (AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts)
ARIA also collaborates with research groups and centers at the University of Antwerp:
- Antwerp HeArts
- Visual and Digital Cultures Research Center (ViDi)
- Visual Poetics
- Department of Management (Cultural Management)
- Urban Studies Institute
- Centre for European Philosophy
- OPEN Expertise Centre for Accessible Media and Culture
There are also collaborations outside the University of Antwerp. For example, for the doctoral education in music, ARIA works closely with docARTES, the doctoral program for performers and composers of the Orpheus Institute.