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CFP for CAA Panel: Abstraction and Anthropomorphism in Postwar and Contemporary Sculpture
CFP for “Abstraction and Anthropomorphism in Postwar and Contemporary Sculpture,” a session at CAA in Chicago, February 2014, chaired by Lisa Lee (University of Chicago) and Kate Nesin (Art Institute of Chicago). Due May 6.
BYO: Working Conditions: Paradox of Labor and the Creative Industry
On April 10 in Cambridge, MA, a BYO session on “Working Conditions: Paradox of Labor and the Creative Industry” at the Carpenter Center.
Adrian Rifkin in London
On April 4 in London, Adrian Rifkin on “Art Writing, or the perfect dis-union of word and image,” at the Association of Art Historians. Tickets required.
NYU IFA Summer Institute in Technical Art History
Reminder: Applications for the NYU IFA Summer Institute in Technical Art History (June 10-21, 2013), “Theoretical Subjectivities and the Critical eye,” are due March 25.
Why Art History Matters @ Princeton
This weekend, “Why Art History Matters: Politics, Ethics, and Objects,” a graduate student conference at Princeton University. Opening & keynote lectures by Hal Foster (“Critical Stakes”, March 8 at 5pm) and James Elkins (“Unresolved Problems in Global Art History”, March 9 at 4:45pm)
SCAHGrad Alternative Rankings Project
The Graduate Student Advocacy Committee is distributing a survey to assess the range of graduate support structures available in Art History PhD programs
Workshop Materials: Women & Gender in Art History, Criticism, and Practice
Materials from our Spring 2013 Workshop on Women & Gender in Art History, Criticism, and Practice are now available to download.
Workshop Materials: Women in Academic Careers, Small-Group Conversation
Materials from our Fall 2012 Small-Group Conversation: Women in Academic Careers are now available to download.
Summer Institute in Technical Art History for Doctoral Students
Summer Institute in Technical Art History for Doctoral Students now accepting applications.
SCAH Graduate Advocacy Committee Position Statement
GRADUATE STUDENT ADVOCACY COMMITTEE SOCIETY OF CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORIANS (SCAH) Position Statement, Summer/Fall 2012 In the contemporary climate of escalating professional and market demands combined with the increasing instability of universities, museums, and the economy, what is the role of a Graduate Student Advocacy Committee? As universities seek to make the PhD more efficient [...]
SCAH Graduate Advocacy Committee Position Statement
The SCAH Graduate Advocacy Committee has released a Position Statement addressing what they take to be the key issues going forward for (con)temporary art workers and scholars are, and how they hope to proceed. Read it on our website here, or download the PDF here.
Thinking Contemporary Curating: book & related events
Terry Smith releases a new book, Thinking Contemporary Curating, with a series of readings and conversations to follow in NYC, California, and Chicago.
SCAH Elections
The Society of Contemporary Art Historians seeks nominations and self-nominations for the executive board, to serve for the term 2012-2015. The open positions are Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer. These officers, together with the Society’s President, direct all of SCAH’s activities–most importantly, planning its annual panel at the College Art Association conference, directing its web site [...]
Assistant Professor, Contemporary Art, Princeton University
Princeton to begin search for Assistant Professor in contemporary art and criticism. Check Princeton University Jobs for posting.
Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art, Emory University
Assistant Professor, tenure track. The Department of Art History at Emory University seeks a specialist in Contemporary Art (1950 to the present).
CAA News: Grants Awarded
In the August 2011 issue of CAA News is a list of recently awarded grants.
The Theoretical Turn: 2012 CAA Distinguished Scholar Session On Rosalind Krauss
Announced in CAA News: The Distinguished Scholar Session at the 2012 annual conference will honor Rosalind Krauss, with a panel, “The Theoretical Turn,” whose participants will include Yve-Alain Bois, Harry Cooper, Jonathan Crary, Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, and Hal Foster.
SCAH Graduate Student Committee Application for Sub-Committee Chairs
The Graduate Student Committee of the Society of Contemporary Art Historians seeks Sub-Committee chairs.
$80,000 from Warhol Foundation to Artist’s Institute
The Artist’s Institute at Hunter College has been awarded an $80,000 grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
CFP: Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize
The Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize recognizes excellent scholarship by a non-U.S. scholar in the field of historical American art (circa 1500–1980). The winning manuscript should advance understanding of American art and demonstrate new findings and original perspectives. It will be translated and published in American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s scholarly [...]
Contemporary Art Dissertations 2010
The list of dissertations in contemporary art completed in 2010 is online at caa.reviews, including five from UCLA, four from SUNY Stony Brook, three from Yale, and two each from Duke, Cornell, Stanford and UC San Diego:
Art at the End of the First Machine Age Visiting Professorship Programme VU University Amsterdam
Announced on S-Architecture: Art at the End of the First Machine Age, a visiting professorship program at the VU Amsterdam. Recent grants have been awarded to Jae Emerling and Emily Scott.
Art&Education: New Prize for Young Scholars
Art&Education: New Prize for Young Scholars In support of young scholars conducting innovative research in contemporary art, Art&Education is pleased to announce a Call for Papers for its inaugural Papers Prize, which includes a research sum of 2000 USD and the opportunity to present a paper at a conference, organized by Artforum & e-flux and [...]
Lectureship in modern or contemporary art, University of York
A lectureship in modern and/or contemporary art at the University of York.
Professor of Contemporary Art History, SCAD Hong Kong
Posted at H-ArtHist: SCAD Hong Kong seeks candidates for positions in contemporary art history.
Professorship in Modern and Contemporary Art, Ghent
Posted at H-Arthist: A professorship in modern and contemporary art history at Ghent University.
Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, AMAM Oberlin College
On H-ArtHist: “The Allen Memorial Art Museum (AMAM) at Oberlin College is seeking applicants for a curatorial position in Modern and Contemporary Art at the assistant, associate, or full curatorial level” (deadline April 3rd).
Professorship in Modern and Contemporary Art, Zurich
At H-ArtHist: The University of Zurich seeks a professor in modern and contemporry art.
SCAH Graduate Student Advocacy Committee Questionnaire
The Graduate Student Advocacy Committee of the Society of Contemporary Art Historians invites graduate students to respond to a very short questionnaire that aims to assess the current state of the field.
CAA 2011
The Society of Contemporary Art Historians session at the 2011 College Art Association conference is scheduled for Thursday, February 10th.
Etant donnés Curatorial Research Grants
Grants for curatorial research projects in France.
2011 Art Journal Award: Land Use in Contemporary Art
The winners of CAA’s 2011 Art Journal Award.
CalArts seeks Contemporary Art Historian
A job at CalArts, application deadline February 15th.
Project announcement: International Anthology of Art Criticism 1950-2010, workshops/seminars
Seeking partners to form an international scientific team with the goal of preparing a scientific publication in the form of a multi-volume anthology including a scientific apparatus focusing on art criticism.
Associate or Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art History and New Media, Northeastern University
A tenure-track professorship at Northeastern University.
Arts Writers Grant Program 2010
The 2010 winners of the Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program.
Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize
An essay prize for American art.
Tribute to Kathryn Hixson, educator and art critic
Colleagues invite texts for a memorial tribute to Kathryn Hixson.
Master of Arts in Contemporary Art, Design and New Media Art Histories
Call for Applications: OCAD University MA Program in Contemporary Art, Design and New Media Art Histories.
To Each His Own Reality
Applications due Nov. 22nd: at the Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte in Paris, four part-time doctoral positions in art history, and one in aesthetics [...]
UCSD: Latin American Modern/Contemporary Art Historian
A Latin American modern/contemporary job at UCSD [...]
Dallas Museum of Art: Nancy and Tim Hanley Assistant/Associate Curator of Contemporary Art
An open position at the Dallas Museum of Art: The Nancy and Tim Hanley Assistant/Associate Curator of Contemporary Art.
Smithsonian Fellowships in American Art
Smithsonian Fellowships in American Art [...]
University of Southern California: two open-rank positions
Two open-rank positions at USC: Modern Art and Visual Culture (1850-1945) and Contemporary Art and Visual Culture (Post-1945)
2010-2011 Clark Fellows
Recipients of fellowships at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute [...]
2010-2011 CASVA fellows
This year’s fellows at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts [...]
Full-time Faculty Position in Art History, Europe 1900-1945
A job at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago [...]
SCAD Hong Kong Seeking Professor of Contemporary Art History
From Janet Bryan to CAH-Clients: SCAD Hong Kong Seeking Professor of Contemporary Art History.
Oliver Wunsch interviews João Ribas
An interview with João Ribas [...]
2009 dissertations in contemporary art
Contemporary art dissertations completed, 2009 [...]
Smithsonian American Art Museum Fellowships
The Smithsonian American Art Museum announces the appointment of 18 new fellows for the 2010–2011 academic year [...]
