Fostering strong scholarship and promoting collegiality within the vital field of contemporary art history.
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Fostering strong scholarship and promoting collegiality within the vital field of contemporary art history.
About
SCAH aims to foster strong scholarship and promote collegiality within the vital field of contemporary art history.
The Society of Contemporary Art Historians (SCAH) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of contemporary art. Founded in 2007 as an affiliate society of the College Art Association, SCAH aims to foster strong scholarship and promote collegiality within the vital field of contemporary art history. The Society also encourages mentoring and career development, especially for younger scholars and graduate students.
Our major initiatives include a standing panel at the College Art Association Annual Conference, Regional Groups, mentoring and career development, The Syllabus Project, Foreign Language Index (FLI), and the distribution of relevant information through the Society’s website and Google Group listserv.
The SCAH Graduate Student Advocacy Committee (GSAC), now enfolded into SCAH's Regional Groups, aims to connect emerging scholars in two intertwined pursuits: the interrogation of contemporary art objects/projects; and the assessment and understanding of the conditions in which we do our work.
Programs and Initiatives
Events and Programs
Meet and talk with SCAH members and friends.
Annual Panel at the College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference
Information about past and future SCAH panels at the CAA Annual Conference.
Past Events
A record of past SCAH-sponsored events.
Resources
The Syllabus Project
An evolving digital archive of syllabi related to the teaching of contemporary art history.
Foreign Language Index
Summaries of recent scholarship published in various languages, broadening perspectives on contemporary art and encouraging cross-cultural exploration within the field.
Media
Recordings of selected SCAH events and workshops.
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The Society of Contemporary Art Historians aims to foster strong scholarship and promote collegiality within the vital field of contemporary art history.
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