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This page includes Association for Art History events, as well as other events taking place across the UK and internationally. Association for Art History events are open to all, including members and non-members, art historians and non art historians.
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Art History Careers: Beyond the Arts
Saturday, 7 December, 11:00 - 12:30 GMT Booking Link Join us for a free webinar offering an overview of just a few of the many roles that art history graduates can go on to do. In previous careers sessions this...
ART HISTORY RESIDENCY TALK – 2024
Tuesday 10 December, 6:30 - 7:30pm GMT Online and free to attend Booking is essential: Eventbrite Susannah Thompson is Professor of Fine Art at Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University. She recently completed our Art History Residency provided in partnership...
WAYS OF SEEING 2024
Ways of Seeing, the Association for Art History’s annual one-day conference for A-Level students and teachers takes place at Tate Modern on Saturday 23 November, 2024. The event is unique in its focus of bringing together students and teachers of History of Art and...
International Online Conference: The Art Museum in the Digital Age – 2025
The international online conference (20-24 January 2025) is dedicated to the ethical and social implications of digital transformation in museums. The focus will be on the concept of digital humanism, according to which the potential of information technology is recognised,...
Participatory Practices, Art and Democracy ART*IS Conference in Oxford
Participatory Practices, Art and Democracy ART*IS Conference in Oxford 1 November – 2 November 2024 A conference organised by Sarah Hegenbart and Kaj Osteroth www.response-able-drawing.com Participatory art practice and community engagement has featured centrally in art practice and theory since...
Lecture: Catalan Culture and the Multilingual Translation of the Image, University of Edinburgh
The department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at the University of Edinburgh is thrilled to announce the opening lecture to launch their new Catalan Studies pathway. The lecture will be given by Professor John London (Queen Mary University...
Joint Subject Specialist Network Seminar: Reinvention and Redisplay
Register now for our forthcoming joint Subject Specialist Network Seminar: Reinvention and Redisplay Organised by Understanding British Portraits and European Paintings pre-1900 in partnership with the Association for Art History Tuesday 22 October 2024, 11.15—16.30 (registration commences at 10.30) The Mildred and Simon Palley...
Beyond the Frame: Incorporating Art History into the Curriculum (English and Literacy)
Magic Lantern and The Association for Art History Present: Beyond the Frame: Incorporating Art History into the Curriculum (English and Literacy) A FREE Online CPD Workshop for Primary School Teachers This session will: Help raise your confidence in introducing art...
Artists’ Models: Diana Seave Greenwald and Susan Waller in conversation
The relationships between artists and models are notoriously complex. They are structured by shifting power dynamics. They encompass the vulnerabilities of exposure and the trials of physical exertion. They test personal and professional ties. Research into these dynamics and the...
African Art Now – Imperial College London
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/evening-classes/winter-courses-list/african-art-now/ Join Alinta Sara each week on a journey around the modern and contemporary art of Africa. As well as seeing some astonishingly beautiful works of art made over the past 100 years, the course will challenge the assumption often made by...
Virtual Event: Unveiling Van Gogh: Insights from Archival Discoveries with Dr. Wouter van der Veen
Dr. Wouter van der Veen, a researcher specialized in Vincent van Gogh’s life and work, will introduce the audience to the academic rigor and emotional depth provided by documentary research. Wouter will guide us through his spectacular 2020 discovery, when...
Public Art: Aesthetics in the Public Realm
Friday 15 November 9.00 – 5.30 pm At Royal Institute of British Architects, 66 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AD Our exciting conference at the RIBA will bring together contemporary artists, designers and visionaries for a thought-provoking event about public art. We’ll look at...
Zak Ové
Friday 20th September, 19:00-20:30 Booking Link Please join us for a free talk and glass of wine with the artist Zak Ové. Zak Ové is a British-Trinidadian artist whose work draws from the African diaspora, emphasising masking and masquerade as...
Building Cultural Futures: Reflections on developing the MOWAA Institute
Founding Director, Ore Disu reflects on the establishment of the MOWAA Institut at this free online Art History Festival talk. Thursday, 19th September, 16:00-17:00 Booking Link Welcome to Building Cultural Futures: Reflections on developing the MOWAA Institute! Over the past...
Discovering Degas Study Day – 28 September 2024
Dear colleagues, Join us for a day of exciting new insights on Degas! To celebrate the Burrell Collection’s 2024 Degas exhibition, and the 150th anniversary of Impressionism, the University of Glasgow and the Burrell Collection are mounting a ‘Discovering Degas’ Study Day...
Art History Now: Janina Ramirez in conversation
date: 18 September 2024 time: 18:30 - 19:30 location: City Lit, Keeley Street Book livestream now Join us for an engaging discussion with renowned art historian Janina Ramirez on the value of art history, its impact on society and culture,...
Fatos Üstek: The Art Institution of Tomorrow
Fatos Üstek discusses the changes that art institutions will need to undergo in order to maintain their relevance for generations to come. Friday 20th September, 17:45-19:00 GMT+1 Booking Link In this talk, Fatos Ustek will outline her curatorial approach and...
Ethnographic photography: Between science and aesthetics
Discover the relationship between ethnography, photography and modern art in the construction of new Mexican identities,1890-1940. Tuesday 17th September, 16:00-17:00 GMT+1 Booking Link As ethnographic research into indigenous groups grew after the Mexican revolution, photography became one of the most...
Yinka Shonibare’s Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation
Monday 16th September, 11:00-12:30pm Booking Link Join a free online discussion exploring the impact of residencies held at the G.A.S. Foundation in Nigeria since 2019. Founded by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, the live / work artist residency programme...
Art History Careers: Working for arts organisations
Saturday 21st September, 11-12:30 pm Booking Link Join us for a free webinar offering an overview of some of the various roles in arts organisations including Community Engagement, Learning, Digital Content Production Fundraising and Development and Marketing and Communications. Our...
