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The International Catalogue Raisonné Association panel discussion: Curatorial, digital and legal perspectives on looted art and catalogues raisonnés: an open question?
Catalogues raisonnés play a crucial role in questions around spoliated art, repatriation and restitution, and these questions are now broader and more urgent than ever. How do we catalogue looted objects? What are the legal challenges and risks of doing...
British Art and Architecture in the Digital Age
This year’s Summer Symposium from the Paul Mellon Centre's Early Careers Researchers' Network and Doctoral Researchers' Network brings together emerging scholars and practitioners to explore how digital technologies are reshaping the landscape of British art and architectural history. Hosted at...
CFP: Metropolitan Crossings: Art, Displacement, and the Making of Modern London, 1930s–1970s
Symposium at Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, London 5–6 November 2025 Deadline for submissions: 31 July 2025 To mark the English-language launch of Burcu Dogramaci’s Exile London: Metropolis, Modernity and Artistic Emigration (Exil London. Metropole, Moderne und künstlerische Emigration), the...
Art Fund Curators Programme at Frieze Masters
A call for applications to participate in a free series of talks/workshops for curators funded by the Art Fund and Frieze Masters taking place in October. The call for applications is due 11 July. https://www.artfund.org/professional/get-funding/programmes/art-fund-curators-programme-at-frieze-masters
Gathering 2025: (Re)making Practice
The Engage Gathering 2025 celebrates the artistry and innovation of visual arts engagement, participation and learning, against the backdrop of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and the Turner Prize. The programme will take place across three days, 10 –...
The History of Art in Prisons
10th of July, 17:30-19:00 Free entry 20 Cavendish Square, Marylebone, London, W1G ORN An event exploring the history of art in prisons and contemporary exhibitions on prisoner art. In the Victorian era, there was a keen interest in art in...
CFS | ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY 2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Call for Sessions Call for Sessions | Association for Art History 2025 Annual Conference 8-10 April, 2026 University of Cambridge Session proposal deadline: Tuesday 1 July 2025 We are delighted to announce that next year’s conference will be held in...
‘Deviant’ Women: Women and the Visual Arts Research Symposium
'Deviant' Women: Women and the Visual Arts Research Symposium Date: 10 July 2025, 9am-6pm Location: Humanities Research Space, Arts Complex, 3-5 Woodland Road, University of Bristol, BS8 1TB and Online Women have long been viewed as ‘deviant’ in their roles...
Call for Participation – Anti-Monumentality and the Afterlives of ‘Land Art’ in Britain
Symposium, to take place: Henry Moore Institute, Leeds Wednesday 22 October 2025 Deadline to apply: Monday 28 July 2025, 17:00 About the symposium This one-day symposium sets out to stimulate new inquiry into the histories and futures of ‘land art’...
RCP Museum Late: London Festival of Architecture special
For 500 years, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has given a professional voice to doctors. Today, its Grade I listed headquarters in Regent’s Park is the centre of a worldwide medical community. Join us to discover how Denys Lasdun’s...
‘Rethinking Wellbeing Through Art: How Artists Critique Wellness Narratives in the Workplace ‘ Symposium (Day 2)
'Rethinking Wellbeing Through Art: How Artists Critique Wellness Narratives in the Workplace ' is a 2-day symposium that is taking place in partnership with University of Greenwich Galleries on Wed 16th and Thurs 17th of July 2025: https://symposium-rethinking-wellbeing-through-art.eventbrite.co.uk/ The event...
‘Rethinking Wellbeing Through Art: How Artists Critique Wellness Narratives in the Workplace ‘ Symposium (Day 1)
'Rethinking Wellbeing Through Art: How Artists Critique Wellness Narratives in the Workplace ' is a 2-day symposium that is taking place in partnership with University of Greenwich Galleries on Wed 16th and Thurs 17th of July 2025: https://symposium-rethinking-wellbeing-through-art.eventbrite.co.uk/ The event...
Healing words: Summer lectures
Join us for an evening exploring (and tasting!) fascinating research into early modern recipe books considering both culinary contributions and properties of the medicinal plant ingredients. The evening will begin with an introduction to the ‘Healing words’ exhibition with curator...
Curating Baroque Art in the 21st Century
Philip Rahtz Lecture Theatre, Kings Manor, University of York, UK Wednesday 9th of July, 4–6pm. All welcome, no ticket required. For more details including the full programme, click here. The period of Western art history known as “the Baroque” has...
38th German Congress for Art History
38th German Congress for Art History Munich, 25–28 February 2026 Call for Papers knowing “Knowing” seems to present more of a challenge than ever before. It is not just that the contents of our knowledge – the things people believe they...
Institute of Art and Law’s Diploma course in Intellectual Property and Collections
Three-day online profesionnal training course to give art historians the edge in understanding legal issues around copyright (published images, photography, fair dealing and new technologies like AI). This Diploma in Intellectual Property and Collections course has been running each summer...
Thread the Loom
25th of June - 7th of September 2025 Ikon presents Thread the Loom, a group exhibition celebrating the art of weaving. An AVL Studio Dobby loom, on loan from Birmingham City University (BCU), will be activated through a series of micro-residencies with...
18th-Century British Caricature with Dr. Matthew Morgan
Join us online or in person at the Foundling Museum for the third in a series of afternoon art history lectures by Dr Matthew Morgan, Associate Lecturer at Birkbeck and former Director of Turner's House. During the 18th century Britain...
Framing Religious Art in UK Collections
17 June 2025, 13:30-15:30 To book your free ticket, register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/framing-religious-art-in-uk-collections-tickets-1284374902909?aff=oddtdtcreator Artworks with religious subjects form the foundation of many regional and national collections in the UK. However, Western art histories argue that with the emergence of avant-garde movements...
Curatorial Conversation – European Sculpture in the Collection of His Majesty the King
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 5:30pm-7:00pm Online via Zoom Attendance free with advance booking BOOK NOW Jonathan Marsden (former Director of the Royal Collection) in conversation with Bill Sherman (Warburg Institute Director) and Gregory Perry (CEO, Association for Art History)This event...
