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Bruce Cole Postdoctoral Instructor in Art History
Opportunity Type: Jobs
Deadline: 1st Jul 2026
Grand Central Atelier invites applications for a Bruce Cole Postdoctoral Instructor in Art History, a two-year appointment within the Bruce Cole Humanities Initiative. The position begins September 2026 and is based in New York, NY. About Grand Central Atelier Grand...
Birth Rites Collection Summer School 2026
Opportunity Type: Jobs
Deadline: 1st Jul 2026
The world's only contemporary art collection dedicated to childbirth invites you to a programme of lectures, workshops, seminars and one-to-one tutorials. This Year’s theme: Reproduction and the State How do artists contest dominant narratives of birth and maternity? Whose bodies...
UK Curators in Venice 2026 with Art Fund and AAH
Opportunity Type: Funding, grants, and prizes
Deadline: 12th Jul 2026
Together with the Association for Art History, Art Fund is delighted to offer up to 8 fully funded places for UK museum and gallery curators who are at an early-to-mid-stage in their career to attend a four-day professional development programme...
Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Western Art
Opportunity Type: Jobs
Deadline: 22nd Jun 2026
About the role The Ashmolean Museum is seeking an outstanding Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art to lead the development, interpretation, and research of post-1945 collections within the Western Art Department. You will also be the curatorial lead for our...
Undergraduate Video Prize
Opportunity Type: Funding, grants, and prizes
Deadline: 18th Sep 2026
We are delighted to launch this year’s Undergraduate Video Prize as part of the Art History Festival 2026. The prize is open to all UK undergraduate students studying art history or visual culture. We invite students to create a short...
Call for papers : Perspective, n° 2027 – 2 : Looking queerly
Opportunity Type: Jobs
Deadline: 15th Jun 2026
This call for papers invites contributions from across the field that engage queer in its multiple dimensions: as a term rooted in histories of sexuality and gender; as a reclaimed and politicized identity; and as a verb – a critical...
CFP: Nineteenth Century Studies Journal (2027)
Opportunity Type: Jobs
Deadline: 1st Oct 2026
Dear colleagues, Are you planning your summer writing projects—or revising an article and considering where to submit it? The editors of Nineteenth Century Studies are now accepting submissions for the 2027 volume. The deadline for consideration is October 1, 2026;...
AAH 2027: Call for Sessions (Exeter, 7-9 April 2027)
Opportunity Type: Call for Participation - Conferences, Symposia
Deadline: 1st Jul 2026
The Association for Art History’s Annual Conference brings together international research and critical debate about art history and visual culture. A key annual event, the conference is an opportunity to keep up to date with new research, hear leading keynote...
CFP: Art and Human Rights: Narratives, Conflicts and Resistances at Coimbra XI COIMBRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS: October 13, 14 and 15, 2026 – Coimbra/Portugal/ online
Opportunity Type: Jobs
Deadline: 5th Jun 2026
Art and Human Rights are distinct disciplinary fields, yet they intersect and are articulated through cultural production, contributing to an understanding of political and social transformations in contemporary society. In this context, this symposium proposes a reflection on contemporary artists...
Gallery Assistant
Opportunity Type: Jobs
Deadline: 12th Jun 2026
Job Description: The Role Osborne Samuel are looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised full-time Gallery Assistant to support the day-to-day running of the gallery. This is a varied, hands-on role suited to someone who is keen to work in...
Call for articles – Anuario del Departamento de Historia y Teoría del Arte, 2026
Opportunity Type: Jobs
Deadline: 30th Sep 2026
The journal Anuario del Departamento de Historia y Teoría del Arte of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid invites researchers, scholars, and academic professionals to submit article proposals for forthcoming issues devoted to Art History, image theory, visual culture, cultural heritage,...
The Klesch Collection Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Painting
Opportunity Type: Jobs
Deadline: 20th Jun 2026
We are pleased to announce The Klesch Collection Scholarship Programme 2026 is open for applicants. About the programme: The Klesch Collection offers Scholarships to graduate students who will focus/are focusing their studies on European and British painting of the Renaissance...
Assistant Professor of Art History
The American University of Paris invites applications for a full-time position in the Department of Art History and Fine Arts at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin August 1, 2026. The Department seeks a candidate who works on a...
Visual Culture in Britain – Call for Submissions
The journal Visual Culture in Britain relaunched earlier this year and is now accepting submissions of original research articles, shorter focus provocations, and reviews. You can find out more information about the journal and its publishing process here, but do...
Call for members: Art History for Art Programmes Network
Art histories have an unwavering presence inside the art school. Many artists have expert knowledge of art’s histories, which are regularly a source of inspiration for new developments in contemporary practice. The Coldstream Reports of 1960 brought the discipline of...
ARIAH Launches Newsletter of Jobs, Opportunities, and Updates
The Association of Research Institutes in Art History (ARIAH) is pleased to announce the launch of a searchable member directory for prospective fellows and a monthly e-newsletter to share jobs, opportunities, and updates from its twenty-seven member institutes. ARIAH is a consortium...