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CURATORIAL PRIZES 2026: WINNERS ANNOUNCED

We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Association for Art History's Curatorial Prizes. Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures at The Hepworth Wakefield is winner of the Curatorial Prize for Exhibitions, and the team also won the Curatorial Prize for... Read More...

UK Curators in Venice 2026 with Art Fund and the Association for Art History

Association for Art History in a brand new partnership with  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... Read More...

AAH Mentoring Programme

Overview The Association for Art History Mentoring Programme supports meaningful, supportive connections across academic life. Whether you are navigating post-PhD blues, establishing your early-career professional profile, or looking to transition into senior roles, this programme offers a space for reflection,... Read More...

Sue Ward – Obituary

Sue Ward, who died in March this year, had a long association with art history and the AAH. She was the editor of The Art Book magazine from its foundation in 1993 to its closure in 2010. Originally a history... Read More...

2025 DISSERTATION PRIZE WINNERS

Each year we select and award dissertation prizes for outstanding essays written by undergraduate and postgraduate students. Winning and shortlisted essays are assessed on the quality of their originality, research and method, and form and content. Prize winning essays We... Read More...

Association for Art History Trustees: Call for applications

The Association for Art History (AAH) is inviting applications to join our Board of Trustees. As the UK subject association for art history, the AAH works to support and advocate for the discipline across higher education, schools, museums, and the... Read More...

Association for Art History Curatorial Prizes

The Association for Art History is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the AAH Curatorial Prizes 2026. These annual awards celebrate the vital work of curators in UK museums and galleries, recognising excellence in exhibitions and displays... Read More...

association for art history fellowship announcement

The Association for Art History is delighted to announce the appointment of three new Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the field: Sutapa Biswas FAAH, Professor Abigail Harrison Moore FAAH and Adrian Locke FAAH. The AAH Fellowship programme,... Read More...

ART HISTORY RESIDENCY 2025-2026

The Association for Art History and The Ampersand Foundation are delighted to announce that Maeve O'Donnell (Teaching Fellow, The Courtauld Institute of Art) has been awarded the 2025-26 Art History Residency. The residency offers a researcher the opportunity for concentrated time to... Read More...

A response to RECENT PRESS

By Gregory Perry, CEO of AAH In June of 1897, several newspapers in the US reported that Mark Twain was gravely ill and could be dead.  When a reporter contacted Twain’s household in London, where he was living at the... Read More...

Some reflections on the state of art history

By Gregory Perry, CEO of Association for Art History. Nearing the end of 2025, there are things to celebrate about art history and there are threats, endemic in the education sector, which combine to limit exposure to and engagement with... Read More...

Toshio Watanabe (10 August 1945 –27 July 2025)

The distinguished art historian Professor Toshio Watanabe died while on holiday in Hokkaido, shortly before his 80th birthday.  He was a renowned specialist on the profound influence of Japanese art and design in the West in the later nineteenth century.... Read More...

Art History Festival returns in 2025 with nature-inspired programme

Monday 15 – Sunday 21 September 2025 The annual Art History Festival returns across the UK this September for its 5th year, working with more than 100 partners to celebrate and champion those who study and research art history, and... Read More...

Announcing New Board Members for the Association for Art History

The Association for Art History is pleased to welcome four new members to its Board of Trustees, following their appointments at the June 2025 AGM. Together, they bring a rich breadth of experience from across academia and the creative sector,... Read More...

Association For Art History | Dissertation Prize 2025

UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE PRIZES  Call for Dissertation Prize nominations (2024-25 academic year) Have you written or marked a brilliant dissertation this year? If so, why not consider nominating it for our Dissertation Prize. This prize is for undergraduate and postgraduate... Read More...
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