6th February 2026
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...6th February 2026
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...3rd February 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...15th December 2025
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...
27th November 2025
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...
20th November 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...
15th July 2025
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...
9th July 2025
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...
30th June 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...
16th May 2025
The Association for Art History has announced the winners of its 2025 Curatorial Prizes for exhibitions and for curatorial writing/publications. For the first time, both prizes were awarded to curators for the same project. Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski with Head of... Read More...
11th April 2025
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...28th February 2025
Call For Applications We are looking to appoint new members to our Board of Trustees, who will join other board members, staff and stakeholders to fulfil our mission to advance the study and practice of art history. As the subject... Read More...
31st January 2025
We are thrilled to announce our 2025 keynotes: Caroline Campbell, National Gallery of Ireland Anna Arabindan-Kesson, Princeton University Joan Kee, Judy and Michael Steinhardt Director, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University Book Conference Tickets Wed 9 April: Caroline Campbell Caroline... Read More...
31st January 2025
We are delighted to announce our 2025 Association for Art History Fellows. This initiative, now in its sixth year, seeks to recognise and honour individuals who have made a significant contribution to the broad field of art history. The Association... Read More...31st January 2025
Introducing Edward Kettleborough, new Chair of the Association for Art History’s Doctoral and Early Career Research (DECR) committee. The Association For Art History is delighted to welcome Ed Kettleborough as the new Chair of the Doctoral and Early Career Researcher (DECR) committee and... Read More...31st January 2025
The Association for Art History and the Ampersand Foundation are delighted to announce that Victoria Horne, Assistant Professor of Art History at the Northumbria School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries, Northumbria University, has been awarded our fifth Art History Residency. The residency offers... Read More...
31st October 2024
The Association for Art History recently held an event to celebrate its 50th anniversary during which we launched a new Fund for Art History that supports research and professional development in our field through our grants and bursaries programme. We... Read More...
29th October 2024
ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY FELLOWSHIPS We are pleased to announce the sixth year of our programme to recognise significant achievement in art history, and we ask for nominations of those who deserve to be honoured as a Fellow of the... Read More...
8th August 2024
The Association for Art History celebrates its 50th anniversary with the launch today of Art History Now – an online campaign featuring over 90 eminent art history advocates. Artists, art historians, writers and broadcasters have shared inspiring new reflections on... Read More...
26th July 2024
FOR DOCTORAL AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS We are delighted to announce that we will again be offering bursaries for doctoral and early career researchers to attend the Association for Art History’s 2026 Annual Conference taking place in person at the... Read More...Copyright 2026. All Rights Reserved