Kress Lectures by Italian Art Society
Dr. Jodi Cranston, "The Worn Animal: Furs and Perfume in Early Modern Venetian Art". In-person, w... more Dr. Jodi Cranston, "The Worn Animal: Furs and Perfume in Early Modern Venetian Art". In-person, with live-streaming for remote attendees by registration. Jodi Cranston, Professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Boston University, is the author of Green Worlds of Renaissance Venice. Her paper today is related to research undertaken for a forthcoming book entitled Animal Sightings: Art, Animals, and Court Culture, 1400-1550, which is scheduled to be published by Penn State University Press in 2025. In addition to acquiring and keeping animals for hunting and for companionship, early modern Venetians actively sought out and circulated a range of products made from animals. Furs of marten, sable, ermine, squirrel, and fox, among others; gloves made from a variety of animal skins; and musk generated from civet cats and other animal sources were worn. Wearing animal products was not, of course, an innovation of or limited to early modern Venice. However, despite this relatively continuous supply, these animal products make a noticeable increase in their appearance in artworks, specifically Venetian paintings, in the later 15th and early 16th centuries. For a few decades around the turn of the 16th century, furs (both on clothing as well as hand-held furs such as muffs and pelts), gloves, and musk (and specifically the pomanders and jewelry used for carrying the scents) became more prevalent in portrait-type paintings, in particular. Sitters are portrayed with worn animal products at a time when the supply of new furs in particular was somewhat compromised by shifts in trade routes and dwindling ecological resources; and second-hand furs were widely available to and circulated among a growing number of socio-economic groups. Wealth and status oftentimes facilitated the initial acquisition of these animal products, but were not absolutely necessary, and certainly not necessary in order to wear them. Such circumstances undermine the art historical interpretations of the depiction of these worn animal products solely and dependably as signs of the sitter’s wealth and status.
The Italian Art Society is delighted to announce that Professor Megan Holmes (University of Michi... more The Italian Art Society is delighted to announce that Professor Megan Holmes (University of Michigan) will deliver the seventh annual IAS/Kress Lecture, in Florence at Villa I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, on June 1, 2016. Her lecture is titled “New Perspectives on the Reception of Florentine Panel Painting: Interpreting Scratch Marks.” The paper will explore an understudied feature of Florentine Renaissance panel paintings: evidence of the intentional scratching, with a sharp implement, of the pictorial figuration and imagery. These scratch marks, found across a variety of genres and formats, and display contexts, can rarely be documented and or dated with any precision. Similar intentional markings can also be found in works of art in other global, historical cultures. Professor Holmes will argue that these scored Italian Renaissance panel paintings constitute an intriguing body of historical evidence that offers insights into the dynamic and motivated manner in which people interacted with images in daily life in their religious and social practices, in public and private spaces. The practice seems to have been more widely prevalent in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, tapering off in the sixteenth century. In the lecture, she will attempt to theorize and situate these scratching acts, looking at both Renaissance period perspectives and current scholarship on global “iconoclasms.” These deliberate markings are part of what Michael Camille called “the archaeology of the image and its subsequent reception” and Professor Holmes will underscore they need to be more in evidence in collections, photographic reproductions, and the art histories that we write.
IAS Calls for Session & Paper Proposals by Italian Art Society
These panels will explore the understudied subject of women in sculpture in the early modern worl... more These panels will explore the understudied subject of women in sculpture in the early modern world, broadly construed in Western Europe and beyond. While monographic studies of certain figures, such as Properzia de' Rossi, Plautilla Bricci, Luisa Roldán, and Anna Morandi Manzolini exist, the majority of known women who worked in sculpture are yet to be fully studied. Part of this is due to the perceived hierarchy of materials with marble reigning supreme. However, other materials such as terracotta, plaster, and wax were also used to create sculpture-materials often utilized by women. We welcome papers that illuminate the work of women sculptors worldwide, including multimedia creations such as dioramas and the artwork of nuns, as well as papers that explore the role of women in the workshop or academy. We are also interested in papers that address women patrons of sculpture. In short, we seek to gather a variety of talks that help us better understand the various ways in which women participated in the early modern world of sculpture.
CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS: CAA 2019
Call for Session Proposals
College Art Association (CAA) 2019 Annual Conference
The Italian A... more Call for Session Proposals
College Art Association (CAA) 2019 Annual Conference
The Italian Art Society (IAS) is now accepting proposals for one sponsored session (1.5 hrs) at CAA 2019. Members interested in putting together a panel on any topic of Italian art (broadly conceived) should send a brief abstract (250 words max.), session title, a short list of potential or desired speakers (they need not be confirmed), the name of the chair(s) with email addresses and affiliation, and a one-page CV. Please submit all materials to the IAS Program Committee Chair by 15 January 2018.
CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS - SAH 2019
REMINDER
Call for Session Proposals
Society for Architectural Historians
24-28 April 2019
Provi... more REMINDER
Call for Session Proposals
Society for Architectural Historians
24-28 April 2019
Providence, Rhode Island
The IAS is seeking proposals for one IAS-affiliated session at the 72nd annual conference of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) in Providence, Rhode Island, April 24‑28, 2019. This conference is geared for architectural historians, art historians, architects, preservationists, landscape architects, urban planners, nonprofits, and civic leaders. Submitting a session proposal to SAH with the support of IAS affiliation increases the chances of its acceptance for the conference, but acceptance is not guaranteed.
Members interested in putting together a panel on any topic of Italian architecture should send a brief abstract (500 words max), session title, a short list of potential or desired speakers (they need not be confirmed), the name(s) of the chair(s) with email addresses and affiliation, and a one-page CV. Please submit all materials to [email protected] by December 1, 2017.
RITUAL AND ORNAMENT - AAIS 2018
CALL FOR PAPERS - SHORT DEADLINE
RITUAL AND ORNAMENT
Chair: Eleanor D’Aponte, AIA, Associate Pro... more CALL FOR PAPERS - SHORT DEADLINE
RITUAL AND ORNAMENT
Chair: Eleanor D’Aponte, AIA, Associate Professor, Norwich University
American Association of Italian Studies (AAIS).
14-17 June 2018 at the Sant’Anna Institute in Sorrento, Italy.
The genesis of architectural ornament derives from ritual and a human instinct for imitation (Gottfried Semper, 2004). Early architectural ‘enclosures’, or ‘space dividers’ were first plant fiber woven mats and then woven tapestries. Woven patterns used as edging for Roman tapestry walls are replicated in Pompeiian fresco designs. The ritual uses of tapestries and relics in religious ceremonies of the Sorrentine peninsula are memorialized and transformed as decorative and structural motifs on walls, in mosaics, liturgical elements, and building facades. Interdisciplinary papers exploring the relationship of ornament to ritual and sacrament from ancient to modern times are welcome.
Proposals due to [email protected] by December 30, 2017 should include title, brief abstract (200-250 words), and short biographical blurb.
Images of the Italian landscape, both real and imagined, have been the subject of many fruitful i... more Images of the Italian landscape, both real and imagined, have been the subject of many fruitful investigations, from research on broad trends and refined definitions to focused monographs on individual artists. Recent studies have shed new light on the display of landscape paintings in palaces and villas, artistic practice, professional networks, and the intersections between antiquity and natural history. In particular, research into the growing interest in empirical study and the interpretation of nature in early modern Italy has led to a greater understanding of representations of the natural world. This panel seeks papers that build on these themes and present new ways to reconsider the portrayal of the landscape and landscape artists working in Italy. We welcome proposals that consider the following issues: • Landscapes and natural history/antiquity • Connections between northern Europe and Italy • The display and function of landscape imagery • The relationship between drawing and painting the landscape • Economics and the market for landscapes • The poetics of landscape and connection to literature • The spiritual dimension of the landscape Please send a brief abstract (no more than 150 words); a selection of keywords for your talk; and a brief curriculum vitae (300-word maximum in outline form) to Sarah Cantor ([email protected]) and Melissa Yuen ([email protected]) by Friday, May 26, 2017.
CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS -SCSC 2018
Call for Session Proposals
IAS-sponsored session(s) at the Sixteenth-Century Studies Annual Confe... more Call for Session Proposals
IAS-sponsored session(s) at the Sixteenth-Century Studies Annual Conference (SCSC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1-4 November 2018.
IAS Deadline: 18 March 2018.
The IAS is seeking session proposals that address any issue relevant to Italian art and architecture during the long sixteenth century. The Sixteenth Century Society & Conference (SCSC) was founded to promote scholarship on the early modern era (c.1450-1600), and actively encourages the participation of international scholars as well as the integration of younger colleagues into the academic community.
IAS members interested in putting together a panel or linked panels should send a brief abstract (250 words max.), session title, a short list of potential or desired speakers (they need not be confirmed), the name of the chair(s) with email addresses and affiliation, and a one-page CV to the IAS Program Committee Chair ([email protected]).
The deadline for submissions of session proposals to IAS is 18 March 2018.
Completed panels are due to SCSC by 15 April 2018.
Please note that the SCSC welcomes graduate student speakers who are within one or two years of defending their dissertations. However, all sessions must include at least one speaker who has received the PhD or other terminal degree, and predoctoral speakers should present dissertation research, not term papers.
Please also see the IAS Submission Guidelines at http://italianartsociety.org/conferences-lectures/ias-conference-submission-guidelines/
IAS @ SAH: CFP Deadline 1 December 2016
The IAS is seeking ideas for one sponsored session at the 71st annual conference of the Society o... more The IAS is seeking ideas for one sponsored session at the 71st annual conference of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) in Saint Paul, Minnesota, 18-22 April 2018. Members interested in putting together a panel on any topic of Italian architecture should send a brief abstract (500 words max), session title, a short list of potential or desired speakers (they need not be confirmed), the name of the chair(s) with email addresses and affiliation, and a one-page CV. Submit by 1 December 2016 to [email protected].
IAS at SCSC - 2014
Each year, the IAS seeks session proposals that address any issue relevant to Italian art and arc... more Each year, the IAS seeks session proposals that address any issue relevant to Italian art and architecture during the long sixteenth century. The Sixteenth Century Society & Conference (SCSC) was founded to promote scholarship on the early modern era (c.1450-1600), actively encourages the participation of international scholars as well as the integration of younger colleagues into the academic community. IAS members interested in putting together a panel or linked panels (even roundtables are possible) should send a brief abstract (250 words max), session title, a short list of potential or desired speakers (they need not be confirmed), the name of the chair(s) with email addresses and affiliation, and a one-page CV to the IAS Program Committee Chair. The annual deadline is February 1. See our submission guidelines for eligibility requirements and instructions to propose a session for IAS at SCSC.
Current Conference:
SCSC Annual Conference, New Orleans, October 16-19, 2014
The IAS will host two sessions at the 2014 SCSC annual conference.
Broken Bodies: Representing Pain in Early Modern Visual Art
Organizers: Tiffany L. Hunt, Temple University and Heather Graham, Independent Scholar Read abstract
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Artistic Competition, Collaboration, and Exchange: Early Modern Academies of Art in Central Italy
Organizers: Tamara Smithers, Austin Peay State University, and Anne Proctor, Roger Williams University
Chair: Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio, University of Vermont
IAS Opportunities for Members by Italian Art Society
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We invite you to subscribe to our website, Facebook, and Twitter feeds to get the most up-to-date... more We invite you to subscribe to our website, Facebook, and Twitter feeds to get the most up-to-date announcements about our society.
Membership in the IAS
As a professional organization dedicated to the study of Italian art and architecture from antiqu... more As a professional organization dedicated to the study of Italian art and architecture from antiquity through the present, the IAS has been active for almost a quarter of a century. Membership in IAS offers:
--A responsive and vibrant international members’ community
--Sponsored conference sessions at the College Art Association, Renaissance Society of America, International Congress for Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo), Sixteenth Century Society & Conference, Society of Architectural Historians, and other venues.
--An annual lecture in Italy presenting recent work by an established North American scholar, jointly sponsored with the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
--Conference travel awards for students and emerging scholars as well as international speakers in IAS-sponsored sessions.
--A newly established research and publications grant program.
--A network of special support for graduate students and emerging scholars.
--A forum for the circulation of members’ publications and research interests.
--A newsletter published three times a year with engaging information about exhibitions, events, and conferences addressing the arts of Italy.
--A website providing a central clearinghouse for IAS information: www.italianartsociety.org
Become a member of the Italian Art Society!
Membership in the Italian Art Society brings you together with established and emerging scholars,... more Membership in the Italian Art Society brings you together with established and emerging scholars, students, and others with a shared interest in the history of architecture and the visual arts in Italy, from prehistory to the present day. Members receive the Italian Art Society Newsletter three times a year and monthly Newsy Notes (delivered via e-mail) and are invited to submit proposals and panels for IAS-sponsored conference sessions. The IAS website also hosts a bulletin board and information exchange for items of interest to our community.
Membership dues support these activities, including our sessions at CAA, RSA, the International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo, the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference, and the Society of Architectural Historians, as well as travel fellowships for graduate students, recent Ph.D. recipients, and scholars traveling from abroad to present papers at those conferences. The IAS also organizes the IAS/Kress Lectures in Italy, in which North American scholars share their research with Italian colleagues.
IAS Members: Consider Becoming an IAS Officer or Committee Member!
The Italian Art Society has several Officer/Committee Vacancies.
Please consider nominating yours... more The Italian Art Society has several Officer/Committee Vacancies.
Please consider nominating yourself or someone else to run for one of these positions. Serving as an officer or a committee member of the Italian Art Society provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to scholarship about Italian art and architecture, from past to present.
Any member of the Italian Art Society in good standing may be
nominated or self-nominated to any of the vacancies noted below; membership in the Emerging Scholars Committee (ESC) is limited to current graduate students and those who have received a graduate degree within the last four years. Each nominee must submit a current CV as well as an IAS Nomination Form that includes a statement of interest (150 words max.) indicating the position to which s/he is being nominated. When saving the form, please include the last name of the nominee as part of the file name. A nominee who is interested in more than one position should indicate order of preference. The annual deadline for nominations is September 15, but inquiries and nominations may be sent to the Nominating Committee Chair at any time.
Please direct all nominations and other inquiries via e-mail to the
Nominating Committee Chair ([email protected]).
If you have difficulty downloading and/or completing the IAS Nomination Form, please contact the Webmaster ([email protected]).
There are vacancies in the following positions:
Newsletter Editor (2018)
Webmaster (2018)
Awards Committee (2019) — 3 members (chair will be appointed)
Emerging Scholars Committee (2019) — 3 members (chair will be appointed)
Program Committee (2019) — 2 members
Treasurer/Board of Directors (2018)
Secretary/Board of Directors (2018)
Italian Art Society Thirtieth Anniversary Membership and Fundraising Campaigns Launch
Dear IAS Members and Friends,
As you may know, this year marks the Italian Art Society’s thirti... more Dear IAS Members and Friends,
As you may know, this year marks the Italian Art Society’s thirtieth anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, we are initiating both membership and fundraising campaigns that will run from today, September 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.
As was the case last year, when we ran our very successful “Campaign for 500” (aka the “Cinquecento Campaign”) our membership goal is 500, to which we are very close, but one final push this calendar year will make 2017 that much stronger. We would, of course, be thrilled to have even more members to help support our many endeavors. To this end, we are asking two things. First, in addition to keeping your membership active (all current memberships expire on December 31 of this year) please encourage non-members (colleagues, friends, aficionados) working on or appreciative of Italian art, architecture, and visual culture across all media, periods, and career paths to join the IAS. Secondly, based on the model of the Italian caffè sospeso, we are asking that those who so desire to sponsor a membership for those that might not be able to do so. Given the numbers of graduate students, emerging scholars, contingent faculty, and independent scholars with whom we share a field, we thought this would be an excellent way for many of us to “pay it forward” and offer membership to those whom it might benefit most.
In regards to fundraising, we are hoping to create an anniversary-specific campaign to celebrate the growth and longevity of IAS. We are asking members to consider donations in permutations of 3 and/or 30. $3, $30, $300, 2 X $30, 30 X $2 … however we might dream up the math, be certain that any donation goes far in supporting IAS’s mission, programs, fellowships, charitable activities, and publications.
In New York, during the annual meeting of the College Art Association, the IAS will hold a gala reception to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of our founding. The reception (preceded by our annual members’ business meeting) will take place at the beautiful New York restaurant Il Gattopardo (13-15 West 54th Street, New York, NY, 10019, less than a block from CAA’s conference headquarters, the New York Hilton, Midtown). At the event we will honor several early presidents of the Italian Art Society: Sharon Dale, Diane Cole Ahl, Gary Radke, Anita Moskowitz, and John T. Paoletti. We would welcome donations to help sponsor this very special event.
Founded in 1987, the Italian Art Society is dedicated to the study of Italian art and architecture from prehistory to the present and offers the following benefits to its members:
• Sponsored sessions and receptions at a number of conferences including the annual meetings of the College Art Association, the Renaissance Society of America, the International Congress for Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo), the Sixteenth Century Society & Conference, the Society of Architectural Historians, the American Association of Italian Studies, and other venues.
• An annual lecture in Italy, jointly sponsored with the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
• Conference travel awards for students and emerging scholar members as well as Kress-funded grants for speakers traveling internationally in IAS-sponsored sessions and for scholars working on modern topics.
• A research and publications grant program to fund members at all levels, with new grants for dissertation research and other new grants being planned.
• Support for graduate students and emerging scholars that includes a mentoring program and dedicated Facebook group.
• A forum for the circulation of members’ publications and research interests.
• A newsletter published three times a year.
• An informative and comprehensive website.
• Multiple social media outlets to share both IAS and general information about Italian art and architecture such as our Facebook and Academia.edu pages and our twitter feed.
• The IAS Blog that brings news of all things Italian to its followers on a daily basis.
Membership options begin at $20.00 for graduate students and include three other membership levels (regular, $30.00; patron, $60.00, and institution/benefactor, $100.00). And, since a new or newly renewed lapsed membership paid for before December 31, 2015 is valid until January 1, 2018, it is as if you are getting months of membership for free! You may check our list of current members on our website.
The IAS always welcome contributions and we are also happy to work with donors to direct contributions toward specific purposes, including travel grant support and/or the establishment of research and/or publication funds. As noted above, we particularly look forward to generous donations from our members and friends before and during our thirtieth anniversary year. If you would like to donate while also purchasing a book on your favorite Italian artist, architect, or city, please shop via our Amazon Affiliates page, where a percentage of every purchase you make comes back to the IAS.
Please help get the IAS Thirtieth Anniversary Membership and Fundraising Campaigns off to a great start and encourage your friends and colleagues to do so as well by sharing this!
Officer/committee vacancies (APPLICATIONS DUE NOV. 19TH)
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Italian Art Society is soliciting nominations to fill vacant positions ... more CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Italian Art Society is soliciting nominations to fill vacant positions for Board officers and committee members. Candidates must be IAS members at the time of their nomination; all members, including student members, are eligible for nomination. Officers hold two-year terms; committee members, three. Elections will be held in mid-January by the membership via online ballot. New terms of office begin in February after the IAS business meeting at the College Art Association annual conference. Vacancies are listed on the Italian Art Society website at www.italianartsociety.org. Please see the website for full position descriptions.
Thirtieth Anniversary Gala Reception
Dear IAS Members and Friends,
Next month, at the annual meeting of the College Art Association i... more Dear IAS Members and Friends,
Next month, at the annual meeting of the College Art Association in New York, the IAS will hold our gala reception in celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Society's founding. The reception (preceded by our abbreviated annual members’ business meeting at 5:30 p.m.) will take place at the beautiful New York restaurant Il Gattopardo (13-15 West 54th Street, New York, NY, 10019, less than a block from CAA’s conference headquarters, the New York Hilton Midtown).
At the event we will honor several early presidents of the Italian Art Society and enjoy light refreshments with an open bar. For questions please contact IAS President Sheryl Reiss ([email protected]) or Executive Vice President Sean Roberts ([email protected]).
Please note that the reception is open only to current members of the IAS and is limited to 100 guests. If you wish to bring a non-member guest, there will be a nominal charge of $10 for regular members and $5 for student members (patrons and benefactors may bring one guest without charge). If space is available, memberships will be taken at the door. If you plan to attend, please RSVP no later than February 8, 2017.
[email protected]
Share your recent publications with us!
The IAS encourages members to share information regarding their recent publications. To have you... more The IAS encourages members to share information regarding their recent publications. To have your publication(s) listed on our website and in the Newsletter, please send relevant information to [email protected].
Updates will be made three times per year, in February, June, and September.
LECTURE AND RECEPTION AT SCSC, BRUGES
A few more spaces for this event are available to IAS members on a first-come, first-served basis... more A few more spaces for this event are available to IAS members on a first-come, first-served basis. Please write to IAS President Sheryl Reiss at [email protected] and to SCSC Director Don Harreld [email protected] if you are interested in attending.
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On Friday August 19th, the Groeningemuseum and the Flemish Research Centre for the Arts in the Burgundian Netherlands will host an evening lecture followed by a reception sponsored by the Flemish Research Centre, the Historians of Netherlandish Art, and the Italian Art Society.
17:15 Welcome by Till-Holger Borchert, Director Musea Brugge with a brief introduction of the Flemish Research Centre for the Arts in the Burgundian Netherlands by Vanessa Paumen, Coördinator of the Centre
17:30 Lecture on Sixteenth-century painters’ workshops and practices in Bruges by Anne Van Oosterwijk, Assistant Curator Old Master Paintings, Groeningemuseum, followed by Q & A
18:15 Reception
The museum will remain open and accessible to those who register for this event until 19:30.
Location: Vriendenzaal of the Groeningemuseum, Dijver 12, Bruges, Belgium
Call for Contributors to IAS publications!
The Italian Art Society’s IASblog publishes short articles on all aspects of Italian art and arch... more The Italian Art Society’s IASblog publishes short articles on all aspects of Italian art and architecture from prehistory to the present. We seek applications for staff writers to contribute regular features for IASblog including, but not limited to, historical notes tied to anniversary dates of births, deaths, or other significant events related to Italian artists, architects, designers, and patrons, as well as historians and critics of Italian art. Notes on current exhibitions, new publications, and news items relevant to the study and conservation of Italian art and architecture are also welcome. Staff writers will create new content and/or revise existing content, averaging five to seven short posts per month (250-1,000 words). Staff writers are encouraged to pitch ideas for blog posts outside of their assigned articles. All new content will include author byline with hyperlink to a personal or professional website, and each staff writer will have a short bio posted on the blog’s “About” page. The position of staff writer does not carry additional compensation. Visit IASblog at http://italianartsociety.tumblr.com to see sample posts. To apply, please submit a letter of interest, cv, and a short writing sample to IASblog Editor Anne Leader and IASblog Editor designate Alexis Culotta at [email protected] by 31 May 2016. Successful candidates must be members or will be asked to join the Italian Art Society and will begin contributing to IASblog upon appointment for a one-year, renewable term.
The Italian Art Society’s Newsletter is published three times per year (February, May, and September). It includes updates and news from the organization, feature articles (such as reviews of recent books and exhibitions), exhibition listings, and short notices on all aspects of Italian art. We seek applications for editorial assistants to help solicit and manage content, and edit the Newsletter. The position of editorial assistant does not carry additional compensation. Visit the IAS at http://italianartsociety.org/newsletters-2/newsletters/ for more information and copies of past newsletters. To apply, please submit a letter of interest and cv to IAS Newsletter Editor Alison Fleming at [email protected] by 31 May 2016. Successful candidates must be members or will be asked to join the Italian Art Society and will begin work with production of the Fall Newsletter.
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IAS Calls for Session & Paper Proposals by Italian Art Society
College Art Association (CAA) 2019 Annual Conference
The Italian Art Society (IAS) is now accepting proposals for one sponsored session (1.5 hrs) at CAA 2019. Members interested in putting together a panel on any topic of Italian art (broadly conceived) should send a brief abstract (250 words max.), session title, a short list of potential or desired speakers (they need not be confirmed), the name of the chair(s) with email addresses and affiliation, and a one-page CV. Please submit all materials to the IAS Program Committee Chair by 15 January 2018.
Call for Session Proposals
Society for Architectural Historians
24-28 April 2019
Providence, Rhode Island
The IAS is seeking proposals for one IAS-affiliated session at the 72nd annual conference of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) in Providence, Rhode Island, April 24‑28, 2019. This conference is geared for architectural historians, art historians, architects, preservationists, landscape architects, urban planners, nonprofits, and civic leaders. Submitting a session proposal to SAH with the support of IAS affiliation increases the chances of its acceptance for the conference, but acceptance is not guaranteed.
Members interested in putting together a panel on any topic of Italian architecture should send a brief abstract (500 words max), session title, a short list of potential or desired speakers (they need not be confirmed), the name(s) of the chair(s) with email addresses and affiliation, and a one-page CV. Please submit all materials to [email protected] by December 1, 2017.
RITUAL AND ORNAMENT
Chair: Eleanor D’Aponte, AIA, Associate Professor, Norwich University
American Association of Italian Studies (AAIS).
14-17 June 2018 at the Sant’Anna Institute in Sorrento, Italy.
The genesis of architectural ornament derives from ritual and a human instinct for imitation (Gottfried Semper, 2004). Early architectural ‘enclosures’, or ‘space dividers’ were first plant fiber woven mats and then woven tapestries. Woven patterns used as edging for Roman tapestry walls are replicated in Pompeiian fresco designs. The ritual uses of tapestries and relics in religious ceremonies of the Sorrentine peninsula are memorialized and transformed as decorative and structural motifs on walls, in mosaics, liturgical elements, and building facades. Interdisciplinary papers exploring the relationship of ornament to ritual and sacrament from ancient to modern times are welcome.
Proposals due to [email protected] by December 30, 2017 should include title, brief abstract (200-250 words), and short biographical blurb.
IAS-sponsored session(s) at the Sixteenth-Century Studies Annual Conference (SCSC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1-4 November 2018.
IAS Deadline: 18 March 2018.
The IAS is seeking session proposals that address any issue relevant to Italian art and architecture during the long sixteenth century. The Sixteenth Century Society & Conference (SCSC) was founded to promote scholarship on the early modern era (c.1450-1600), and actively encourages the participation of international scholars as well as the integration of younger colleagues into the academic community.
IAS members interested in putting together a panel or linked panels should send a brief abstract (250 words max.), session title, a short list of potential or desired speakers (they need not be confirmed), the name of the chair(s) with email addresses and affiliation, and a one-page CV to the IAS Program Committee Chair ([email protected]).
The deadline for submissions of session proposals to IAS is 18 March 2018.
Completed panels are due to SCSC by 15 April 2018.
Please note that the SCSC welcomes graduate student speakers who are within one or two years of defending their dissertations. However, all sessions must include at least one speaker who has received the PhD or other terminal degree, and predoctoral speakers should present dissertation research, not term papers.
Please also see the IAS Submission Guidelines at http://italianartsociety.org/conferences-lectures/ias-conference-submission-guidelines/
Current Conference:
SCSC Annual Conference, New Orleans, October 16-19, 2014
The IAS will host two sessions at the 2014 SCSC annual conference.
Broken Bodies: Representing Pain in Early Modern Visual Art
Organizers: Tiffany L. Hunt, Temple University and Heather Graham, Independent Scholar Read abstract
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Artistic Competition, Collaboration, and Exchange: Early Modern Academies of Art in Central Italy
Organizers: Tamara Smithers, Austin Peay State University, and Anne Proctor, Roger Williams University
Chair: Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio, University of Vermont
IAS Opportunities for Members by Italian Art Society
--A responsive and vibrant international members’ community
--Sponsored conference sessions at the College Art Association, Renaissance Society of America, International Congress for Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo), Sixteenth Century Society & Conference, Society of Architectural Historians, and other venues.
--An annual lecture in Italy presenting recent work by an established North American scholar, jointly sponsored with the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
--Conference travel awards for students and emerging scholars as well as international speakers in IAS-sponsored sessions.
--A newly established research and publications grant program.
--A network of special support for graduate students and emerging scholars.
--A forum for the circulation of members’ publications and research interests.
--A newsletter published three times a year with engaging information about exhibitions, events, and conferences addressing the arts of Italy.
--A website providing a central clearinghouse for IAS information: www.italianartsociety.org
Membership dues support these activities, including our sessions at CAA, RSA, the International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo, the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference, and the Society of Architectural Historians, as well as travel fellowships for graduate students, recent Ph.D. recipients, and scholars traveling from abroad to present papers at those conferences. The IAS also organizes the IAS/Kress Lectures in Italy, in which North American scholars share their research with Italian colleagues.
Please consider nominating yourself or someone else to run for one of these positions. Serving as an officer or a committee member of the Italian Art Society provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to scholarship about Italian art and architecture, from past to present.
Any member of the Italian Art Society in good standing may be
nominated or self-nominated to any of the vacancies noted below; membership in the Emerging Scholars Committee (ESC) is limited to current graduate students and those who have received a graduate degree within the last four years. Each nominee must submit a current CV as well as an IAS Nomination Form that includes a statement of interest (150 words max.) indicating the position to which s/he is being nominated. When saving the form, please include the last name of the nominee as part of the file name. A nominee who is interested in more than one position should indicate order of preference. The annual deadline for nominations is September 15, but inquiries and nominations may be sent to the Nominating Committee Chair at any time.
Please direct all nominations and other inquiries via e-mail to the
Nominating Committee Chair ([email protected]).
If you have difficulty downloading and/or completing the IAS Nomination Form, please contact the Webmaster ([email protected]).
There are vacancies in the following positions:
Newsletter Editor (2018)
Webmaster (2018)
Awards Committee (2019) — 3 members (chair will be appointed)
Emerging Scholars Committee (2019) — 3 members (chair will be appointed)
Program Committee (2019) — 2 members
Treasurer/Board of Directors (2018)
Secretary/Board of Directors (2018)
As you may know, this year marks the Italian Art Society’s thirtieth anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, we are initiating both membership and fundraising campaigns that will run from today, September 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.
As was the case last year, when we ran our very successful “Campaign for 500” (aka the “Cinquecento Campaign”) our membership goal is 500, to which we are very close, but one final push this calendar year will make 2017 that much stronger. We would, of course, be thrilled to have even more members to help support our many endeavors. To this end, we are asking two things. First, in addition to keeping your membership active (all current memberships expire on December 31 of this year) please encourage non-members (colleagues, friends, aficionados) working on or appreciative of Italian art, architecture, and visual culture across all media, periods, and career paths to join the IAS. Secondly, based on the model of the Italian caffè sospeso, we are asking that those who so desire to sponsor a membership for those that might not be able to do so. Given the numbers of graduate students, emerging scholars, contingent faculty, and independent scholars with whom we share a field, we thought this would be an excellent way for many of us to “pay it forward” and offer membership to those whom it might benefit most.
In regards to fundraising, we are hoping to create an anniversary-specific campaign to celebrate the growth and longevity of IAS. We are asking members to consider donations in permutations of 3 and/or 30. $3, $30, $300, 2 X $30, 30 X $2 … however we might dream up the math, be certain that any donation goes far in supporting IAS’s mission, programs, fellowships, charitable activities, and publications.
In New York, during the annual meeting of the College Art Association, the IAS will hold a gala reception to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of our founding. The reception (preceded by our annual members’ business meeting) will take place at the beautiful New York restaurant Il Gattopardo (13-15 West 54th Street, New York, NY, 10019, less than a block from CAA’s conference headquarters, the New York Hilton, Midtown). At the event we will honor several early presidents of the Italian Art Society: Sharon Dale, Diane Cole Ahl, Gary Radke, Anita Moskowitz, and John T. Paoletti. We would welcome donations to help sponsor this very special event.
Founded in 1987, the Italian Art Society is dedicated to the study of Italian art and architecture from prehistory to the present and offers the following benefits to its members:
• Sponsored sessions and receptions at a number of conferences including the annual meetings of the College Art Association, the Renaissance Society of America, the International Congress for Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo), the Sixteenth Century Society & Conference, the Society of Architectural Historians, the American Association of Italian Studies, and other venues.
• An annual lecture in Italy, jointly sponsored with the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
• Conference travel awards for students and emerging scholar members as well as Kress-funded grants for speakers traveling internationally in IAS-sponsored sessions and for scholars working on modern topics.
• A research and publications grant program to fund members at all levels, with new grants for dissertation research and other new grants being planned.
• Support for graduate students and emerging scholars that includes a mentoring program and dedicated Facebook group.
• A forum for the circulation of members’ publications and research interests.
• A newsletter published three times a year.
• An informative and comprehensive website.
• Multiple social media outlets to share both IAS and general information about Italian art and architecture such as our Facebook and Academia.edu pages and our twitter feed.
• The IAS Blog that brings news of all things Italian to its followers on a daily basis.
Membership options begin at $20.00 for graduate students and include three other membership levels (regular, $30.00; patron, $60.00, and institution/benefactor, $100.00). And, since a new or newly renewed lapsed membership paid for before December 31, 2015 is valid until January 1, 2018, it is as if you are getting months of membership for free! You may check our list of current members on our website.
The IAS always welcome contributions and we are also happy to work with donors to direct contributions toward specific purposes, including travel grant support and/or the establishment of research and/or publication funds. As noted above, we particularly look forward to generous donations from our members and friends before and during our thirtieth anniversary year. If you would like to donate while also purchasing a book on your favorite Italian artist, architect, or city, please shop via our Amazon Affiliates page, where a percentage of every purchase you make comes back to the IAS.
Please help get the IAS Thirtieth Anniversary Membership and Fundraising Campaigns off to a great start and encourage your friends and colleagues to do so as well by sharing this!
The Italian Art Society is soliciting nominations to fill vacant positions for Board officers and committee members. Candidates must be IAS members at the time of their nomination; all members, including student members, are eligible for nomination. Officers hold two-year terms; committee members, three. Elections will be held in mid-January by the membership via online ballot. New terms of office begin in February after the IAS business meeting at the College Art Association annual conference. Vacancies are listed on the Italian Art Society website at www.italianartsociety.org. Please see the website for full position descriptions.
Next month, at the annual meeting of the College Art Association in New York, the IAS will hold our gala reception in celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Society's founding. The reception (preceded by our abbreviated annual members’ business meeting at 5:30 p.m.) will take place at the beautiful New York restaurant Il Gattopardo (13-15 West 54th Street, New York, NY, 10019, less than a block from CAA’s conference headquarters, the New York Hilton Midtown).
At the event we will honor several early presidents of the Italian Art Society and enjoy light refreshments with an open bar. For questions please contact IAS President Sheryl Reiss ([email protected]) or Executive Vice President Sean Roberts ([email protected]).
Please note that the reception is open only to current members of the IAS and is limited to 100 guests. If you wish to bring a non-member guest, there will be a nominal charge of $10 for regular members and $5 for student members (patrons and benefactors may bring one guest without charge). If space is available, memberships will be taken at the door. If you plan to attend, please RSVP no later than February 8, 2017.
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Updates will be made three times per year, in February, June, and September.
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On Friday August 19th, the Groeningemuseum and the Flemish Research Centre for the Arts in the Burgundian Netherlands will host an evening lecture followed by a reception sponsored by the Flemish Research Centre, the Historians of Netherlandish Art, and the Italian Art Society.
17:15 Welcome by Till-Holger Borchert, Director Musea Brugge with a brief introduction of the Flemish Research Centre for the Arts in the Burgundian Netherlands by Vanessa Paumen, Coördinator of the Centre
17:30 Lecture on Sixteenth-century painters’ workshops and practices in Bruges by Anne Van Oosterwijk, Assistant Curator Old Master Paintings, Groeningemuseum, followed by Q & A
18:15 Reception
The museum will remain open and accessible to those who register for this event until 19:30.
Location: Vriendenzaal of the Groeningemuseum, Dijver 12, Bruges, Belgium
The Italian Art Society’s Newsletter is published three times per year (February, May, and September). It includes updates and news from the organization, feature articles (such as reviews of recent books and exhibitions), exhibition listings, and short notices on all aspects of Italian art. We seek applications for editorial assistants to help solicit and manage content, and edit the Newsletter. The position of editorial assistant does not carry additional compensation. Visit the IAS at http://italianartsociety.org/newsletters-2/newsletters/ for more information and copies of past newsletters. To apply, please submit a letter of interest and cv to IAS Newsletter Editor Alison Fleming at [email protected] by 31 May 2016. Successful candidates must be members or will be asked to join the Italian Art Society and will begin work with production of the Fall Newsletter.