For the second year, APS is excited to have a presence at the College Art Association’s Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Please see below to learn more about events and opportunities for APS members at CAA.

Thursday, February 4

Private Tour, Print Study Room, National Gallery of Art
with Greg Jecmen, Associate Curator of Old Master Prints and Drawings
Thursday, February 4, 10:00 AM
See highlights from the NGA’s collection of prints and drawings.
Space is very limited. Please email Katherine Alcauskas to RSVP. You must be a member of APS.

Private Tour, “The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L.,” National Gallery of Ar
with Adam Greenhalgh, Associate Curator, and Lauren Schell Dickens, curatorial consultant, Department of Modern Prints and Drawings
Thursday, February 4, 11:15 am
Learn more about the exhibition highlighting fifty years of artists’ editions with Gemini G.E.L. from exhibition curators. Space is limited. Please email Katherine Alcauskas to RSVP. You must be a member of APS. 

Private Event, Folger Shakespeare Library
with Caroline Duroselle-Melish, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Early Modern Books and Prints
Thursday, February 4, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Learn about the Folger collections and works on paper (including over 80,000 items), books (with strong holdings of illustrated books), and manuscripts from the 16th century to the contemporary period. Includes a collection display, presentation about funded research opportunities, reception, and the opportunity to view the exhibition Shakespeare, Life of an Icon. Space is limited. Please RSVP.

Friday, February 4

APS Professional Session, “The Art of Collecting”
Friday, February 5, 12:30-2:00 pm
Washington 6, Exhibition Level
Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Rudy and Freyda Spira

Speakers (read full abstracts):
Angela Campbell, “A Study in Contrast: Dürer Impressions at the Albertina and at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art”
Leslie Cozzi, “The Romance of Reparation: The Founding Collection of the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum”
Innis Shoemaker, “From Marketplace to Museum: Carl Zigrosser as Curator”

APS Business Meeting
Friday, February 5, 5:30-7:00 pm
Washington 6, Exhibition Level
Attend APS’s annual Business Meeting to learn more about the organization and forthcoming events. You need not be a member of CAA to attend this meeting.

APS Social Event
Friday, February 5, immediately following APS Business Meeting (approximately 6:30 pm)
Lebanese Taverna, 2641 Connecticut Avenue NW
Meet and socialize with other print scholars over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. This event is open to members and non-members. RSVP is not required.