Annual APS Panels at RSA

Every year, the Association of Print Scholars invites thematic proposals for its sponsored session at the Renaissance Society of America conference. APS-sponsored session proposals may be related to any theme of Renaissance and Early Modern printmaking, or any aspect of print scholarship for the era 1300–1700. RSA is a multidisciplinary society, and we especially welcome session proposals that transcend geographic and disciplinary boundaries, as well as those that engage current theoretical interests in historiography, materialism, archival theory, bibliographic studies, or social history.

Co-organized proposals are welcome. Organizers may act as chair(s), or they may elect another scholar to serve this position, as per RSA guidelines. You do not need to be an RSA member to submit a proposal to APS, but all accepted participants must become RSA members for 2027 and register for the conference. Please note that proposing a panel indicates your commitment to attend.

Organizers, chairs, and/or co-organizers or co-chairs must be members of APS, however, please note that those currently serving as APS officers, whether elected or appointed, may not submit conference proposals for panels sponsored by the organization during their tenure, although are welcome to participate in the selected panel.  

Please note that while RSA permits multi-session panels, APS limits sponsorship to two sessions per panels and prefers single session submissions. Please make sure that your submissions comply with RSA guidelines for word count and format found here. Series of sessions in honor or in memory of an individual scholar are limited to two sessions per honoree. Co-organized sessions are welcome; junior and senior scholars are encouraged to collaborate. Organizers may act as chair(s), or they may elect another scholar to serve this position, as per RSA guidelines.

To propose an APS-sponsored session, please submit your session title (15-word maximum) along with a maximum 300-word abstract describing the topics and issues of printmaking that your session will address. Applicants do not need to propose a full panel of presenters in order to submit a session proposal. Submissions should include a two-page CV for each organizer. In the subject line, please indicate “APS-Sponsored session proposal RSA” and send to rsacoordinator@printscholars.org

The deadline for panels at RSA 2027 is June 12 2026.

APS and print-related panels at RSA 2027

* Closer to the conference, this page will be updated with other print-related papers and panels.

Print-related sessions and papers

* Closer to the conference, this page will be updated with other print-related papers and panels.

For recent APS sponsored panels at RSA please consult the list below:

APS-RSA 2026

APS-RSA 2025

APS-RSA 2024

APS-RSA 2023

For any questions or queries about APS at RSA, please contact our RSA Coordinator at rsacoordinator@printscholars.org