The Colonial Society of Massachusetts invites submissions for the Whitehill Prize in Early American HIstory. The prize recognizes a distinguished scholarly essay in American history to 1825 with $2500 and publication in The New England Quarterly. Essays must be previously unpublished and may address any aspect of the early history of New England.

See the website for further information and a list of past winners. We welcome queries and submissions from scholars at all stages, working in a variety of fields in early American studies.

Tamarind’s two-part Printer Training Program is designed for students who wish to pursue careers as fine art collaborative printers. This intensive, full-time program concentrates first on strengthening and refining the students’ technical skills, then on the application of those skills to collaborative projects. Prior knowledge of lithography is required. A maximum of eight students will be accepted.

Applications for the 20234Summer Workshop and 2024– 25 Printer Training Program must be received by Monday January 15, 2024.

Please visit the external link for more information.

At its May, 2023, annual meeting, the AHPCS Board voted to add two essay awards to recognize shorter works published in journals and edited volumes, including exhibition catalogues and digital formats. Essays between 3,000 and 10,000 words will be considered. Works should be submitted in published form as a hard copy or digital attachment. The Society’s present Newman Award Committee will serve as the jury to evaluate these additional submissions. Jurors are all AHPCS members and include collectors, curators, and scholars of American prints.

The purpose of the book and essay awards is to recognize and encourage outstanding scholarship in the field, as defined in our mission statement: prints depicting or reflecting North American history and culture, made either in America or elsewhere. Original research, fresh assessments, and the fluent synthesis of known material will be taken into account. The emphasis is on quality and on making an outstanding contribution to the subject. Publications remain eligible from the year of publication through the following year, a period of approximately two years. Once a work has been reviewed by the jury, it will not be considered in a subsequent cycle except in a substantially revised edition. Submissions received by December 1st will be considered for the award announced the following spring.

Each annual cycle typically will result in one Book Award in the amount of $2,000 and two Essay Awards in the amount of $750 each. One of the essay awards will be designated for the best article in the AHPCS journal Imprint, as selected by the Committee. Awards are not necessarily presented each year but are determined by the quality of available submissions. Occasionally, there may be multiple winners in an individual year.

Submissions & contact information

Please contact the chair of the Newman Book Award committee for instructions on mailing a copy of the publication:

Helena Wright, chair
Email: wrighthelena16@gmail.com

Submissions are now being accepted for the 6th Annual Ricciardi Prize of $5,000!

The deadline is November 15, 2023.

The award is given to the best new and unpublished article on a drawing topic (of any period) by a scholar under the age of 40. The winning submission will be published in a 2024 issue of Master Drawings.

Please visit the link below for essay requirements. You can also learn about the broad range of research by past winners of the prize. This top honor in the field has made a significant impact on the careers of several awardees who are rising to new levels of professional success.

We invite the submission of abstracts for papers to be presented at the symposium The Arctic throughout History: Visual and Cultural Conceptions, organized in conjunction with the exhibition The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library. The exhibition is an in-depth study of visual depictions of the Arctic, both real and imagined, throughout the last 500 years. Drawing heavily on the Library’s collection of prints, photographs, and books, the exhibition seeks to understand the ways in which the Arctic was depicted and disseminated throughout Europe and America, while also challenging its historical and contemporary romanticization.

The symposium will bring together scholars working across the humanities who are interested in questions about how the Arctic has been represented and understood historically, and its relevance in our global culture today. It asks questions such as: What sort of visual or textual sources became the authorities on the Arctic region, and how do they shape the persistence of certain stereotypes or myths about the far North? How should we consider illustrations in relation to textual narratives and scientific data? How are contemporary artists using (or are inspired by) the Arctic in relation to its environment, history, and community? What can we learn from histories of the Arctic to reframe current understandings of the landscape and its people?

Paper topics might include (but are not limited to):
Individual studies of artists (painters, photographers, printmakers, or filmmakers) working in the Arctic or their artworks
Early depictions of the Arctic
Studies of maps and shifting Arctic geography
The Arctic as portrayed in fictional literature
Women in the Arctic
The representation of natural phenomena in the Arctic, such as the aurora borealis, paraselene, or parhelion
Portrayals of Indigenous communities and customs
The in/visibility of Arctic colonialism and capitalism
Individual expedition narratives and national pursuits
The cult of the Explorer and embellished narratives
Arctic ephemera, taxidermy, and relics
Popular artifacts depicting Arctic scenes such as stereographs, cigarette cards, trade cards, postcards, games
Technology and representation in the Arctic (printmaking, cameras, color photography)
Climate change and artistic expression
Arctic wildlife and its representation

We invite proposals for 20-minute presentations.

Please submit a 250-word abstract and maximum 2-page CV by October 16, 2023 to arcticsymposium@nypl.org

Organizers: Elizabeth Cronin and Maggie Mustard

The Arctic throughout History: Visual and Cultural Conceptions is organized in conjunction with the exhibition The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at The New York Public Library, March 15-July 13, 2024.

Wesleyan University's Special Collections is made up of over 45,000 volumes of rare books ranging from medieval manuscript codices and early printed books to 21st-century fine press books. It holds materials in multiple formats, including books, pamphlets, broadsides, and maps. It also maintains a strong collection of over 1,000 artists’ books with one highlight being those on social justice and related issues.

Wesleyan’s Special Collections is part of the newly formed Unique Collections department that includes the: University Archives, Archaeology & Anthropology Collections, Center for East Asian Studies Art & Archival Collections, and the World Music Archives.

Reporting to the Dietrich Family Associate University Librarian for Unique Collections, the Head of Special Collections will lead in developing collaborative, sustainable approaches to managing a complex portfolio of Special Collections services, projects, and programs. Additionally, they will work to strengthen the department’s focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in collections practices.

The research group “Textures of Sacred Scripture. Materials and Semantics of Sacred Book Ornament” (https://textures-of-scripture.ch) and the Chair of Medieval Art History at the University of Zurich invite paper proposals for an international conference on “Superficies – Surfaces, Skins, and Textures. Sensory encounters with books and related multi-layered objects”. The conference, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, is scheduled to take place at the Institute of Art History of the University of Zurich on 18-20 January 2024.

Surfaces are boundaries that mediate our sensory interactions with objects. Surfaces reveal, but they also conceal. In traditional aesthetic discourse, their multiple tactile and visual qualities are often contrasted with depth, and in a pejorative sense, superficiality is opposed to inner virtue and an intellectual understanding of things. This stark opposition between outer surface and inner core is put to the test by multi-layered objects such as books. Here, surfaces abound. Once opened, books in codex format display a multitude of layered skins and textures that are essential for the visual and haptic experience of the object in space and time. Perhaps more than other objects, books tangibly embody the complex relationship between surface and depth, through their composition and spatial structure as multi-layered objects. While the surfaces of sculpture and architecture have recently come to the attention of art historians, the surfacescapes – to use an expression coined by the art historian Jonathan Hay – of books and other multi-layered objects have been far less examined.

The conference aims to take a fresh look at the diversity of surface landscapes in books and other multi-layered objects. From the highly valuable vestments that clothe the exteriors of precious books to the parchment skins of their interiors, all layers are the product of diverse surface treatments. Techniques such as coating, polishing, tooling, and engraving determine the visual and haptic qualities of bindings and pages, and are reflected in their textures and sensory qualities.

We welcome proposals that consider the various surfaces of books and related multi-layered objects, such as handheld foldable objects, albums of prints and papers, multi-layered clothing, accoutrements, and containers. Paper topics may range from antiquity through the Middle Ages and beyond, in all cultures; transcultural studies as well as broader theoretical approaches are also welcome. Discussions across disciplinary boundaries are encouraged. Topics of particular interest are:

The Art in Public Places Program (AIPP) of New Mexico Arts invites artists working in, and galleries located in, the Southwest (AZ, UT, CO, OK, TX, and NM) to submit artwork available for purchase.
 
Since its inception nearly 25 years ago, the program has placed more than 2,500 works of art in all of New Mexico’s 33 counties.  Our goal is to reflect the diversity of the arts in New Mexico, the Southwest, and the nation while building a dynamic public art collection for the State of New Mexico.
 
Artwork will be purchased for publicly accessible buildings throughout the State of New Mexico. The facilities encompass a broad range of use including, but not limited to: schools, libraries, senior/community centers, courthouses, government buildings/facilities, fire stations, police stations, public parks, museums, cultural centers, etc. Participating sites will have a total budget equal to 1% of recent capital outlay for new construction or major renovation projects.
 
Artworks must be submitted with an “all-inclusive” price (artwork, identification plaque, delivery, and secure/permanent installation on site, including any concrete pad required). A total budget of $200,000 is available to purchase artworks, inclusive of all associated costs.
 
The deadline for artists to apply is Friday, September 29, 2023 at 4pm (MT). To learn more and to apply, please visit: https://www.nmarts.org/current-opportunities/ 
For more information, please contact Olivia Amaya Ortiz, at: olivia.ortiz@dca.nm.gov

The Call for papers for the 36th Congress of the Comité international d’histoire de l’art (CIHA) is open!
Deadline : 15 September 2023
Over 90 sessions with chairs from all over the world!
The CIHA conference is open to researchers from all professional backgrounds in the broad field of art history. Proposals from young researchers are welcome.

Submissions should be written in English or French. Papers may be presented in either language.

Proposals must be submitted on the submission platform only: find the access below.

Papers will be presented in person in Lyon at the Centre de Congrès - Cité internationale, from 23 to 28 June 2024.

Speakers are responsible for their own registration, travel and accommodation fees.

We invite you to get in touch with your institutions of affiliation to find out how to finance your participation in the Congress. The organising committee is actively seeking support for the mobility of researchers. Please check regularly the the "Call for Grants" section of the website.

The 36th CIHA Congress Lyon 2024 will host more than 90 parallel sessions over the 4 days of conferences, from 23 to 28 June 2024. The sessions were selected thanks to the expertise and important work of the Advisory Committee of the Congress.

Find the list of sessions and more information at the link below.

Call for Sumissions: Metropolitan Museum Journal

The Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed Metropolitan Museum Journal invites submissions of original research on works of art in the Museum’s collection.

The Journal publishes Articles and Research Notes. All texts must take works of art in the collection as the point of departure. Articles contribute extensive and thoroughly argued scholarship, whereas research notes are often smaller in scope, focusing on a specific aspect of new research or presenting a significant finding from technical analysis. The maximum length for articles is 8,000 words (including endnotes) and 10–12 images, and for research notes 4,000 words with 4–6 images.

The process of peer review is double-anonymous. Manuscripts are reviewed by the Journal Editorial Board, composed of members of the curatorial, conserva­tion, and scientific departments, as well as scholars from the broader academic community.

Articles and Research Notes in the Journal appear in print and online, and are accessible in JStor on the University of Chicago Press website.


The deadline for submissions for Volume 59 (2024) is September 15, 2023.

Please send materials to: journalsubmissions@metmuseum.org

Questions? Write to Elizabeth.Block@metmuseum.org

Visit the link below for submission guidelines.