CAA News Today
New in caa.reviews
posted Mar 08, 2019
Camilla Murgia reviews Picturing War in France: 1792–1856 by Katie Hornstein. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
Drew Sawyer discusses Paradise of Exiles: Early Photography in Italy at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
Patricia Jane Graham explores JapanAmerica: Points of Contact, 1876–1970, edited by Nancy E. Green and Christopher Reed. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
News from the Art and Academic Worlds
posted Mar 06, 2019
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Decolonize This Place poster, via Hyperallergic
Artists and Activists Prepare Political Responses to Whitney Biennial
On February 25, the Whitney Museum announced the artists who will be participating in the 2019 biennial. In the days following, artists and activists responded. (Hyperallergic)
A Totally Inclusive Museum
“At the conclusion of a long and productive workshop about inclusion, a museum employee asked: ‘How will we know when we have reached our goal of being fully inclusive?’ It was a great question, but I’m not sure anyone liked the answer.” (AAM)
Listen: Adjuncts Weigh Costs of $7,000 or Strike!
The union of the faculty and staff at CUNY is currently bargaining a flagship demand of $7,000 per course for adjunct faculty. (Interference Archive Podcast)
SFMoMA to Sell 1960 Rothko to Help Diversify its Holdings
The museum has announced plans to sell the artwork to “address art historical gaps.” (New York Times)
Jason Grunebaum and Sarita Heer
posted Mar 04, 2019
The weekly CAA Conversations Podcast continues the vibrant discussions initiated at our Annual Conference. Listen in each week as educators explore arts and pedagogy, tackling everything from the day-to-day grind to the big, universal questions of the field.
CAA podcasts are on iTunes. Click here to subscribe.
This week, Jason Grunebaum and Sarita Heer discuss contingent faculty unions behind the scenes.
Jason Grunebaum is a lecturer in Hindi in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Sarita Heer is an instructor of Art History in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at Loyola University Chicago.
New in caa.reviews
posted Mar 01, 2019
Katherine Field reviews Race, Representation & Photography in 19th-Century Memphis: From Slavery to Jim Crow by Earnestine Lovelle Jenkins. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
CAA 2020 Submissions Portal Now Open
posted Mar 01, 2019
2019 CAA Annual Conference Keynote, Joyce J. Scott. Image by Ben Fractenberg.
The submissions portal for the 2020 CAA Annual Conference in Chicago, February 12-15 is now open.
CAA invites proposals for sessions, lightning rounds, poster sessions, and workshops from visual arts professionals working across the field in all disciplines.
The CAA Annual Conference is the largest gathering of art historians, artists, designers, curators, arts administrators, museum professionals, and others in the visual arts.
Proposals must be submitted by April 30, 2019.
Please note, this year individuals will have the opportunity to submit proposals for several types of opportunities at the Annual Conference before the April 30 deadline. Please review the full proposals page to decide which type of submission best fits your needs.
The Annual Conference Committee members reviewed over 1,000 submissions for the 2019 Annual Conference. They take into account subject areas and themes that arise from accepted proposals to present as a broad and diverse a program as possible. Last year the committee selected roughly 300 sessions and it must, at times, make difficult decisions on submissions of high merit.
Please contact Member Services at membership@collegeart.org or at 212-691-1051, ext. 1 with any questions.
News from the Art and Academic Worlds
posted Feb 27, 2019
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The Met announced it will return a recent acquisition—a golden-sheathed coffin from the 1st century BC—to Egypt. Photo: Met Museum
Met Museum to Return Prize Artifact Because It Was Stolen
The museum has stated it will “review and revise” its acquisitions process. (New York Times)
Five First Steps for Making Your Events More Accessible
Evergreen resources to make your events more accessible. (NYFA)
It Keeps You Nice and Disposable’: The Plight of Adjunct Professors
Part-time adjunct instructors represent two-fifths of all faculty at US colleges and universities. (Washington Post)
On What It Takes to Sustain a Creative Life Financially
“I knew plenty of others had figured out how to do it before me, but regrettably, I had no window into their process. This essay is an attempt to share what it took.” (The Creative Independent)
Dear Faculty: You Matter More Than You Know
True mentorship is about more than making students feel cared about and supported. It involves making them work hard, too. (Inside Higher Ed)
Art Museums Need to Address Colonialist Theft—Not Diversity
MoMA announced it will close this summer to include more works from artists of color, but activists say this does little to reconcile centuries of exploitation. (Broadly)
Christian Benefiel and Meg Mitchell
posted Feb 25, 2019
The weekly CAA Conversations Podcast continues the vibrant discussions initiated at our Annual Conference. Listen in each week as educators explore arts and pedagogy, tackling everything from the day-to-day grind to the big, universal questions of the field.
CAA podcasts are on iTunes. Click here to subscribe.
This week, Christian Benefiel and Meg Mitchell ask: “Do we owe it to our students to teach practical skills?”
Christian Benefiel is an assistant professor of Art – Sculpture at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Meg Mitchell is an assistant professor of Art at University of Wisconsin–Madison.
New in caa.reviews
posted Feb 22, 2019
Elizabeth C. Mansfield reviews Is Paris Still the Capital of the Nineteenth Century? Essays on Art and Modernity, 1850–1900, edited by Hollis Clayson and André Dombrowski. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
Abbey Stockstill writes about Reframing the Alhambra: Architecture, Poetry, Textiles and Court Ceremonial by Olga Bush. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
Elizabeth A. Kessler discusses Nonhuman Photography by Joanna Zylinska. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
Matthew Looper examines The Gifted Passage: Young Men in Classic Maya Art and Text by Stephen Houston. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
Meet the New CAA Board Members
posted Feb 21, 2019
The results of the 2019 CAA Board of Directors Election and Proposed Changes to CAA’s By-Laws were presented at the CAA Annual Business Meeting, Part II on Friday, February 15 at 2:00 PM at the 107th CAA Annual Conference in New York.
We are grateful to all the candidates who put forward their names for consideration this year. Six candidates were selected for election by the 2018-19 Nominating Committee for a four-year term running from 2019–23.
CAA Board of Directors Election
We congratulate Lynne Allen, Niku Kashef, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi, and Jennifer Rissler on their election by CAA membership to the CAA Board of Directors.
Read more about the new board members:
Lynne Allen statement and resume
Niku Kashef statement and resume
Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi statement and resume
Jennifer Rissler statement and resume
About the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is charged with CAA’s long-term financial stability and strategic direction; it is also the Association’s governing body. The board sets policy regarding all aspects of CAA’s activities, including publishing, the Annual Conference, awards and fellowships, advocacy, and committee procedures.
Proposed Changes to CAA’s By-Laws
The proposed amendments to the bylaws were adopted by 81% of the voting membership, and those changes will go into effect immediately. Read more about the changes here.
Thank you to all those who voted!
Take the 2019 Annual Conference Survey
posted Feb 20, 2019
CAA-Getty Scholars at CAA 2019. Photo: Ben Fractenberg
Did you attend the 107th Annual Conference? We want to hear from you. Let us know what worked, what didn’t, and what you’d like to see next year in our online survey.
We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you next year at the 108th Annual Conference in Chicago, February 12-15, 2020. The submissions portal opens March 1.