Promoting the study of the architecture and visual arts of Italy, from prehistory to the present day.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSAL: The IAS is soliciting proposals for a sponsored session to take place at the Sixteenth Century Society & Conference (SCSC), to be held October 14–17 in Montreal.  Please send submissions for panels addressing Italian art and culture, ca. 1450–ca. 1660, to Felicity Ratté by March 25, 2010; additional information may be found on the IAS at SCSC page and at the SCSC website.

IAS ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING: The IAS’s 2010 general business meeting and elections took place on Friday, February 12, as part of the annual meeting of the College Art Association.  Minutes of the meeting, including the Treasurer’s Report, are coming soon; an archive of this year’s sessions is available on the IAS at CAA page.

56TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: The 2010 RSA conference will be held in Venice, April 8-10, 2010.  The IAS will present six linked sessions on Giovanni Bellini.  Additional information is available on the IAS at RSA page and at the RSA conference website.

45TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MEDIEVAL STUDIES: The 2010 Kalamazoo conference takes place May 13–16, 2010, and the IAS will be hosting four linked sessions on the topic of “Sanctity and the Arts,” as well as a business meeting. Additional information is available at the IAS at Kalamazoo page and the Kalamazoo website.

INAUGURAL IAS/KRESS LECTURE: Herbert Kessler of Johns Hopkins University will deliver the inaugural IAS/Kress Lecture, “Rise and Fall in Roman Art,” at the Archivio di Stato di Roma, Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza Complex, on May 26, 2010.  The series is sponsored jointly with the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and the lecture is dedicated to the memory of Philipp and Raina Fehl.  More information.

This listing last updated 2/28/2010.