8 novembre 2023 Carrie Mae Weems’s “Varying Shades of Brown” Varying Shades of Brown is a project featuring major installations and programs across the entire campus of Brown University by the acclaimed artist Carrie Mae Weems (2006 Fellow and AAR Trustee). Read more
7 novembre 2023 Staffing Update: Johanne Affricot and Valentina Follo Valentina Follo has joined AAR’s staff on a permanent, part-time basis, as Curator of the Norton-Van Buren Archaeological Study Collection and Program Manager of the Classical Summer School, and Johanne Affricot has joined AAR as Curator-at-Large. Read more
7 novembre 2023 RSFP Showcases “Root-to-Leaf” Philosophy in Menu for CLIMAVORE Reception The Academy’s Rome Sustainable Food Project hosted the opening reception for the CLIMAVORE Assembly, a conference held in Rome that explores new cultural and artistic tactics for ecologically driven action and policymaking. Read more
6 novembre 2023 Over $1 Million Raised at AAR’s New York Gala At AAR’s New York Gala, held on November 2, three hundred guests gathered to honor three cultural leaders who exemplify outstanding commitment to scholarship and creativity. Read more
3 novembre 2023 When in Rome: Shawn Miller The Academy’s program director, Shawn Miller, shares his favorite things and places in Rome, which include a cannonball shot from the Janiculum into Palazzo Colonna and the Trastevere gelateria Fatamorgana. Read more
1 novembre 2023 With Music and Light, a Tribute to Rome’s Umbrella Pines The musical performances in I Nostri Pini di Roma recognized the pines of Rome: the beauty they share, the symbolic force of their presence, and the shade and shadow they provide. Read more
31 ottobre 2023 From the Archives: Anthony M. Clark Every year we award the Anthony M. Clark Rome Prize in the discipline of Renaissance and early modern studies. But who was he? Read more
30 ottobre 2023 Allison Emmerson Appointed Interim Mellon Humanities Professor The archaeologist and Tulane University professor Allison L. C. Emmerson (2019 Fellow) will become interim Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor starting in January 2024. Read more
26 ottobre 2023 Call for Submissions for “Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome” The Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome invites submissions for volume 69, to be published in fall 2024. Read more
24 ottobre 2023 21 Books by AAR Fellows and Residents to Read This Fall AAR has assembled a diverse array of books by or featuring our Fellows and Residents to read this fall. Read more
23 ottobre 2023 AAR Director Aliza Wong Gives an Update from Rome Aliza Wong, now in her second full year as Director, spoke to us about what she is looking forward to this academic year, the upcoming I Nostri Pini di Roma concert, and the challenges of one-hundred-year-old plumbing. Read more
16 ottobre 2023 Fellows Gather in AAR’s New York Office to Celebrate 2023 Accomplishments A gathering of Fellows in New York. Read more
11 ottobre 2023 News from the RSFP and Fausto’s Fall Recipe We spoke to RSFP Head Chef Fausto Ferraresi, who shared updates on recent activities at the Rome Sustainable Food Project—and a recipe for Tuscan bean soup. Read more
9 ottobre 2023 First Career Retrospective of John Rhoden Opens at PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts opened an exhibition of the sculptor John Rhoden, the first Black visual artist to win the Rome Prize. Read more
5 ottobre 2023 Courtney Bryan Wins a MacArthur Fellowship Please join us in congratulating the pianist, composer, and 2020 Rome Prize Fellow Courtney Bryan, who has just won a 2023 MacArthur Fellowship. Read more
4 ottobre 2023 Honoring Adam D. Weinberg In honor of Adam D. Weinberg, AAR is sharing this short video about his thoughts on the American Academy in Rome and its community of Fellows and Residents. Read more
2 ottobre 2023 From the Archives: Electronic Music at AAR In 1961, Otto Luening turned the composers’ listening room into a full-blown studio for producing electronic music. Read more
28 settembre 2023 A New Light Installation from Genuardi/Ruta The duo Genuardi/Ruta, consisting of visual artists Antonella Genuardi and Leonardo Ruta, returns to Rome this week to debut Luci di via, an outdoor site-specific project curated by Giuliana Benassi for Matèria. Read more
27 settembre 2023 Friends of AAR Gather at Italian Consulate in New York to Welcome President Peter N. Miller On Tuesday evening friends of the Academy gathered for a reception at the Consulate General of Italy in New York to welcome recently appointed AAR President Peter N. Miller. Read more
22 settembre 2023 Philip Guston and Italy The retrospective Philip Guston Now, opening next month at Tate Modern in London, gives us occasion to revisit the artist’s “lifelong intense romance” with Italy and his ties to the American Academy in Rome. Read more