Due to COVID-19, the Academy is temporarily closed.
The Rome Prize is awarded to a select group of artists and scholars, after an application process that begins in the fall. The winners, announced in the spring, are invited to Rome to pursue their work in an atmosphere conducive to intellectual and artistic freedom, interdisciplinary exchange, and innovation.
The American Academy in Rome is a leading American overseas center for independent studies and advanced research in the fine arts and humanities.
The American Academy in Rome is governed by a Board of Trustees, with support from the Committee on the Humanities and the Committee on the Arts
The Academy is a private residential community located on the Janiculum Hill in Rome, Italy. AAR also maintains a home office in New York, on East 60th Street near the southeast corner of Central Park.
Founded in 2007 under the guidance of Alice Waters, the Rome Sustainable Food Project provides the AAR community with seasonal, nutritious, and delicious food that nourishes scholarship and conviviality.
The Society of Fellows is a century-year-old organization whose membership is comprised of those who have been awarded a Fellowship, Affiliated Fellowship, or Residency at the American Academy in Rome.
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