Past Events

May 29, 2024
Rome
Lecture/Conversation

Artist’s Talk: Xu Bing in Conversation with Ornella De Nigris

Xu Bing and Ornella De Nigris will explore the different resonances of making in the West and the East, and about the Academy’s commission of The Road, currently on view.

May 28, 2024
Rome
Film Screening
Reading

Literary Alchemy

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This evening of readings and screenings will explore the challenges of transforming, adapting, and modifying text in relation to other media such as films, music, and podcasts.

May 27, 2024
Rome
Seminar

Evonne Levy – Bernini, Materials, and Race

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Evonne Levy looks at debates about bronze and other black stony materials in the milieu of Gianlorenzo Bernini.

May 23, 2024
Information Session

Rome Prize Information Session: Online

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Please join us on Thursday, May 23 for an online Rome Prize Information Session, taking place on Zoom. All prospective Rome Prize applicants are welcome.

May 23–June 29, 2024
Rome
Exhibition

A Moment in Time: Xu Bing in Rome

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This exhibition is a newly commissioned show of work by the artist Xu Bing (2024 Resident) at the American Academy in Rome.

May 10, 2024
Rome
Performance

Soundscapes

AAR and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia present Soundscapes, an evening of contemporary music performances by Italian and American DJs/musicians/producers.

May 7–August 25, 2024
Rome
Exhibition

Expodemic: Festival of Foreign Academies and Cultural Institutes

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Expodemic is the second edition of the Festival of Foreign Academies and Cultural Institutes in Rome designed to spread out from the Palazzo Esposizioni Roma into the fabric of the city.

April 30, 2024
Rome
Getty Global Lecture

Zakarya Khelif – A Closer Look at the Domestic Architecture of Tipasensis

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Zakarya Khelif (2024 Affiliated Fellow) will speak about his research focusing on the Romano-African domestic architecture, particularly elite residences, in the Roman colony of Tipasa of Mauretaniae Caesariensis, in present-day Algeria. 

April 29, 2024
Rome
Fellow Shoptalks

Lauren Stimson & Kamrooz Aram – Off the Grid

Fellow Shoptalks are a forum in which Rome Prize winners, Italian Fellows, and Affiliated Fellows present their work to each other and to the public. Shoptalks are occasionally streamed live on Zoom and posted to the Academy’s YouTube channel.

April 25, 2024
New York
Rome Prize Ceremony

2024 Janet & Arthur Ross Rome Prize Ceremony and Concert

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Please join us on Thursday, April 25, as we celebrate the 2024–25 Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows at the Janet & Arthur Ross Rome Prize Ceremony, taking place at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.