Past Events

Event type
Event series
Year
Monday, April 14–Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Rome

“Rhythm Bots”

Naomi Leonard will present a new immersive experience with video, sound, and virtual reality evoking her most recent experiment, “Rhythm Bots.”

Wednesday, April 9–Friday, April 11, 2025
Rome

Coins, Counting, and Community. Exploring Deep Data from the Roman Republican Die Project

This conference aims to expand the scope of the Roman Republican Die Project, a digital repository of Roman republican coin dies based on the archive of Richard Schaefer.

Monday, April 7, 2025
6:00 PM
Rome

Carol E. Harrison & Jen Shyu – Women’s Faces, Women’s Voices

White letters on a green background that read 2024-25 Fellow Shoptalks

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

Saturday, April 5, 2025
9:00 PM
Rome

Wild Cloud’s Ornaments with Composers from the American Academy in Rome

This concert at Parco della Musica features compositions by Academy-affiliated composers including Vijay Iyer, David Lang, Nico Muhly, and Julia Wolfe.

Friday, April 4, 2025
3:30 PM
Rome

Hands-on Greek Vases

This workshop offers a hands-on experience with original Greek vases and a demonstration of the process, from wheel-forming to the final steps of the decoration.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
6:00 PM
Rome

Stephanie C. Leone – Restoring Rome for the Jubilee: Pope Innocent X’s Motives, Methods, and Meaning in 1650

Stephanie C. Leone (2000 Fellow) explores Pope Innocent X’s motivations for renovating Rome for the Jubilee, which also comprised projects at Piazza Navona and the Campidoglio.

Monday, March 31, 2025
3:00 PM
Rome

Julia Rose Katz & Devon Dikeou – Permanent Accident

White letters on a blue background that read 2024-25 Fellow Shoptalks

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

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
7:00 PM
New York

Caroline Goodson – Urban Ecologies in Early Medieval Europe

This lecture explores the material experience of urban living, seeking to answer questions that include: Was life in an early medieval city different from life in the countryside?

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
6:00 PM
Rome

Peter Benson Miller – The Great Collage: American Artists in Postwar Rome

In conjunction with the release of his book, American Artists in Postwar Rome: Art and Cultural Exchange, Peter Benson Miller in this lecture reconsiders the various, interconnected forms of collage created by artists in Rome. 

Monday, March 24, 2025
3:00 PM
Rome

Claire Dillon & Amy Revier – Made in Italy: Reconceiving, Reshaping, Reawakening

White letters on a orange background that read 2024-25 Fellow Shoptalks

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