Upcoming events

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 22, 2024
Rome
Exhibition

A Moment in Time: Xu Bing in Rome

Color photo of the head and shoulders of an Asian man with dark hair and wearing glasses

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

May 23, 2024
Information Session

Rome Prize Information Session: Online

Graphically designed element with two rows of wide, colorful letters spelling ROME as EROM and OMER; in the space of the letters are photos of pine tree bark, street paving stones, a murmuration of starlings, and a sheet of travertine

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 27, 2024
Rome
Seminar

Evonne Levy – Bernini, Materials, and Race

Color photo of an ornate sixteenth-century bust of a man in carved stone set against a black background

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

May 28, 2024
Rome
Film Screening
Reading

Literary Alchemy

Graphic design for a literary program, with words and geometric shapes in purple, green, red, and orange

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 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.

June 4, 2024
Rome
Lecture/Conversation

Open Stacks 2024: Scholars’ Presentations

Color photo of a scholars desk with an old globe, scrolls, and other scholarly accoutrements

Open Stacks offers an overview of the ongoing research projects of Rome Prize and Getty Global Fellows in the humanities at the American Academy in Rome

June 5, 2024
Rome
McKim Medal Gala

2024 McKim Medal Gala

Color photograph of people standing and drinking cocktails in a villa garden, as seen from the villa roof

One of the highest-profile cultural events of the social calendar in Rome, the McKim Medal Gala honors individuals whose work has contributed significantly to the arts and humanities internationally.

June 6, 2024
Rome
Exhibition

Open Studios 2024

Color photo of an outdoor gathering of several dozen people on the front steps of a large building in Rome that has a grass lawn

Open Studios showcases the work in progress of seventeen Rome Prize winners, Italian Fellows, and Affiliated Fellows at the American Academy in Rome.

June 27, 2024
Rome
Performance

An Evening of Performances: Vanshika Agrawal & Peng Shuai Paolo

Color photo of ceramic pieces on a footpath surrounded by pebbles

AAR has commissioned two performances from Vanshika Agrawal and Peng Shuai Paolo as response to exhibition A Moment in Time: Xu Bing in Rome.